Are you a player or a watcher? Do you have the nerve? Do you have what it takes?

Nerve

Nerve is a techno-thriller movie survival film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It is based on 2012 novel of the same title.

Overview

Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts) is tired of living life on the sidelines. Pressured by her friends, Vee decides to join Nerve, a popular online game that challenges players to accept a series of dares. It’s not long before the adrenaline-fuelled competition requires her to perform increasingly dangerous stunts. When Nerve begins to take a sinister turn, Vee finds herself in a high-stakes finale that will ultimately determine her entire future.

Trailer

The Experience

On August 2, after I processed my things at school, I went out with two of my closest friends in law school. That was somehow a mini-reunion since we haven’t seen each other for months already. Kenneth was on leave because he ran in the last election. Celine was on leave too because she aided her relative (I forgot if it was a brother or cousin) with the campaign.

So after enrolling, Celine and I waited for Kenneth. We bought first our tickets. At first, it was a different movie then we chose Shallows and finally, decided to choose Nerve!

Take note: we bought tickets for a different movie and just had it changed 15 minutes before the showing time for Nerve. They will change it as long as the cashier who booked your tickets is still there.

Afterwards, we had dinner at Pepper Lunch in SM Mall of Asia. The price there is expensive for students and cheap for the people who are used to dining in lavish restaurants. 😂

‘Cause personally, I’m the girl who will still prefer Jollibee than a fine dining resto. It’ll surely save you your money and make you happy. The jolly spaghetti is one of my forever faves!

With Celine and Kenneth.

After watching

There are various lessons you could pick up if you watched it. From the trailer itself, there’s a lady who has been living in her comfort zone for so long. She wanted to prove that she can really take risks, be bolder and braver.

I somehow could relate to Vee. There are times that we feel scared and just want to live in the comfort of our homes. But we still need to step out of it and take risks. Even if it is a lot scarier, doing it will surely make us better.

Nowadays, people are stuck on their phones and can never leave it for a moment or two. I’m guilty of this as well and I strive to detach myself from my phone. It is going to be a challenge and I dare myself to do so.

Personally, I’d give the movie a high rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars)

It was an eye-opener for me that people should start taking risks through other ways like reducing the time spent on technology. Read a book (physically). Change a tire. Things like that. Or even accomplish your bucket list.

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So,

Will you be a watcher or a player?