Sean Wang emphasizes, "For me, it was knowing that we're playing with this genre that has the most clichés and the most tropes out of, I think, any genre, but then finding ways to infuse a language that hopefully feels new and fresh and unique." This reflects the challenge of creating a narrative that feels both relatable and distinct in the saturated coming-of-age genre.
The film, set in Fremont, California, during the summer of 2008, captures the rise of social media and the internet of the era in detail. With evocative scenes depicting AIM chat rooms and scrolling MySpace pages, it vividly activates core memories for anyone who grew up during that time.
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