The king of Staten Island.
I recently stumbled upon this movie while I was searching through torrents (yeah, it’s illegal lol). I was bored as fuck (my default state) and I really wanted a good movie to waste my precious life on.
It was the most popular torrent on the site; hence I gave it a shot. And I must say, I wasn’t disappointed.
So, the movie is a fictional/autobiographical film about this guy:
He is Pete Davidson. He is a very successful American Comedian. All I know about him is, he has lots of tattoos, is very successful, and was Ariana Grande’s boyfriend (Don’t ask me how I know this lol).
He wrote this movie, directed it, and also played as the main character (which is based himself lol). Btw Staten Island is where he grew up, if you didn’t know already.
So, the movie is about his struggles as a young adult to grow up without a father.
Real talk, his dad was a firefighter, and he had apparently died saving people during the 9/11 attacks. This had a huge impact on Pete from a young age; he talks about his dad in his comedy as well. So, in this movie, he attempts to share some of his life experiences with the larger audience, in a funny way (tho it’s a relatively serious topic).
The movie is a comedy/story-based film. It’s supposed to be funny (and it is, you will laugh at times hopefully) and it is also emotional at the end (which is a great touch to the film I believe).
All in all, the movie feels complete. Like, if it was just funny then it would be just another ‘funny’ movie and if it was just ‘story/biographical’ it would be kinda boring. Hence, Davidson found the right balance between the two in this film. When you finish the movie, you feel complete in the sense that the movie had a beginning, the middle and it finally came to a resounding conclusion (along with few laughs in the middle). Hence, it’s a complete movie (though based on the traditional format) and I liked it.
The way he becomes vulnerable in the movie is something to applaud on its own. He shows us (the audience) his mental health issues, his suicidal tendencies, how he felt he was a loser all his life, the trouble he caused his single mother by being so difficult (even as a 25-year-old man), living in his parent’s house even as an adult, and just not living up to the standards society had set for him.
Watching the movie, it made me feel comfortable about my own thoughts of incompetence. “Hey, even Pete Davidson (who is now so successful) thought he was a sore loser, so I’m okay”. He mentions that he never went to college because he just could not focus in school, while his little sister went to college. How people compared him to his sister, and how his own relatives were a source of anxiety for him.
Yup, all relatable stuff lol.
And he also mentions how he felt when his mother started dating guys after 17 years of being single (after his father had died), and his struggles to accept this new man (his stepdad) in his life.
All in all, it’s a wholesome movie. I think it is great. Plus, it’s kinda funny too.
So, I liked this movie (it’s one of the better ones of the bunch).
Cheers!
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