Applause to the whole cast!
I have watched 13 reasons why series because we we're influenced by our cousin to watch it. I have read the book because way back years ago (I was curious at the same time we need book reviews for English Literature), 13 Reasons Why is set to be a movie adaptation and Selena Gomez was supposed to portray the character of Hannah Baker.
I remember reading two versions well not really read the second version but as we all know if you are fans of 13 Reasons Why, two books had two different endings as well as some differences between the book and the series (well all movie or series adaptation had differences). The 1st released book was Hannah died and the Anniversary Book had a different ending (the unreleased ending story of the book).
But we're not dwelling much on the book because the series had jumped into stories after Hannah's death (which is why 13 reasons why); 13 Reasons Why series had opened stories of teenage suicide, depression, bullying, sexual assault, violence against women and other complexities that happens not only in high school but everywhere.
The series is a dark drama that gives warning before you really dwell yourself into watching it. The series had led into deep conversations with our family in what we really felt and how we think we should address this feeling.
I felt like the story was written carefully and the story lines gives messages to every viewer who had been watching the drama. It's hard to talk about what we feel, it's hard to express how but at the end of the day there are people around you who is ready to listen(this might be easier said but there are people whose going to help you) There are professionals who are willing to help you no matter what.
Season 1 is about Hannah and her tapes, it talks about how a bright beautiful girl can be broken because of groundless rumors, bullying, threat, lies, betrayal and males entitlement to the society we allow.
Season 2 talks about how our justice system was broken. Hannah didn't get the justice she deserved the same as Jessica, because Bryce had walked out and won the case that "HE DIDN'T do anything wrong". It also shows how the voices of many girls couldn't stand a chance with male dominance and privilege. This even made others kept in silence and even in her death her reputation was still damaged.
Season 3 despite of the sudden introduction on our new main girl, it talks about a different window to our perpetrators story (in her perspective). That as human, they are meant to change for the better, that some of their actions are created because of a personal struggle but this doesn't mean that they are excused in doing so. What Bryce did was still unforgivable and traumatic, but in his actions (in Ani's story he was different and was sorry for his actions but it was too late because he had caused to much damaged to the girls he had hurt especially Hannah and Jessica) But his death questions me sometimes (this are our realities as well), I always think about is Justice applicable to people who cause hurt and pain to others with the crimes they commit? Can our justice be blind to the voices that speaks out the truth? Is the law only caters to the people who has more power than the others? It's one huge complications that the law is made to protect us, that no one is above the law but in the end the law has it's complexity that you wanted to know and understand.
Season 4 was like a plot twist we didn't see coming. Well yeah, plot twist of all plot twist. This series showed the many problems our world has. It talked again about the difficult situations teenagers had faced but in the most realistic *well it still has dramatization* but in a most understandable form). It felt like we created a world that we think is perfect for this generation but actually it isn't. This is our realities and sad truths our young ones had to endure in order to live and survive. We think that it's a crazy world out there when we are younger but it's crazier for them now. It gives us a realistic view on mental health, anxieties, racism, terror, and other serious and difficult issues they are facing and so our world. This season is also an avenue to seek help and support not only from our friends, from our parents but also through professional care. I love how Clay's speech end it goes like "We are Living Proof and that we survive".
The cast was super great! They had given us not just a glimpse to their emotions but an actual relatable feelings to a situation, it felt like they have lend their hearts for us to feel. The ending series made a huge pierce in my heart that saying goodbye to these characters made it nostalgic. Well written characters, well portrayed characters, characters we love. It's a great show at the same time a support system for people struggling with these issues, to get help and support that they need. That we are here for you, just take our hand and we will listen, you are not alone in this battle.
I just found myself laughing at myself because I understand the Clay's parents when they said well somehow like this "You guys never wanted to talk, we reached to you but you just kept quiet", because this is true our parents reached out to us and wanted some talks about what's happening but we tend to ignore it because we felt that we can do it by ourselves and we feel like they will never understand but at the end of the day just like Clay's dad said, high school are all the same, just in a different era but the same and yeah we older people are living proof that we survive, YOU SURVIVE. And yeah I'm getting old because I agree with the older people but yeah I'm still young well not so young because I feel how they felt.
Kudos to the whole cast and team!
Thank you! At the end of the day, Kindness is what really matters. Share and spread the love!
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