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How on Earth can this dangerous trope continue to be greenlit by studios in the 21st century?

How ironic that this was released by Netflix the same week that Weinstein's conviction was thrown out. Obviously dirty old(er) men cannot get over their masturbatory fantasy of being irresistible to young women. Weinstein, Epstein, Polanski, Woody Allen, Prince Andrew, Jared from Subway. Have we as a society learned nothing?

The "power dynamics" allegedly being debated are a farce.

There is no such thing as a "mature" teenager. Mature for one's age? So an 18 year old with the maturity of a 22 year old? The human brain is not even fully formed until age 25+.

Teenagers are vulnerable and should be protected by adults in positions of authority, not victimized. That's precisely why it's against the law for teachers to have a sexual relationship with students in most states regardless if the student is over 18.

If Cairo were 28 (still a gross age difference but one in which her maturity would prevent her from being interested in a man in his 50s) I'd say about this film that Jenna Ortega's acting is flat, great for Wednesday but renders her unappealing here. It doesn't add credibility to Miller being attracted to her mind. I'm usually a huge Marin Freeman fan, but as the ephebophiliac Miller, he's bland, unattractive, and his accent keeps going in and out.

The entire film is a crime.

This is not a typical sci-fi, which may account for the low ratings. It's a relationship drama initiated by a futuristic premise. I did read several negative reviews but decided to give it a shot anyway. 30 minutes in, I was hooked. The plotting might come across as slow and the dialogue cumbersome until everything is revealed, but then it all fits together and Prima facie assumptions crumble. The art is not in the unsurprising plot "twist" but in how all of the scenes that precede it build to that moment. I'll definitely be watching it again with open eyes directed to the execution of the story.

Why don't they hang up? Why do they stay on the zoom talk? I can't get beyond that they all stay on the video call even from the beginning. They have so many other technical explanations for all the other technical glitches but never explain this one persistent issue that is the primary driver for the entire plot. This could have been a really interesting story and a good plot but they never address the reasons why they didn't just disconnect and toss aside the phone or computer and take a bath or something then read or go to sleep. Someone once said, see you tomorrow, but then they all stayed on the call?