“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” This is the opening line of Prince Hamlet’s soliloquy in the nunnery scene in which he contemplates the thought of suicide due to life’s torments. Although comparisons may be far-fetched in context, the prince’s dilemma validly represents the predicament that dumbfounds the modern generation – to be or not be.
High school is ideally the highlight of every student’s life. In fact, there is an argument that high school should be spent doing all ridiculous stuff like occasional visits the principal’s office, cutting classes and house parties simply because one would never be able to do them again.
These haphazardly thought actions are what constitutes a “perfect high school.” However, not all students are risk takers. Some are perfectly content in living the average go to school then back home routine, aren’t they?
A movie adaptation of Jeanne Ryan’s novel, Nerve, is a deterrent story on the perils of misleading influence and blind obedience all for the purpose of fame and glory.
Directed by Henry Joost and Aries Schulman, Nerve is a dare game that offers two choices, watcher or player. Once the link is opened, the creepy voice avatar explains the mechanics of the game which are fairly simple, watchers pay to watch, and players play to win. The watchers have a significant role as they give the dares for the players to accomplish. The more demanding the dare is, the more compensation a player receives.
Should a player fail to complete the dare or bail out of it, all their hard-earned money is forfeited. The prelude to the game ultimately ends with “snitches get stitches” alluding to players who plan to report to law enforcers during the course of the game.
The movie began with a conversation between Vee (Emma Roberts) and Sydney (Emily Meade). Vee, who has just been deprived of studying in a really expensive arts school, has always been living in her own shell. …
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