"Going Steady?", a short movie by Ted Peshak (in production of Coronet Instructional Films), is an example of classic post-war instructional movie devoted the questions of relationships between young people. It's made up by a few dialogs between teenagers and their parents and monologues reflecting their questioning. A young couple solves individually their own problem: they are asking for the size of seriousness of their affinity and their kind parents give them the advices. The movie is quite boring. It has neither charm nor magic of nostalgia except number of nice shots on familiar atmosphere etc. The movie has a surprising pathos and urgency. It makes an impression that the young beholders have their lives in their hands. The movie concludes with these words: "This story hasn't answered all your questions, has it? Of course, each boy and girl faces a different problem. When you are faced with this problem, what will your answer be?"
Review of Going Steady?
