The genius of ADOLESCENCE is two-fold. First is its technical brilliance — executing one-hour episodes using single takes and mostly handheld photography. Second is its sensitive and subtle exploration of the world today, where the interference of social media in human interactions has overshadowed our deeply flawed education system and the diminishing reach of parenthood. It's a world where algorithms and sexist personalities steer young men away from healthy emotional processing — a phenomenon that existed even before the internet but has since been exposed and exploited in the digital age.
ADOLESCENCE is a reflective and heartbreaking drama that should spark conversations among parents and educators. And more importantly, it should prompt an overhaul of how we talk about expectations and coming of age with children. #adolescence #netflix