Skam does a wonderful job in portraying the world of teenagers with a very fresh perspective. Each season focuses on one of the main characters and takes us into a sincere journey with them with 360 perspective; their emotions, ideas, and interactions with people around them which makes you feel like you are a teenager again and even though you are from a completely different culture, you feel like one of them. It shares the essence of being a teenager in today's world thanks to Julie Andem's prior research with teenagers.
The strongest aspect of Skam is the openness of characters to different cultures, ideologies, and sexual orientations. We see them doing all the mistakes that we have thought once to be the end of our lives. However, with a little help from their friends and a realistically depicted maturation, they find the strength to go on and discover some more.
Skam touches upon the most important subjects in an interesting and intelligent way; religion, homosexuality, sexual abuse, discovering sexuality, building one's identity. These teenagers build the most interesting dialogues that go far beyond being politically correct. They get stronger together and stand for their rights and freedom against the most unfortunate experiences. There is no victimization but only an emphasis on strength. Each episode, there is a valuable insight you get from the main characters. They are not always right or they don't always do the right thing but they are also open to change and learn from others.
It is the first time that I have seen a Muslim woman portrayed as a random human with ideas, passions, objectivity, and open-mindedness. The misunderstandings based on religious and cultural differences are also handled in a great way. Changing the lenses each season, taking a new character's perspective makes you understand the value of open interaction and accepting everybody as their selves. Unlike the American high school series, there is no vengeance and master plans, nothing is told in an unrealistic way, nothing is overly romantic; it is about the complicated, messy but purposeful process we have all been through.
It's been a delight to join these teenagers' journey for four seasons and I am excited to learn more about Sana this season. After a very long time, I am happy that I found a 10 out of 10 show that takes me back to my high school years and takes me through a roller coaster of emotions.
The strongest aspect of Skam is the openness of characters to different cultures, ideologies, and sexual orientations. We see them doing all the mistakes that we have thought once to be the end of our lives. However, with a little help from their friends and a realistically depicted maturation, they find the strength to go on and discover some more.
Skam touches upon the most important subjects in an interesting and intelligent way; religion, homosexuality, sexual abuse, discovering sexuality, building one's identity. These teenagers build the most interesting dialogues that go far beyond being politically correct. They get stronger together and stand for their rights and freedom against the most unfortunate experiences. There is no victimization but only an emphasis on strength. Each episode, there is a valuable insight you get from the main characters. They are not always right or they don't always do the right thing but they are also open to change and learn from others.
It is the first time that I have seen a Muslim woman portrayed as a random human with ideas, passions, objectivity, and open-mindedness. The misunderstandings based on religious and cultural differences are also handled in a great way. Changing the lenses each season, taking a new character's perspective makes you understand the value of open interaction and accepting everybody as their selves. Unlike the American high school series, there is no vengeance and master plans, nothing is told in an unrealistic way, nothing is overly romantic; it is about the complicated, messy but purposeful process we have all been through.
It's been a delight to join these teenagers' journey for four seasons and I am excited to learn more about Sana this season. After a very long time, I am happy that I found a 10 out of 10 show that takes me back to my high school years and takes me through a roller coaster of emotions.