Master Baldwin
Overall, the plot of this movie is incoherent, mainly because everything changes after the main character attempts suicide. Before the suicide attempt, the mother is absent, weak, distant, her daughter is naive, most characters are shallow and we have no idea of what they think, or what their motivations are. This part is really boring. After the suicide attempt, the mother becomes some sort of political super-hero and vigilante for good against evil, the daughter magically becomes strong and discovers how things work, the motivation behind the behavior of most characters becomes crystal clear, and finally all problems are solved in a totally unrealistic way (the scene of the improvised coalition of victims of bullies). I fully understand that the intentions of the producers of this TV movie were good. They really wanted to tell a caution tale to both kids and parents against the perils of cyber-bullying. But they forgot that spectators do not accept inconstancies in a script. This movie is unrealistic, but it looks like it was on purpose, because the goal is to provide some optimism about a difficult subject and some practical tips for victims, families, and witnesses of (cyber-)bullying.
ghaschalk
I really can't believe why so many people don't see the point in this movie. This type of thing happens all the time, there are people getting cyberbullied very often. It may not be the same exact situation as in the movie, and it probably isn't, but that doesn't mean that it, "should be thrown in a furnace," some dumbass said. While the quality of the movie overall could be better, the point still gets put out there. Yes, these things happen, and there have been stories of it. Ever heard of Amanda Todd? This happened to her, expect she actually was able to finish committing suicide, and not only that, but it was REAL. Even though the situations are different, it doesn't mean the point isn't there. It's messed up, big time, and the fact that people could actually laugh at this, surprises me, and shocks me. Apparently her trying to open the bottle of pills to overdose was funny, "because she couldn't open it." I don't want to imagine what it's like to have 95% of the people in your life after you and attacking you, verbally. She was in an insane amount of pain and was extremely scared. It's hard to even explain it, she obviously wasn't going to have an easy time doing it. Yes, the movie does have flaws, and the plot can be weird and directed towards ways that would be convenient.In the end, I do think it was too much of a happy ending, and how Samantha and Taylor were all cool again, but someone said that they had harassed Lindsay. They didn't harass her, they STOOD UP against her. The first thing Taylor says is that she should stop what she was doing and realize that her words were hurting people, and then other people that had also been harassed stood up against her. Samantha says to ignore her beforehand, but Taylor says I'm done ignoring them, and she stood up for them. This is a very good example, and I hope that people got that message.Some areas of the movie were iffy, and there were a few bad messages, but there was also quite a few good messages. I don't think it's bad to the point of giving it a 1, because the acting was actually great. Someone mentioned that it was terrible and only the acting of Taylor was, "passable". I found this funny, because she did a very good job in my opinion.Hope you have a good rest of your day.
emirsejdinovic
A young teenage girl is cyberbullied by her "friend" through a social website called Cliquesters.The movie, "Cyberbully" was produced by Jesse Prupas on July 17, 2011. Taylor Hillridge gets a laptop for her seventeenth birthday by her mom. She then goes on the social media all the kids have called "Cliquesters". She is later asked out to a dance by her friend Samantha's ex. Samantha does not like this, so she now shows a hatred towards Taylor. Taylor then is catfished by someone in the school and she gets embarrassed, and is now a victim of cyberbullying. Taylor later on becomes depressed and doesn't want to go to school anymore.When Taylor was in the cafeteria all the kids were looking at her, and the camera movements were going fast, pointing at her and other people. It showed the intensity of the scene. Also throughout the movie when Taylor is wanting to overdose, the music is sad and very emotional.The effect of what cyberbullying causes to people. For example, Taylor wants to overdose because of all the bullying shes been going through and the depression shes been having. It was achieved throughout the movie.Overall, this movie was very good, but it had some downfalls, such as the antagonists had no clear motive.
John Gyver
This movie shows a problem that really exists - girls abuse each other on Internet social media. They think they can say and do anything they want and nobody will punish them. But this movie is very similar to another (slightly older) movie: "Odd Girl Out". Probably some movie producer watched "Odd Girl Out" and had a "brilliant" idea that he can produce the same movie and call it "Cyberbully". "Odd Girl Out" movie is better, the whole story fits together better, and the girls perform better. Also the mother of the victim girl is more supportive in "Odd Girl Out" movie - It's important to show that parents should support a child in such case as much as they can. So if you are about to watch "Cyberbully" I encourage you to watch "Odd Girl Out" instead.