The film had so much potential,so much backstory it could use to drive plot,for instance why is Jonathans wife an alcoholic and what exactly does she write? Why is she foul mouthed and why exactly does she constantly undermine her own husband.
The films dialogue was mature,atleast,F words were used, people insulted,none of the over the top infantalization of movies shown today where the characters speak only baby language in an effort to rake more money at the box office by making it pg13.
At times,the film was confusing,the character
Cairo sweet laments that she is unremarkable and mature yet she destroys an entire man's life simply because of rejection.
It's unfair for Jonathan to be fired and it's unfair for his whole life to be brought down by a single incident that isnt even legal in most jurisprudences,a life should be structured in such a way that it is decentralized so that no bodies lives can be destroyed due to anger felt by any 3rd party.
The film was met with controversy, audiences critiqued the age gap in ridiculous amounts,but that was just an exercise in sanctimoniousness and indulgence in it as well as nothing more than a fear projected,I don't exactly know when when it was decided that such arrangements were "evil","immoral" and even "pedophilic" but they are not
Age Gap arrangements are not necessarily any of those let alone a fully blown psychiatric disorder.
The film wanted to put this in full show, specific societies across the western world bad a mirror put Infront of them and they didn't like what the saw so they reacted partly in due to cognitive dissonance since such actions are depicted in collosal amounts in adult content and often have power imbalances that are too great.
For some reason it is assumed that age Gap arrangements have 2 parties,the first party is the older one that is "predatory" and the second "being taken advantage of" effectively undermining the freewill and decision of the parties (M&F).
The film was unfairly critiqued and given a low score first by failed actors that indulge in their pedanticness and their pseudo image as beimg cinematically "cultured" that will often bash a film that is controversial by mimicking exactly what the average person is saying but in bigger words and by audiences particularly women that have had negative experiences with that leading them to shout their anecdotals as universal truths.
I rated the film a 6/10 because of other factors such an incomplete plot, confusion,lack of character building in some parts and failure to properly distinguish between imagined scenes and real scenes as well as the subtle undertones of proselytizing certain narratives and the almighty way everyone cut of Jonathan and left him even though previously they were all friends for this.
Student teacher arrangements are illegal and bad,but age gap arrangements are not.
The film had good color grading and sound, aesthetically pleasing,and the classrooms for once were not boring and badly structured,there were carpets,oak tables,wooden cabinets,you could see an effort was made,and it wasn't the Plastic dullness most films show.
I wouldn't say it is a good film but it was Decent in it's own category.
