High school was and is still is the best time of my life. The Spectacular Now captures that daunting last moments of the most awesome teenage years leading up to graduation. The main characters of the film, the popular jokester and the nearly invisible nice girl, are aware that youth is fleeting and tries to make the most of high school by living in the NOW. While one welcomes change and the future, the other just wants to prolong the present and refuses to move on to adulthood. It depicts that scary moment trying to figure out what you want to be for the rest of your life.
Deeply affected by the disappearance of his father, Sutter hides behind a mask of pranks, jokes and hedonism. In his drunken stupor from being dumped by his dream girlfriend, he meets an impressionable nobody named Amy. Told in a brilliant pace of storytelling using cuts at just the right moments, the film shows the development of Sutter and Amy's relationship while at the same time delving into a character study of these two individuals. The plot may not be amazing, but do not be fooled. This is an astounding powerhouse film!
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