I have seen this film several times before but I never really gave the subject matter any real deep thought until now. Anne Heche plays the mother of the victim in this movie. She does a remarkable job navigating through the different emotions that a mother would be experiencing if their child went through this ordeal. Her talents are so diverse and profound that I realize how much of a loss her death truly is.
The fact that this film is based on a true story is sickening. It's a stone cold reminder of how hard it is to be a teenager and how much teens want to be liked and accepted. They always want to be what they aren't and are never really content with who they are. That's exactly what happens in this movie and a post on the Internet causes Hailey to get jumped by her so called new popular friends. For more than 30 minutes this girl was beaten as they took turns whaling on her and to make it worse they taped the beating and posted it on the Internet. The film really tries to hone in on the physical and emotional damage that Hailey and her family face.
I found it pretty disturbing that these girls that did this faced very little punishment getting off with 15 days in jail up to 3 years probation. They should've received much harsher sentences for the beating they inflicted on this girl. This is where our justice system completely fails victims & their families. Its pretty sad that someone can beat a dog and get only 2 years but you beat someone up you get a little slap on the wrist.
I have to wonder where these girls parents were and what kind of children were they raising? It blows my mind how incredibly cruel and nasty kids can be to each other or in this case to Hailey. I hope that parents can take something away from this film and talk to their children about bullying and not following along with people that are going to only get them into trouble.
The fact that this film is based on a true story is sickening. It's a stone cold reminder of how hard it is to be a teenager and how much teens want to be liked and accepted. They always want to be what they aren't and are never really content with who they are. That's exactly what happens in this movie and a post on the Internet causes Hailey to get jumped by her so called new popular friends. For more than 30 minutes this girl was beaten as they took turns whaling on her and to make it worse they taped the beating and posted it on the Internet. The film really tries to hone in on the physical and emotional damage that Hailey and her family face.
I found it pretty disturbing that these girls that did this faced very little punishment getting off with 15 days in jail up to 3 years probation. They should've received much harsher sentences for the beating they inflicted on this girl. This is where our justice system completely fails victims & their families. Its pretty sad that someone can beat a dog and get only 2 years but you beat someone up you get a little slap on the wrist.
I have to wonder where these girls parents were and what kind of children were they raising? It blows my mind how incredibly cruel and nasty kids can be to each other or in this case to Hailey. I hope that parents can take something away from this film and talk to their children about bullying and not following along with people that are going to only get them into trouble.