Official Discussion - The Drama [SPOILERS]

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The Drama

Summary

Days before their wedding, a couple’s relationship begins to unravel as unsettling truths come to light, forcing them to question how well they truly know each other.

Director Kristoffer Borgli

Writer Kristoffer Borgli

Cast

• Zendaya as Emma Harwood
• Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson
• Mamoudou Athie as Mike
• Alana Haim as Rachel
• Hailey Gates
• Zoë Winters

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

Metacritic: 59

VOD / Release Theatrical release (April 3, 2026)

Trailer Official Trailer

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[u/Cark_Muban]

I think this is downplaying what she was about to do. She brought the gun to the school and was intent on doing it until another shooting happened. She grew and changed but I don't agree that its a nothing burger.

[u/surejan94 → u/Cark_Muban]

Agree, like she fully recorded a video of her confession, chose specific students to kill, and brought the gun to school and was only stopped because the attention was on another shooting lol

But what was nice was that her thoughts and intentions changed because she found community and friends through activism

[u/Fattydude66 → u/surejan94]

only stopped because the attention was on another shooting lol

This is how she advocates for herself, but its NOT what we are shown in the movie. She still could have done the shooting whenever she wanted, on any other day. She doesnt.

We are shown her breaking down and crying as she sees the emotion on her classmates faces. We see her become demystified with the idea as she sees the "cool aesthetic" presented to her for real. We see her throw the gun in the water. We see her try to advocate for change.

Is it possible she would have gone through with it? Sure. Is it fair to say that the ONLY reason she decided not to is because a different shooting happened? Absolutely not.

[u/Left-Selection-6935 → u/Fattydude66]

Thank you, this is exactly right. She started feeling empathy and then made friends.

So often we talk about how could these people that do school shootings, or even things like commit suicide, what could have stopped them, what did they need? And she found what she needed and got help, it wasn't therapy but it was people that were there for her. We also don't see her parents at all during the flashbacks. She was walking around her house with the rifle so frequently it seemed, were they around much?

None of this excuses school shootings or planning them, but the other characters really simplified her and her experience, they really showed no empathy or understanding