Runaway

Cody B.
Journalism writing 1
Mr. Smith
1/21/2020

My movie review: Runaway (2019)

Written, directed, and produced by Wildcard and Rafi Soto productions, the film is an emotive tale of skateboarding, mean parents, and rugged individualism . It stars Logan Brockbank, Thomas Murphy. Although the film looks to have a budget ranging in the thousands, the actual costs were meager combination of gas money and the chicken nuggets from Wendy's and Burger King. I was pleasantly surprised by the acting as well. Without any formal training, Mr. Brockbank and Mr. Murphy led astoundingly authentic roles. I had a hard time realizing they were just characters, not real people that I've spent time with before.

Overall, Runaway exceeded my expectations and really made me question the structure of our society. Since when can my dad just kick me out of the house for the night because I spent thanksgiving dinner in my room playing Madden 11 on my Ps3. Sorry I fucking hate turkey and everyone in our family stinks like cigarettes—and I swear aunt Shelly uses the same febreze scent we have in our bathroom as her perfume. The least you could do is let me have a glass of wine with dinner, but no, I have to sneak vodka in the bathroom. I swear I'm gonna be a alcoholic when I'm older and it will be your fault. If ever feel like me and just want to run away, then do it. Take your skateboard and your car and your allowance money and your change of clothes and sleeping bag and live on your own like a man. Enough of this socialism bullshit were learning about in school. I worked for everything I have—no body gave this shit to me! And yeah, I know, my uncle gave me my car, but it was a birthday present so that's different. Maybe this movie isn't as good as Kill Bill or Saving Private Ryan but it still resonated with me.

The only part I didn't like was the ending because it was gay, if that was me in the movie I wouldn't have gone home to my dad, I would have stayed on the streets. I'm a drifter at heart—if you've seen me walking around during lunch you'd understand. I'm like Aragorn from Lord of the Rings, I may seem like a mysterious and woesome ranger now, but one day I get to be the fucking king. In conclusion, Mr. Smith your a dick and this is probably going to be my last assignment I submit. I don't care if you call me a gifted writer, you still gave me a C on my op-ed. Sorry that I think the kids in are class are freeloaders who never earned a dollar in their life. Maybe they would understand if their dad stole $100 of their dogsitting money even though we already made a deal that he would pay for the cost of building a PC if I promised to use it for homework only. In conclusion, Runaway was an haunting depiction of what our parents drive us to do, a cautionary tale for adults, and an inspiring story for young men like me.