Not Okay was made by a millennial who is jaded by vain instagram clout chasing culture and wanted to "punch up". The film has nothing to say, only a goal to inflict suffering for schadenfreude.
The protagonist, Danni, is not a character but rather a collection of stereotypes associated with young middle class white women; self-centered, Harry Potter fan, gaudy jewelry, ignorant to gentrification, blames her problems on mental illness (yikes Quinn), rude to homeless people, dyed hair, and relies on wealthy family for financial support. The only she learns by the end is that she's a really bad person. All it takes is nearly two hours of her lying and treating others like tools to gain followers. Needless to say, it takes way too long to go absolutely nowhere.
Shepherd condemns the clout chasing culture that Danni's employer, Depravity, the buzzfeed-esque blog, propells. But she eventually condones internet harassment brought upon Danni once her "true colors" are revealed by a morally superior coworker, Harper; a hard working and honest employee who never takes advantage of Danni's clout.
Dylan O'brien's character is essentially a caricature of toxic masculinity tropes and exists to show how male influencers are equally as narcissistic as women, bad at sex, and get too many tattoos.
The winks towards LGBTQ+ viewers come off as cringeworthy pandering rather than sincere understanding, "I hate straight people" says Harper as Danni leaves the room after she tried inviting herself to "gay bowling". I feel very pandered to thank you Quinn.
There are a few nightmare sequences and a little phantasmagoria that goes nowhere. It's established Danni has a mental illness, but rather than exploring it, Shepherd uses it for cheap shock factor. In Danni's public apology she shifts blame onto others and her mental illness, even if there's some truth in there, the implication is pretty yikes. Not Okay is a meaningless exercise in cruelty and nihilism disguised as a satirical cautionary tale.
The protagonist, Danni, is not a character but rather a collection of stereotypes associated with young middle class white women; self-centered, Harry Potter fan, gaudy jewelry, ignorant to gentrification, blames her problems on mental illness (yikes Quinn), rude to homeless people, dyed hair, and relies on wealthy family for financial support. The only she learns by the end is that she's a really bad person. All it takes is nearly two hours of her lying and treating others like tools to gain followers. Needless to say, it takes way too long to go absolutely nowhere.
Shepherd condemns the clout chasing culture that Danni's employer, Depravity, the buzzfeed-esque blog, propells. But she eventually condones internet harassment brought upon Danni once her "true colors" are revealed by a morally superior coworker, Harper; a hard working and honest employee who never takes advantage of Danni's clout.
Dylan O'brien's character is essentially a caricature of toxic masculinity tropes and exists to show how male influencers are equally as narcissistic as women, bad at sex, and get too many tattoos.
The winks towards LGBTQ+ viewers come off as cringeworthy pandering rather than sincere understanding, "I hate straight people" says Harper as Danni leaves the room after she tried inviting herself to "gay bowling". I feel very pandered to thank you Quinn.
There are a few nightmare sequences and a little phantasmagoria that goes nowhere. It's established Danni has a mental illness, but rather than exploring it, Shepherd uses it for cheap shock factor. In Danni's public apology she shifts blame onto others and her mental illness, even if there's some truth in there, the implication is pretty yikes. Not Okay is a meaningless exercise in cruelty and nihilism disguised as a satirical cautionary tale.