When talking about their favorite movie, most people think of the best movie they have seen. So typically, their answers to the favorite movie questions are the godfather, goodfellas, shawshank redemption, and other critically acclaimed movies. However, when I talk about my favorite movie, it is not because it is the best movie i’ve seen to date, but the effect it has had on my life. My favorite movie is the way way back.
The way way back is a smaller budget film shot in 2013. Its about a shy teenage boy named Liam who goes away for summer vacation to a small beach town in Massachusetts with his mom, his mom’s boyfriend, and the boyfriends daughter. In the beginning of the movie he is depicted as the “loser” of the town, being a more quiet kid with no friends. One day during the week, Liam decides to go to the waterpark in an attempt to get away from his boredom. While there, he met a guy named Owen, and he was the boss of the waterpark. Owen can tell that liam is having a tough go around at life, and decides to take him under his wing and gives him a job at the waterpark. This job helps liam cope with this new environment he was put in for the summer, and allows him to blossom into a funny and quirky kid.
I watched this movie for the first time right before my junior year of high school. When I saw the character Liam It reminded me of myself as a freshman. The character Owen reminded me of those upperclassmen who helped me get adjusted to the big change that high school is. So, the movie reminded me to look out for those younger kids who were having a tough time in high school and be their friend. By doing that, I met some of my closest friends.
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