Showing posts with label bullying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bullying. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Cyberbullying - movie 2011

Taylor is a teenage girl who lives in Missouri with her single mother, Kris, and her younger brother, Eric. She is close friends with two other girls, Samantha and Cheyenne. Earlier, Taylor made a guiltless comment to one of her classmates, Lindsay. She took great offense to it.

For her 17th birthday, Taylor is given a computer by her mother. At first, Taylor is excited by the independence of going online without her mother always watching her.

Meanwhile, her crush, Scott, asks her to the dance, to which she says yes. Cheyenne is happy for her, but Samantha does not like Scott because she previously went out with his friend, who later dumped her. 

Taylor soon finds herself the victim of cyberbullying when she becomes a member of a social website named Cliquesters.
Things begin to go wrong when Eric hacks into her account and writes "I'm a naughty girl, somebody should spank me" on her profile. He was angry at her when she refused to let him use the laptop. 

She condemns the brother for the hacking and Eric is then severely punished by his mom. Students at school write horrid comments about Taylor and she becomes afraid to face her friends at school. Taylor also meets a boy named James online and thinks he is just being nice, but winds up spreading a gossip that Taylor slept with him.

The abuse that Taylor receives from the hands of her schoolmates pushes her to a breaking point. 
Scott also tells Taylor that he cannot take her to the dance because of an excuse that obviously sounds made up (that his mother is forcing him to take another girl) and Cheyenne and Samantha begin to turn their backs on Taylor.

Overcome with depression, Taylor posts a video online saying that she can no longer live with herself. 
Samantha sees this and quickly goes to Taylor's house and finds her trying to commit suicide by overdosing with pills, but cannot get the cap off.

Taylor is then sent to a hospital. Taylor's mother learns of the incident and takes on the school system and state legislation to prevent others from experiencing the same problem as her daughter. 

Taylor's mother recommends her to go to a support group and obtain help. Meanwhile, Samantha finds Scott at a cafe and insults him for leaving Taylor. Taylor finds that Caleb, one of her classmates who is gay, is going through the same exact thing, only he is targeted for his sexuality. 

Taylor finds support in the group and deals with the bullying much better. Samantha confesses to Taylor that she was the one who created the "James" profile.
Samantha feels guilty and becomes a victim of cyberbullying herself. Taylor finds out about this and tells her about her support group and eventually forgives Samantha, remaking their friendship.

Samantha and Taylor return to school, where they are quickly teased by Lindsay in the cafeteria. 
Taylor confronts Lindsay. Scott, Cheyenne and Caleb appear and side with Taylor, condemning Lindsay for her bullying. 

Their actions are received well with other students present in the cafeteria, who spread the word about Taylor's courage.  

Meanwhile, the state legislature passes a bill criminalizing cyberbullying, which is then signed into law in honor of Taylor and all victims of bullying.