Cyberbu//y - Starring Emily Osment

This movie, Cyberbully, was a great movie in my opinion. It was a moving, touching, and inspiring movie about a girl who was bullied online by her peers who didn't like her. It was sad in some parts; Taylor, the girl starring in the movie, lost all her friends at one point and was bullied by even her own best friend. In the end, Taylor got help with her problems and support groups really made her realize she should stand up for herself. When done, Taylor was praised by her friends and peers for standing up to the number one bully in the school. Eventually, a law was passed on cyberbullying in her hometown and everything went back to normal in her life. Similarities to the movie and things we talked about in class include how some people really are hurt by the words bullies say and end up trying to kill themselves. In the movie, Taylor tried overdosing on pills to kill herself. Differences in the movie and things we talked about include how in the movie, people stood up for Taylor in front of her bully (at the end of the movie), but in real life, most people don't stand up for anyone who is bullied and that's why they end up trying to physically harm themselves. This case was similar to the Megan Meier case we talked about in class. I think the movie was based off of the case except they changed some of the outcomes in the movie. Overall though, great movie!!!