When You Finish Saving The World is a movie I've been waiting to see since I first heard about it, and it was different than what I expected. Ziggy is a character who is just ceaselessly irritating. I think I would have genuinely lost my mind if he told someone how many followers he has one more time. Despite Ziggy probably being the character that the audience is probably intended to hate more, his mom was so much worse to me. The thing with Ziggy is that while he is irritating, he's still a teenager. Obviously he doesn't understand the world the same way his mom does, and she villainizes him for it instead of trying to be a mother and try to guide him in the right direction. She just would get mad and mock him or replace him with another vulnerable child. I think she really needed to step back because while I'm not entirely sure her going to school and seeking out Kyle was illegal, it felt like it should be. It was beyond weird. She cared more about this kid that she hardly knew more than the son that she was meant to be raising. She gets mad at Ziggy that he is not who she wants to be, but I really think it's because she doesn't know how to parent someone who is not entirely vulnerable. I couldn't find myself to sympathize with her at all honestly. It's not a horrible movie, I might watch it again if given the chance, I just don't like movies where nothing happens. The only times those movies are good is if they really make me think, but this one didn't. The only thing I could take away from this movie was that I hate the characters and I'm so glad I'm not a part of their family.
Review of When You Finish Saving the World
