A grave perception of how going into a new chapter with a severe head space. We see he done had a terrible endo no with his girlfriend and the way he's coping only gets more out of control due to desperation. A notable symbol, in this case, His glasses, plays a major role. At the start of the film we see a grieving Nick from a three year relationship, clearly uninterested in anything else to get his mind off. His roommate and so called friend Billy is a symbol of peer pressure , manipulation abd deception. It may throw the viewer off track much like it did to me at first. Multiple scenes are shown where Billy is voicing for Nick however Nick doesn't seem to be aware he's being set up;
"Oh that's my roommate, Nick. Coolest guy ever. He comes from this old money in Ohio, Coopertire"
And we can see in this scene Nick is clearly unaware of the set up of building him up before he's broken again.
As mentioned before, Nicks glasses, plays a major role. They're the number one item that Makes Nick, Nick. However with Billy strongly insisting to rid the glasses, we begin to see a Nick that is loosing himself out of desperation therefore he ends up trying too hard. It doesn't occur to him until it's too late.
Overall I find the film not too far off from real life despite the over exaggerated partying, sex, and the way frats and sororities function. Not that far off, so I see this as a GREAT lesson to anyone going into college especially with a bad headspace. Bad headspaces make the individual more vulnerable and desperate much like we seen with Nick Cooper.
And we can see in this scene Nick is clearly unaware of the set up of building him up before he's broken again.
As mentioned before, Nicks glasses, plays a major role. They're the number one item that Makes Nick, Nick. However with Billy strongly insisting to rid the glasses, we begin to see a Nick that is loosing himself out of desperation therefore he ends up trying too hard. It doesn't occur to him until it's too late.
Overall I find the film not too far off from real life despite the over exaggerated partying, sex, and the way frats and sororities function. Not that far off, so I see this as a GREAT lesson to anyone going into college especially with a bad headspace. Bad headspaces make the individual more vulnerable and desperate much like we seen with Nick Cooper.