YMMV / Cyberbully (2015)

• Alternate Aesop Interpretation: While bullying in any context clearly isn't okay, Casey isn't exactly wrong in her arguments that, whether we like it or not, "everything gets slated online", and the film demonstrates that nothing ever truly stays private when posted on the internet, even when under a pseudonym or initially shared among a limited number of people. In other words, thinking before you post is a good idea not just regarding trolling comments but with regards to your own videos/content as well.
• Alternative Character Interpretation: Casey's grief over Jennifer Li's suicide is clearly genuine, but before that (when she thinks the hacker might be Jennifer herself), she at first gives a somewhat Glurgey apology for trolling her and when the apology is rejected, Casey spitefully engages in Victim-Blaming and accuses Jennifer of making it so easy to bully her. Given that Casey has a vested interest in appeasing the hacker, but is also under a lot of stress herself at the time (and is on antidepressants so might be prone to mood swings anyway), it's difficult to tell whether she meant the apology or would have regretted her outburst once she'd calmed down.
• Anvilicious: The film is anything but subtle in its message about the potential consequences of trolling or the best response to it. Whether this is necessary or not is a matter of personal opinion.
• Heartwarming Moments:
  • When apologising to who she thinks is Jennifer Li's father or perhaps a sibling, Casey admits that she'd want revenge too if someone hurt her little brother the way Jennifer was hurt.
  • Casey getting the message that Megan, who has just seen topless pictures of herself appear from Casey's profile with all the long-term consequences that might ensue, knows that Casey would never do that to her and just wants to talk is what arrests Casey's downward spiral.
• Fridge Horror: Casey demands to know if the hacker has driven other people to suicide. If the hacker has made other people commit suicide under worse circumstances, then this truly is a horrifying thought.
• Just Here for Godzilla: A significant proportion of the film's viewership is made up of people who are curious about seeing Maisie Williams in a different role.
• Moment of Awesome: Casey closing her laptop after saying that the hacker is nothing when she stops talking to him, complete with her cutting him off.
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• Moral Event Horizon: It's a matter of opinion when exactly the hacker crosses it, but by the time he forces Casey to take a dangerous overdose he certainly has, and if Casey's theory that he has deliberately trolled many other people to suicide is correct he would have crossed it a long time ago.
• Paranoia Fuel: The film shows just how much a skilled hacker can invade your privacy and ruin your life.
• Tear Jerker: Both Jennifer Li and Casey have some heartbreaking reactions to everything they go through. Jennifer's written plea for the hate to stop while "Mad World" plays in the background is a standout.
• The Woobie: Jennifer Li certainly, and Casey herself by the end.

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