Netflix's The Kissing Booth (2018)

A high school student finds herself face-to-face with her long-term crush when she signs up to run a kissing booth at the spring carnival.

Initial release: 11 May 2018

Director: Vince Marcello

Written by: Vince Marcello

Based on: The Kissing Booth; by Beth Reekles

Music composed by: Patrick Kirst

Production company: Netflix

THE SOUNDTRACK

Enough of reviving my old blog entries and pass them off as new ones...well, at least for now.

Although released in May, it was only now that I saw it.  It was quite intense.  I am not sure, but I think this is the first time that I saw JOEY KING playing this kind of role.  Here she plays Elle, a newly voluptuous ninth grader who has the body of an eleventh grader, according to her.  During the first day of school she gets discovered by the male population of the school and instantly becomes popular because when her pants got ripped she was forced to wear a very short skirt she last wore a few months ago when she was shorter and leaner.

This movie is about a platonic relationship since birth who were brought up as twins and the older brother of the male half (JOEL COURTNEY) of twins of destiny(reminds me of an animated series RJ watched).

The older brother played by JACOB ELORDI is so hot, that if I were as young as they are, I think I would have the hots for him too. 

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This movie kind of reminds me of "the talk" one of the Brothers gave us before our Senior Year graduation.  My High School life was not as wild as this one most especially because I had my Bible with me all the time, but as I mentioned before, towards December during my first year of college I almost eloped with my boyfriend who was almost thirty years old.

When you are young, your hormones rage inside you and there are many temptations, which applies to older people too, of course, that you give in to, according to that Brother that interviewed us and inquired if we were active or not.  

During counselling I have met teens who had their first experiences at twelve because of curiosity.  Thankfully, the "twins" did nothing of that sort and they were really just platonic.

The sexual encounters were between Elle and Noah. 

If you're a parent and are worried about if your kids should watch this, please consider the link below:

The Kissing Booth

Movie review by 

Andrea Beach, Common Sense Media

Morality aside, and if I would imagine older people had the same kind of feelings they have, Elle and Noah Flynn have something beautiful going on, but it stands in the way of Noah's "shadow", Lee Flynn, Elle's best friend.

The approach is different, and it's not for the conservatives.

The parents are played by my contemporaries.  Yes, these kids could be my children if I had some in my early thirties.  They are bright kids. Noah even qualified for an Ivy League education.

Growing up dad used reverse psychology of sorts.  He let me sip different kinds of wine, beer and other spirits so I would know their smell and taste without drugs.  He told me never to leave my drink unattended or if I do, I should just order another drink and discard it.  He was lenient, and because he was I easily got guilty.  I did not want to disappoint him and get pregnant in high school.  I learned about the birds and the bees at eight(One of our nannies even read us Tiktik stories, imagine that? I also witnessed one of our drivers and a maid doing...ah, never mind...I was looking for her...the servants quarters were at the basement...the maids' room was directly under the boys' room), understood about them at eleven in a very sordid way by watching porn---goodness gracious---my initial reaction was shock---the title was Reflections doubled with Candy so I had no idea it was that kind of film.  I thought it was like Candy Candy or something---so I guess the adverse effect was that I got scared of "it" and was angrily called a tease and other names by my exes. I wonder what could have happened if he were strict.  Would I have been a rebel without a cause? Would I have slept with my first serious boyfriend?  I'd never know now. :-p  I guess I'm grateful he was what he was when I was younger, but now that I am older...

If ever I would recommend this movie, I suggest that only eighteen years old and up should view this, but if younger teens would watch this, they should have mature companions, preferably their parents, but I guess this would put them in an awkward position, but at least they would know they could count on you when they need advice or something, lest you want them to have bad voices of reason that might lead them astray. Be a pal to your kids, but have some line of parental authority.  In my case, dad still had that line of parental authority.  In my mom's eyes I'm two to three years old forever, and when I am down, I appreciate that.

I guess that's all I have to say.

Thanks a bunch for your time.

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