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WHAT GRETA GERWIG'S "LADY BIRD" GETS INCREDIBLY RIGHT ABOUT COMG OUTSAOIRSE RONAN AND LUS HEDG NAVIGATE THE TREACHERO WATERS OF ADOLCENCE GERWIG'S DIRECTORIAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY NAVEEN KUMARNOVEMBER 7, 2017/11:58 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}LADY BIRD/A24BY NAVEEN KUMARNOVEMBER 7, 2017 / 11:58 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHAT GRETA GERWIG'S \"LADY BIRD\" GETS INCREDIBLY RIGHT ABOUT COMG OUT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-11-07T16:58:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-11-07T16:58:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NAVEEN KUMAR","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY CHARACTERS HAVE LONG BEEN A HALLMARK OF TEEN MOVI, BUT UALLY AS LORFUL SIKICKS—LIKE MEAN GIRLS’ “TOO GAY TO FUNCTN” DAMIAN—OR AS AN OBSTACLE FOR THE PROTAGONIST TO OVERE, AS WHEN CLUELS’ CHER IS “TOTALLY BUGG” TO DISVER HER CSH CHRISTIAN IS QUEER. RARELY DO EVEN THE SMARTT TEEN EDI OFFER REAL SIGHT TO WHAT ’S LIKE BEG GAY HIGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT LADY BIRD,, GRETA GERWIG'S SOLO DIRECTORIAL BUT, TREATS S G OUT NARRATIVE WH A WELL-CRAFTED HONTY THAT’S RARE TO THE POT OF BEG REVOLUTNARY.LADY BIRD/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LADY BIRD (SAOIRSE RONAN), THE MOVIE’S ALTERNATELY SECURE AND HEADSTRONG HEROE, FIRST SETS EY ON DANNY (LUS HEDG) DURG DNS FOR THE SCHOOL MIL. HER EY FILL WH HEARTS AT THE FIRST NOTE OF HIS SONG SELECTN: “GIANTS THE SKY” OM INTO THE WOODS(!).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER A FEW MORE FLIRTY ENUNTERS, THE TWO CLARE THEIR LOVE UNR THE STARS, WHERE LADY BIRD JOK THAT DANNY IS EE TO TOUCH HER BOOBS. (THOUGH DANNY SAYS HE RPECTS HER TOO MUCH, LADY BIRD DON’T OFFER A KNOWG WK.) ON THE MIL’S OPENG NIGHT, WHEN LADY BIRD WALKS ON DANNY KISSG ANOTHER BOY, SHE’S OBVLY SHOCKED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT RATHER THAN AME DANNY’S QUEERNS AS A BETRAYAL OR FOC ON LADY BIRD’S RPONSE, THE STORY QUICKLY MOV ON: LADY BIRD FALLS FOR BAD BOY KYLE (TIMOTHéE CHALAMET, WHO PLAYS A GAY TEEN HIMSELF CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) AND DANNY FAS TO THE BACKGROUND FOR A B. ONCE THE SMOKE CLEARS, THOUGH, THE TWO RENNECT A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE SCENE THAT’S POSNED AS MORE FORMATIVE FOR HIM THAN IS FOR HER, THE MOVIE’S PURPORTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANNY BY THE FFEE SHOP WHERE LADY BIRD WORKS TO APOLOGIZE, BUT SHE KEEPS HER FENS UP, CLEARLY STILL HURT. HE BREAKS DOWN, BEGGG HER NOT TO TELL ANYONE BEE HE’S SRED AND NEEDS TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TELL HIS FAY. SHE TAK HIM TO A LONG EMBRACE, AND HE CRI THE ARMS OF HIS FIRST NFIDANT. WE WATCH DANNY GET EXACTLY WHAT HE NEEDS OM HER THAT MOMENT TO FACE THE ROAD AHEAD—LOVE AND FIVENS. WHAT LADY BIRD TAK AWAY OM THEIR RENCILIATN IS LEFT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FILM OBVLY BENEFS OM HAVG TWO CHARMG OSR-NOMATED STARS (RONAN FOR BROOKLYN AND HEDG FOR MANCHTER BY THE SEA). BUT WHAT TLY SETS LADY BIRD APART IS THE REFUL ATTENTN GERWIG, WHO ALSO WROTE THE SCREENPLAY, GIV TO THE TEENAGE EXPERIENCE. CONFG PLATONIC AND ROMANTIC LOVE IS PRACTILLY A RE OF PASSAGE FOR QUEER ADOLCENTS (AND MORE THAN A FEW STRAIGHT ON, TOO).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S A STAPLE OF G-OF-AGE NARRATIV, AS WELL—BUT IF, AS GERWIG POSS, ATTENTN IS A FORM OF LOVE, LADY BIRD IS AMONG THE MOST LOVG PICTNS MOVIE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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