When You Accidentally Make The Perfect Indie Film 

🎶 I’m sorry but I’m just thinkin of the right words to say 🎶

me too lol

“The Promise” by When in Rome

You just made the whole scene play in my head

It gives me a deep sense of nostalgia for some reason- sad to see it end.

How was your grandfather a priest?

​@@findsharonHispanic Episcopalian??

a Jew, with business?

@@findsharon orthodox priest are allowed to marry and there is a couple of cases of converted Anglicans in the catholic church my priest is married and im a catholic

How?

@@Vivi_9 that’s too long a discussion for a comment section, but you’re more than free to luck up a number of articles and papers regarding it. This movie is sited in several film classes I have taken over the years

No it didnt

​@@popeye089 You have not taken several film classes, and you have provided ZERO evidence to back up your baseless claim.

@@mostawesomecomment6553 oh I’m sorry. I didn’t know I was supposed to educate you. Carry on with your sad life. Go read some books. Attend a discussion. 😂 get educated why don’t you

I didn’t think it was an 80s movie but I always thought it was meant to be set in the late 80s or early 90s

@@user-pc3io5ji1o early mid-90s. Chat rooms weren’t really a thing until then, and they were full of, mostly, people like Kip. And Pedro’s bike is 90s AF, with the shocks. That wasn’t really an 80s thing.

@@user-pc3io5ji1oit takes place in 2004, but the point is before the internet became a huge thing, small towns were still stuck in the early 90s style wise.

@@willrunriothehe looks so much like my 30 year old Giant bike, still ride it to this day

​@@user-pc3io5ji1o i grew up in rural idaho. We really are 2 decades in the past. We are just now getting to the early 2000s

True

Yeah Juno is probably the only exception. So funny!

⁠@@TheNerdistheWordlol what? Juno is the first movie anyone thinks of when you say “self-aware twee”

😂

I saw it as an adult--totally didn't get it for about half the movie, but enjoyed it a lot by the end.

First time watching I felt the same. Second time I thought it was hilarious.

What a kind thing to say, thank u so much! 🙏🏼

Was looking for this comment. Super easy to follow, movie clips timed perfectly. A+, you earned a subscriber.

What aspects about it are relatable to autism?/genq (coming from someone who’s autistic)

@@txwtw The general awkwardness to begin with, albeit surface level but not without causes related to varying degrees of social retardation which is what "high functioning" autism mainly is. Not so much anything that can be suggested as a lack of intellect or ability, but an inability to perform in a social context. It's the anxiety from discomfort, not having an intrinsic reading of others, I guess a struggle to empathise or otherwise too much empathy and difficulty in relaying it or dealing with it, fear of mistakes etc (perhaps reinforced by bullying), making social interaction much harder than it appears to be for others. And also difficulty in self regulation, in how you express yourself, your tone, being off-beat with your humour etc. What's the main guys name in the film, Napoleon? Anyway, he displays some degree of the above. He's also monotone in his speech, and when asked about something he's interested in he'll give detail and I can imagine were it not a film with time constraints, go balls deep on it to the regret of whoever made the enquiry, at least if that person is "normal". But in turn, he forgets to ask their interest because it's just not something that is naturally considered, that mindset of not so much self absorption by intent but being too much in your own world as a means to combat various issues such as anxiety or sensory overload. When in a social setting, or outside environment, it can be harder to speak to autistic people without knowing their interest beforehand. But if you're someplace where they are totally comfortable, it somewhat melts away their anxieties and they open up and become more inquisitive of others and talkative. Perhaps to fairly personal degrees, but that's part of the social retardation, to not know exactly where the lines are drawn, only that they exist but you can't see them so well, if at all. I use retardation correctly here so please don't be getting offended by it. It means to be held back or delayed, and a notable aspect is the delay in social ability, amongst other things depending on how each individual is wired. I'm comfortable using it in reference to myself as both a genuine medical term, I am socially retarded, and also a self depreciating sense when I get annoyed by my inability to achieve what to others is a very basic thing. It is what it is. To answer that question from a more personal perspective, I relate to that awkwardness, and that somewhat catanic feel to daily life because you don't fit in and it feels like you're either invisible or you're bullied, so you just kinda fade away into your own mind as a safe space until you find something or someone to, and not to sound parasitic, latch onto as a way to draw yourself out and feel somewhat alive and worthwhile. I'm not diagnosed as autistic though (I narrowly missed the boat on the UKs education system actually giving a shit about it) so I could just be eternally depressed and have adhd, probably all three knowing my bloody luck. To be clear though, I haven't even seem the entire film. I'm going of what little I've seen and can relate to, but my reading of a situation could be wrong. Or just different.

@@djinnxx7050 I’ve seen the whole movie and I’m not quite sure if they are autistic or not, or even autistic coded, the characters may’ve simply just been awkward and thats probably just it idk however I do understand your perspective of it. Also yeah, as someone who is autistic I’m quite guilty of info dumping on my interests and forgetting to ask about the other’s interests and whatnot.

We watched this with our teenage daughters when it came out. I hated it, the girls loved it, and their Dad loved it, too. After watching it a few more times, I fell in love with the movie. It's sweet and has a great message. We even bought Vote For Pedro t-shirts for my husband that Xmas, lol.

Thank you so much for the kind words and support Philip ❤️ It’s much appreciated!

You ought get that absess checked out.