Short Term 12 Analysis

Character Growth in Short Term 12
Short Term 12 is a short film from 2013 named after a foster care facility, which is this film’s primary focus. The four staff members of this facility are Nate, Mason, Jessica, and Grace. These four staff members supervise teenagers with troubled pasts for anywhere from one to several years, until they are placed in a foster home or are able to go back to their families. As this film progresses, you are able to find out more about not only the staff members’ lives, but also the teenagers that reside within this facility. The film, written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, focuses on the history of the characters, as well as the current struggles they still face and how they work to overcome them.
Grace formed a special bond with Jayden from the day Jayden arrived. One particular moment that highlights the strengthening of Jayden and Grace’s bond is the scene where Jayden goes into her room and shuts her door, violating the foster care facility’s rules. When Mason, Grace and Nate force the door open, Jayden throws a cupcake in Grace’s face and spits in Nate’s face. Once Jayden calms down, Grace takes her into a safe room with an inflatable dog. Grace notices the scars on Jayden’s hand and shows Jayden her own ankle with multiple scars on it. Grace explains how she received those scars. She opens up about how her mother passed away and she was forced to live with her father. Jayden gave herself the scars on her wrist while she was waiting for her father who never showed up. Once Grace reveals her past, Jayden is able to calm down completely and open up to Grace. This moment is a pivotal point in the film, as it shows how Grace connects with Jayden, as well as opens up about her own troubled past, something that Grace has had much difficulty doing.
One scene that shows the similarities between Grace’s and Jayden’s stories happens on Jayden’s birthday, when she runs away to her father’s house. Grace follows her all the way there and waits for her to come out. Once they get back to the facility, Grace stays with Jayden while Jayden tells Grace a children’s story, which ends up being
The idea of Grace helping the boys is shown and also it explains the fact that her early life determines how she interacts with the troubled boys. I also agree that the movie acts as a good educational tool by using these experiences to show how people can handle certain situations. You also that caregivers provide an emotional role in peoples lives. In the review it also mentions that emotions are hard to understand but the movie does a good job of making the audience experience the emotions of the characters. The facility is good because Grace helped the young people and experienced emotions of their lives together. The relationships between the teens also were changed throughout the