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This isn't my first time revisiting this short film. One of my goals is to direct and produce a short film by the start of college, and Wesley Wang does exactly that in this film: producing it throughout his last year of high school. For a short synopsis, this film seems to be a collection of the protagonist Miles' life up to the start of college: from reasoning why seven is the most commonly picked random number, experiencing teenage romance (the awkward moments leading up to the first kiss), dealing with the loss of others, crying out for help in your graduation speech while your peers are laughing behind you, anticipating the nostalgia of that relationship, confronting the chaoticness of the real world, exploring the meaning of life (to be happy, of course, but what does it take to be happy?), to leaving for college.

This film does the best job at capturing what it's like to graduate high school. From inevitably missing the friends you practically grew up with to the anticipated excitement of meeting new people at college. Wang evokes a feeling only felt during high school, reminiscent for those older. Regardless of who watches this film, this memory collage reminds you to embrace life's uncertainty, cherish the seemingly small moments, and look forward to memories you will soon miss.

9/10