The Unabridged Journals of Karissa Gupta

  When I first heard about the movie ‘Thirteen’ I thought it was a horror film full of blood, gore and creeping suspense. This was primarily due to this number being regarded as a bad omen, that is rendered ‘unlucky’. Looking at my initial postulations with hindsight, I realise that in a few aspects, I was correct. For, Thirteen is a teenage drama that dives into the raw, appalling world of being a teenager. No filters. No sugarcoating. It shows it as it is, the harsh reality of how the life of a person takes a drastic turn once they hit their teens. It’s a movie that takes viewers on the rocky and grim journey of Tracy, a thirteen year old girl as she navigates life, full of insecurities, rebellions and self sabotaging.  The central synopsis of this film is that a public school in America is full of typical teenage stereotypes. Evie Zamora being the epitome for this. She’s the most popular girl in seventh grade and is reputed to be the ‘queen bee’ due to her trendy clothing, ...