First Girl I Loved

Some movies are meant to be watched this is one of those when you click to play it catches your attention & you getting lost within the characters & the story & you just wait for the end!

With some movies you just know right from the get go, that you will like them. It can be as little as the combination of a certain font used for the credits combined with a moving score. First Girl I Loved is one of those movies. Even though all 3 main characters are portrayed nicely by the actors it is Dylan Gelula who carries the movie. We can see how she feels at any given second, her confusion, uncertainty and fear. I know that some people will call this an LGBT film but I will not. Because it would limit what this film is. It of course is about that but it is also a coming of age story. A story of finding your true self whatever that encapsulates. The feelings of all of our main characters at that point in life where you have to figure out who you are and we have all been there and can relate.

This movie is directed very well cutting some scenes short that will get revealed later but it will be at its best when it reaches the climax. A scene where the stakes are so high and emotions burst. It will be hard to watch but it is in my opinion the most powerful scene which also finally gives Pamela Adlon a well deserved moment to shine. The can be never enough that send a message of who and however you are, you are ok.

I watched a lot of movies. I am especially interested with a good lesbian movie. Although I am straight, I have many friends. The lead girl is pretty good on her role, the film was okayish but the final is so rushed, boring and -thanks to incompetent director- lame...

In real life, people suffer bad things, why give it again in a film packaged like romantic drama? Because the director is lazy, does not understand real emotions and therefore cannot lead the cast properly. The people in the community is brave, not like portrayed here. Because of the director and writers lack of any talent, this is really a wasted effort. Shame on you!

The picture quality and camera work is medium. Music is minimal, and gives the impression of minimalist films.

It is probably better save yourself time not watchng this. I would never watch it again.. I feel like my time was stolen...

Worst thing ever. Id rather watch kids tv for hours on end. horrible plot, little character development, its really frustrating and not at all worth your time. I was left confused most of the movie if i wasnt screaming at the stupidity of this bs. do not waste your time, find an actual good lgbtq+ movie. makes me wanna scoop my eyes out with plastic spoons by the end.

Kerem Sanga's First Girl I Loved is a coming of age story following confused high-schoolers trying to figure themselves out in respect to who their friends are, sexual preference and how to accept who they are in the face of so much uncertainty and the constant world of judgement that is high school.

Anne, our protagonist, Cliff, the best-friend, and Sasha, the love interest, are like most high- schoolers in that they are confused about almost everything. We follow their stories through a mixture of flashbacks and flash forwards in an almost cyclic view as we see Anne coming to terms with her sexuality.

For those who attended school in any capacity, you will recall the confusion, the desire to fit in and the fear of judgment from peers whilst simultaneously attempting to understand ones likes and dislikes and to keep it all together with no less than a smile. Both Anne and Sasha comment on the pressure of how they are perceived by their peers with the under confidence of some of the characters and the ability to be unapologetically themselves becoming slightly frustrating for someone who wishes they too stood up for themselves when they were younger.

First Girl I Loved isn't all about teen angst and the confusing ride of the ups and downs of friendships. We are given an insight into the world of Softball with subtitles coming up for the hand signals given between a coach and his players and the comic relief in the text messages between the two girls. In a technologically advanced world the mobile phone has really been a big hit providing Kerem Sanga with another medium for the characters to express emotions, one which the younger members of the audience will relate to quite readily.

This heart-rendering and complex film comes away with the universal message that nothing can be that bad, even in the face of everything falling apart, with a little bit of self-acceptance life can be a whole lot easier.