Do revenge climbs to the top on Netflix

Netflix’s latest movie, “Do revenge” starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke takes over the top 10 watched on Netflix over the day.

Since this is a movie review, there will be spoilers. So those who haven’t watched the movie, be alert and you are recommended to watch it as soon as you can.

As the title of the movie states, it’s a story about revenge. At the start of the movie, you might think that this is your clichéd teenage movie, but it’s not (and even if it is, who doesn’t love it?). 

The beginning of the movie makes its statement, elaborating on the complexities of teenage life and popularity. 

The dark comedy has made a Gen-Z take on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train,” talking about the prevailing patriarchy masked by performative wokeness. 

Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson has shown immaculate talent as a director and has sprinkled a bit of nostalgia and an ode to the 90s and early 2000s movies with the way the story was portrayed. 

Camila Mendes, who plays Drea Torres, is a social climber who craves revenge on her ex-boyfriend who supposedly leaked her private video, loses her clique and her social status and becomes a pariah.

She then seeks help from Maya Hawke, who plays Eleanor, who is also violated in the same way.

The girls then become acquaintances by taking each other’s revenge. Little did we know that there lies an inherent companionship between them. 

As the story unfolds, we get to see the toxicity that lies and spreads in each character in the movie. 

The story reflects on our society which distributes negativity, which starts from one person and becomes impossible to mobilize and drain out. 

Do revenge storyline

Do revenge shows us how people use people to gain an advantage in this material world. 

And also, it tells us that people are not as cold as they seem. Drea is an assimilated Mexican who lives in a small house and her mom works plenty of jobs to keep their income steady. Drea is actually ashamed of her real status and tries her best to hide it. 

She dreams of going to Yale, which according to society is the accepted measure of success she should aim for. 

And make no mistake, she is a brilliant student who was the cover face of Teen Vogue and had a scholarship. 

And for Eleanor, she is a transfer student who feels out of place all the time, has undergone a lot of trauma and has an emotional support lizard who she describes as ‘cold blooded and thick skinned’ and that is also reflected on her character as the story moves forward. 

She has romantic feelings toward the sister of Drea’s ex-boyfriend, Max (played by Austin Abrams) but is unable to fulfill them as she gets blinded by popularity as she goes on to be included in the popular clique of students. 

As the movie progresses, we can see that both these characters are layered and are only putting on a show for others, and that none of them enjoys masking themselves for the sake of popularity. 

At the beginning of the movie, Eleanor says, “Hurt people hurt people,” which is a statement which has a lot to say about the movie and the characters in it, and it deliberately showcases our society in real life.

The characters in this movie do some unforgivable things, but it still makes us root for them due to the impeccable performances of the cast. 

Even though the movie might feel a bit lagging at times, don’t worry cause the ending makes all the time worth it plus, the lag is overshadowed by the amazing directing and the performances.

You can definitely feel the 90s and early 2000s teen movie vibe and aesthetics which were carefully crafted on the ensemble. The costume designers and makeup artists have done a wonderful job to portray the aesthetics of modern high school royalty.

Overall, the movie is highly recommended for watching and will not disappoint your hopes. The team has done incredible work behind the scenes and on the screen. It is your perfect teenage dark comedy night watch.

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