NO SPOILERS

Lady Bird is the perfect movie to cry to with a cup of tea and a candle at night

One of my favorite comfort movies, Lady Bird is about a girl in her senior year of high school. She struggles with the social class difference between her and her classmates, feeling ashamed of the house she lives in, and dreams of living in one of the bigger houses, opposite of the train track that divides the rich from middle class. She identifies with a different name, insisting that everyone refers to her as “Lady Bird”. She constantly argues with her mom, rejecting her religion, and neglecting her mom’s worries about going to college. I think this was one of the more accurate depictions of the high school experience of a (semi) religious girl that focuses on the relationship between mother and daughter. It humanizes both sides and although they were arguing constantly, they took solace in activities like touring open houses together.

Greta Gerwig, director, does such a great job depicting relationships between women and although this is not my favorite film from her collection, Lady Bird is a great introduction to her work. I would recommend if you liked the movies Perks of Being a Wallflower, Little Women, The Florida Project, Aftersun, 8th Grade, Mid 90s, and Little Miss Sunshine.

Lady Bird is available to check out from the Mission Viejo Library.