Short Film Review: No Bikini

No Bikini

Story

A little girl gets a new two piece swim suit for the swim school she is going to attend for the summer. Her mom tells her to be careful about the swim suit because the top piece does not fit very well. When the girl gets to the lesson she decides to not wear the top and everyone thinks she is a boy. For those weeks she gets to pretend to be a boy. Although she never tells anyone she is a boy, everyone makes the assumption that she is.

Synopsis

This was an interesting story and a well made film. The camera work was excellent along with the picture quality itself being top notch. The story was one which makes you think about whether the way our society works really makes sense if no one could really tell whether the girl was a girl or a boy. Either way you may feel about the topic the film explores it with an unbiased account.

The narration gives deeper insight into the child’s thoughts during the film, but may not have been necessary to still get all of the information we needed for a complete story. Nevertheless, the narration worked and was not too distracting. There was not anything offensive in the film unless you find the subject matter itself offensive, but it might give a young one a bad idea if you didn’t want your little girl to do the same thing.

A playful and lighthearted look at what is socially acceptable in our society and how people will draw conclusions from how people look rather than who they are inside. There was plenty of depth to get the gears rolling in your head if you take the time to think about it.

Raw Score: 8/10
Sharon Movie? Yes

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