The Half of It

I introduce The Half of It released in 2020. The film is about the love and friendship of the girl and the people around her.

Leah Lewis plays Ellie Chu. This character is shy and an Asian-American student with very good school grades. She makes extra money writing homework papers for her fellow students. And Daniel Diemer plays Paul Munsky. This character asks Ellie to write a love letter to Aster Flores, whom he is in love with. She refuses Paul's request at first because she secretly loves Aster. However, Ellie decide to accept Paul's request only once, as she needs to pay for the electricity for her house. Astor is attracted by the contents of the letter and sends a reply letter to Paul. Paul asks Ellie to write a letter again, and she reluctantly accepts it.

 

Good things about the film are that you can see the cute actions that Ellie and Paul try and error to catch Aster's attention and by contacting Aster on behalf of Paul, Ellie becomes aware of her love for Aster. Bad things about the film are that Paul is not able to tell Aster his love on his own and the deeds of Ellie and Paul deceive and hurt Aster.

 

I'd like to recommend this film because I can understand the feelings of Ellie, Paul and Aster. They love someone while hiding their true self. This film makes you think whether you should be your ideal self or your true self for love and friendship.