Edge of Seventeen
Setting
Suburban Portland high school (filmed in Vancouver)
Exposition
Setup: 17 year old in misery vs an apathetic Lakewoof High teacher
Flashback: Loner/downer sister vs popular/jock
Loving father vs nagging mother
Meets a kindred soul Krista but looses father
Obnoxious student vs indifferent teacher
Crush on a cool Nick Mossman vs nerdy Erwin Kim shows interest
Inciting incident
Best friend strokes the annoying brother
Rising Action
Stalks Nick while listening to Aimee Mann’s Save Me vs Calls Erwin to hang out at a Fair
Makes Krista choose / Confronts brother / Failed move on Nick at the petland
Consolation: Looking for Erwin / Bitching with the teacher Max
She takes out her anger on Max
Max gives her Cookie and says that she is his favorite students
Max makes her feel better
She watches Futurama Hypnotoad
Erwin makes her feel better
Pool: She is great at pushing people away
Erwin the filmmaker & illustrator
Climax
Accidentally sends an impulsive & explicit message to Nick (Takes us back to the first scene of the movie)
Nick takes the offer & Mother thinks something terrible happened to Nadine
Family conflict / Nick gets to business / End of Nadine’s fantasy / of course Nick is a douche
Falling Action
Nadine calls Max for a ride
Max has a son and a baby, a lovely family / Nadine’s assumptions crumble
Darian frankly tells his reality to Nadine / Nadine isn’t the only one in despair
Resolution (Character Development)
“I just wanted to say I’m sorry…”
“…only one with real problems makes me special…”
Darian’s hug
Darian & Krista are going strong / Reconnecting with Krista
Nadine at Erwin’s showcase
Sends a simple message to Mother “I’m safe.” / Mother doesn’t overreact
“I’m one of those who thinks everything is about you.”
Nadine finally appreciate what she has