Don't Trust Teen Dramas Anymore (Netflix's Do Revenge-review)

 

I don't trust teen movies anymore and for a good reason. Netflix's latest attempt at the genre is brutal and unrealistic but it comes from a raw place that actual teens would only imagine doing after getting backstabbed by a bunch of social climbers. Sadly, with a preppy setting surrounded by inclusive cliques, you would only expect the worst from this ensemble of familiar faces who were barely teens when they got famous playing iconic teenagers.  

Do Revenge centers around Camila Mendez's Drea and Maya Hawke's Eleanor where the two conspire to get even with their no-good classmates. From the likes of Austin Abrams, Isabel Merlerc, and the recently established heartthrob Rish Shah, Do Revenge does not shy away from a bunch of almost 30-year-olds who can't run away from stories like this. It is understandable since Netflix was not planning to keep this PG which ultimately does serve its purpose to portray a realistic  Gen Z high school experience. I have never been in an actual American high school but movies like this have been dragging their name for years now it does not hinder movies like this from being such hits. 

But that is not what we are here for. Instead of remaking the formula of a misunderstood underdog caught up with a plan to destroy the top of the food chain, it is indeed bully versus bully. This is something you don't get to see in many teen movies, let alone bullies that you secretly root for from to time. Despite the overbearing amount of stilettos, hair extensions, bright colors, and the subtle constant use of the word 'like' in every sentence, the teen movie shines brighter with Maya Hawke's astounding performance as opposed to Camila Mendez's flipped circumstance from Veronica Lodge in Riverdale to Drea in this flick. I cannot help but mention Sophie Turner's tiny yet effective role in this melodramatic teen-fest but she absolutely rocks. 

Do Revenge has more twists and turns than any M.Night Shymalan feature, with everyone having their own secret agenda to get into the college of all things. With a plot similar to a teen movie that possibly might have started this double cross of a double cross plotline, Do Revenge does make it flashier and regal in order to attract wider audiences' attention. Many of you may be wondering that this might be the most original teen movie yet. Sadly, you may have been misinformed. As I said, this is going to be one hell of a trend. 

It may be another worthy addition to the list of teen dramas that do surprisingly well, Do Revenge is not a movie that should be taken seriously. It is fact, a movie and it should only be considered this way because no student, whether rich or poor, would act the same way these teenagers act in order to be considered popular. It still has the underline tone that no one should ever underestimate a raging hormone teen, no matter how innocent they may seem.