A film about a world with two sides
Once upon a time, there were two friends Sophie and Agatha, one who is brave and one who is beautiful.
The movie, “The School for Good and Evil,” is a fantasy film directed by Paul Feig. The film is about the story of Agatha and Sophie, who are enrolled in schools of title. While Agatha joins the School for Good, Sophie joins a gothic School for Evil.
Agatha and Sophie are two best teenage friends with diverse dreams. The movie addresses different themes, like the difference between good and evil or night and day along with impossible expectations. The spirit of good and evil takes the two girls to the magical land of supernaturals, where everything seems perfect for them. Even though Agatha had witch-based nightmares, she ended up attending the good school. They describe Agatha as a mean girl because her mother makes magical potions.
Conversely, Sophie had princess-based dreams, but fate led her to the School of Evil. Sophie’s family treats her with disrespect because of her differences. Agatha is determined to save Sophie from evil. Indeed, the supernatural powers inform Agatha and Sophie that they possess a larger destiny. The fantasy in the film presents impossible expectations in life.
The film shows that the School for Good teaches enlightenment, beauty and love. On the opposite end, the School for Evil teaches immoral acts, evilness and backwardness. The film suggests that only a true kiss can reverse the situation and send Agatha and Sophie to their rightful schools. The schools expect Agatha and Sophie to do all their tasks without failing three consecutive times.
The computer-generated imagery becomes uglier towards the movie’s end. I wish the director had worked harder toward the film’s end to avoid force-feeding the story to the audience. I would recommend the movie to the teenage girl inside each of us.