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The movie Rebel seems to be true to life of an adolescent. I like how it touched base on multiple scenarios a person can be going through, although it may not seem like it. The main character had trouble dealing with his overbearing parents, who did not seem to care much about his well being, but were only worried about his absent mind. The other character (male), seemed to be disturbed in a way; writing about killing kittens only proves how emotionless this human being can be. The character of the girl seemed to be passive aggressive, a girl who was almost always following what her boyfriend said, and did not want to be her own independent person. These characters complimented each other; they were different, sure, but the contrast of their backgrounds and struggles really shined through the movie itself. The difficulty of dealing with school in conjugation with social, and internal issues that may not be apparent on the outside. I think teens in their adolescent years are so underrated. They are seen as misguided people, who are not adults, but have to deal with adult issues and situations. Since hormones are drastically changing, we blame their poor decisions on this, and choose to think of them as human beings who are always wrong, and incapable of thinking for themselves. This movie only proves my point further; although we make it seem like teens are not strong this is not true. The fact that they deal with alot of things going on inside of their bodies, along with people always underestimating them, and having to make life-changing decisions only proves that adolescents might be the hardest stage to go through; this is where people build their strengths. This stage in life is very difficult, and the movie’s title “Rebel” does not mean these teens are rebels, but that they may seem like they are, when truly they are only trying to find a way to cope with things they have difficulty dealing with.