Kissing Booth 2 Summary and 3am Thoughts

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

 

The Kissing Booth 2 follows Elle, a high school senior who’s in a long distance relationship to college student Noah Flynn. The film is about them and learning if they truly trust each other, Elle trusting Chloe is just Noah’s friend and Noah if Marco is truly just Elle’s dance friend.

 

I like how they focused on there being a financial limit with Elle. The first film it felt like money was no object but now we focus on the struggles of a widowed father having to put BOTH of his kids through education , not just Elle. 

 

I thought we had established that the rules were dumb. Why are we still focusing on the 6 year old rule of only ever going to school together? They literally had no choice up until now. Rules can be broken and it’s ok. 

 

 Rachel’s monologue and sticking up for herself at the Halloween party, amazing. Yes, Elle is lonely but Rachel needs alone time with her boyfriend. It’s important for a line to be drawn. And I’m glad to see that prom actually had an effect on her. She has more guts than in the last movie which was deserved. 

 

 

I’m sorry why didn’t we pick Marco. Just asking for LITERALLY EVERYONE! He was cute, he had a good haircut. They liked the same thing. He helped her win $50000.  How was Noah in anyway a better fit?! 

 

 

I like Noah’s vulnerability in the last scene. We see past all the anger and bravado and see that he hasn’t been doing well and that he needed support. It’s ok to need help, especially in college. Noah probably felt intimidated by his college friends and their intense discussions, realising he wasn’t the biggest fish in the pond anymore. 

 

 

Also, it shows long distance relationships are hard. There’s a lot of trust involved and if you don’t commit then you won’t make it. That’s a key lesson Elle and Noah learn in TKB2. 

 

 

Final shoutout goes to the gay couple story line. It was just really pure and I was glad to see everyone so accepting of them cuz ya know it can be hard. 

 

The Sum of Us – Mini Screenplay Review

The Sum of Us written by David Stevens is a 1994 film based in Australia. The film is about Jeff and his dad Dave who are trying to navigate finding love. The thing is Jeff is gay and Dave is a little too supportive when it comes to Jeff’s endeavours.

The comedy in the screenplay was on point. The naivety of Dave when it comes to Jeff’s love life is mildly hilarious. My favourite gag was when Dave interrupted Jeff and Greg getting it on to ask him how he likes his morning tea.

The addition of the gay grandparents was really moving. The focus on their love being labelled as that and not Lesbian Love was really refreshing. The scene where they have to be separated brought me to tears and it was one of the most moving scenes. I also liked how they focused on Jeff growing up with it and just finding it normal which isn’t always shown in films like this.

I loved the positivity towards Jeff’s sexuality. Not only does his father accept it but also his pub football team calls him Baxter. Even when Dave buying gay magasines is so innocent because he’s just trying to understand him and keep him safe.

The film’s moral is about how you should find someone who accepts you entirely. Joyce was lovely with Dave until she found out about Jeff and then she lost it. Dave didn’t want someone who didn’t accept him fully, and Jeff was apart of Dave.

Overall it’s a moving screenplay and I’d recommend it highly.