I'm turning 20 this year. I'm officially leaving my childhood behind me. As a tribute to my inner child and my favorite genre (coming of age) I figured I would dedicate this year (as far as watching movies goes) to participating in this challenge.
watch a film that is:
1. a non-english language coming of age film released this century
2. directed by a woman
3. directed by a person of colour
4. about a group of women
5. about a person of colour
6. is from the country you're from
7. about an lgbt protagonist that isn’t love simon or call me by your name
8. a book adaptation (examples here)
9. released in the year that you were born
10. about female sexuality (some examples here)
11. an animated coming of age film
12. a film you think will make you cry
13. released before the 80s
14. a film with a male protagonist
15. about bullying
16. a film that discusses mental health
17. a film that doesn’t feature a romance
18. a film that discusses drug abuse
19. a film that doesn’t have a happy ending
20. a classic coming of age you feel slightly guilty you haven't seen yet
21. academy award nominated coming of age film in any of the big categories
22. a period piece
23. watch a coming of age film with a crime subgenre
24. about male friendship
25. a film with a horror subgenre
26. a film that revolves around a parent/child relationship
27. about sibling relationships
28. a film that deals with sickness
29. a film that fits into the romcom category
30. a superhero/superpower coming of age film
31. a film features a positive lesbian relationship
32. a film where the protagonist is over 21 years old
33. a film with absent parent tropes
34. about teen pregnancy
35. about politics/with political undertones
36. a film that’s your guilty pleasure/will end up being your guilty pleasure
37. a coming of age film you’ve avoided watching
38. a dystopian coming of age film
39. a film about a teenage band
40. a film where the main has a close bond with a pet
41. a film where sports/dance plays a big part
42. a film about famous/up and coming teen stars
43. watch moonlight or die (alternatively, an lgbt film with a main character who is a person of colour)
44. a gay coded coming of age
45. a film where the average rating is under 3 stars
46. a film where the average rating is over 4 stars
47. a film with under 5k views
48. a foreign language romance
49. a film with religious connections
50. a coming of age film based on real events
51. a film you think will warm your heart
52. a film about graduating or moving to college
53. a film about summer vacations or the holiday in general
54. a film with a transgender protagonist
55. a french film about women
56. a film that discusses domestic violence (or, alternatively, family drama)
57. a film starring one of aliyah’s favourite actors: heath ledger, natalie portman, joseph gordon-levitt and brad pitt
58. a film starring one of jenna’s favourite actors: river pheonix, robert pattinson, emma stone, timothée chalamet, and winona ryder
59. a film that focuses on more than one story
60. a coming of age that focuses on a kid, aka a protagonist who is 12 or younger
61. a stoner film that revolves around teenagers
62. a film that discusses racism
63. a film that discusses homophobia/conversion therapy
64. a movie musical
65. a film about male/female best friendship
rewatches: 3/65
progress: 32/65
top 5:
1. Mustang
2. Fanny and Alexander
3. Mommy
4. Vi är bäst!
5. Stand By Me
see the master list here to join the challenge!! letterboxd.com/sapphical/list/growing-pains-or-the-ultimate-coming-of-age/