a good depiction of teenage strive for acception Well the original reason I ever rented this movie was to watch my all time favorite actor Sean Patrick Flanery. But I have to hand it to Dominique Swain who played the lead as close to flawlessly as possible. For those who may be asking themselves what in the world is this movie about, I see no point etc., it's about an adolescent who yearns to become a woman. The character Dominique plays is a teenage perfection who strives at keeping it real and avoiding becoming a groupie, one of those ridiculous girls who stands out in the pouring rain for 6 hours just to glimpse their idol from a distance of 500 yards. However,this movie is also about first love and lust which obviously brings us to the conclusion that her character falls into the pit that is teenage female dillusia. Many teenage girls can relate to the inner thoughts so cleverly added into the movie because they are exactly what goes through a young girls mind. It's interesting to know that someone else verbalize those thoughts that you never seemed to be able to express in words. In the movie, Andrea gets what she wants ,but in the end she realizes that her obsession is not whats best for her. All teenage girls need someone to lust for. They need some fantasy to live for because its just as important to growing up as food and sleep. It's ok to idolize certain characteristics in people, but we have to let go of these fantasies the same way we let go of our childhood. The point of this movie finally becomes clear in the end when Andrea agnolishes herself as a woman. Leaving Todd behind was Andrea's transition from chilhood to adulthood because she had come to realize that this is not her reality. Her relationship with Todd enriched her teenage years with the excitment that should be a part of this time in life, but it had to end for her to move on. She had to leave these childhood fantasies of dating a rockstar to rejoin the real world, which is college and a successful career. And so she did.