13: The Musical is rated PG by the MPAA for some thematic elements and rude humor. Violence: None. Sexual Content: Teens discuss wanting their first kiss.
“Thirteen” is a cautionary tale, one that ultimately shows the perils of going “bad,” but the film is rated R for a reason. “Thirteen” contains profanity, shoplifting, drug and alcohol use, sexual situations, masochistic scenes of a young girl cutting herself and some nudity.
A few of Evan's classmates appear to be members of the LGBT community. And while nothing is ever confirmed on screen, news articles show a casting notice requesting someone “proudly living a gender non-conforming life with non-binary openness” to play the character Zee.
Extremely strong language throughout. Teen drug use, drinking, smoking, adults in AA. Parents need to know that this movie's R rating comes from frank and explicit -- but thoughtful -- treatment of the subject matter -- how peer pressure can lure kids away from their moorings and their families.
In the movie, Patrice is upset that Evan is not even sitting next to her. Brett and Kendra overthink their impending kiss, and just as they are about actually to do so, Archie ruins it ("Any Minute"). Brett swears revenge on Evan and Archie, and Lucy, seeing her chance, kisses Brett.
Evan Rachel Wood plays her friend Tracy, whose mother is played by Holly Hunter. In the film, Evie introduces Tracy to a world of crime, drugs, and sex, as both girls engage in substance abuse, self-harm, and encounter difficulty managing their extreme emotions. All of these signs are typical of BPD.
The girls' follow-up discussion makes it clear that things didn't end there. Another scene finds Evie kissing a sleeping Tracy and saying, “I love you.” Later, the pair lock lips and make out passionately.
In a nutshell: 15 is the age most parents said they'd let their child watch a 15-rated movie (we polled 1,427 people). Once your kids get a bit older, they often like to push the boundaries a bit - seeing if they can do things their older friends or siblings, do, for example.
After a short period of time, Patrice releases her feelings for Evan in Tell Her, and motivates him to keep walking on in If That's What It Is. They kiss for the first time there and they also kiss when Evan is preparing for his bar mitzvah, this implies that they might be dating.
The show was a success, running for 105 performances and beginning the careers of stars like Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies. 13's premise is perhaps familiar to fans of a popular musical set in a high school: a new kid moves to town and has to cope with social woes, a bully, and romance.
Broadway's first gay-themed musical hit appeared a few months later – Jerry Herman & Harvey Fierstein's acclaimed adaptation of La Cage Aux Folles (1983).
Evie, so desperately wanting Mel to be her motherly figure, is saddened, angered and hurt by this, and is seen crying outside. Since Evie has been declined the offer of living with Tracy, she finds no need to continue her friendship with Tracy.
A preteen or preteenager is a person ages 12 and under. Generally, the term is restricted to those close to reaching age 13, especially ages 9 to 12. Tween is an American neologism and marketing term for preteen, which is a blend of between and teen.
Based on the real-life experiences of actress Nikki Reed, who was like a daughter to Hardwicke, Thirteen showcased a brand-new era of girlhood. As cell phones and the internet became more common, teens were exposed to more facets of the world than ever before.
Evie also begins acting far more toxic toward Tracy when she becomes jealous that Javi is interested in Tracy and not her, and her taking Javi aside to (likely) fool around when the girls sneak away from the movies is part of why Tracy gets so messed up and they're super-late that night.
The vampire screams in pain while Evie's vampiric traits disappear. Dracula is dead, Evie is once again human, and a long history of death is finally over.
Although Evie acts as the catalyst for Tracy's involvement in such activities, the film does not fall into the trap of painting Tracy as a "good-girl-gone-bad" with Evie serving as the evil temptress. Tracy had her own demons before meeting Evie.
David Allen suggested this film as an illustration of Borderline Personality Disorder. Seventh grader Tracy presents just such a picture, at least on the surface.
The girls begin shoplifting, smoking, having sex, sneaking out, drinking and doing hard drugs. As Tracy spends more time with Evie, her depression increasingly takes over. Tracy begins cutting and starving herself. As her condition gets more critical, the coloring of the movie shifts with her.
Ariana Grande is, of course, an international pop star now, but she got her start in 13 playing the cheerleader Charlotte. Elizabeth Gillies, who most recently starred in Dynasty on the CW, played Lucy, a fellow cheerleader who tries to steal her best friend Kendra's crush.
Brett likes Kendra and asks her out on a date as seen in the song "Hey Kendra". She accepts and the two go on a date. It ends up as a disaster though which brings the two apart. Although, after Kendra fights with Lucy, the two get back together.
But before she can spring her trap, she's approached by a still-human-looking zombie, who kisses her — with jellyfish-like tendrils reaching out of his mouth and squirming into hers.
