Boot Camp

We are obsessed with Boot Camp. Gina Musa’s original novel has been excellently transformed, and it appears that this film is more than it seems. It is about the strength of the will to look for one’s way in the world whatever the odds. Are you ready?

On the surface, Boot Camp appears to be another coming of age lighthearted teen romance flick. That is not quite accurate. It’s a film about looking within and standing firm with one’s belief regardless of the circumstances. Romance is nice, and it is nice to enjoy it, but it is not the emphasis and that is what makes it all different.

Do not misunderstand, this writer always loves a good romance. If one talks of silly hopeless romantic growing up at the peak of the genre, I stand fit for the award. Ask about any romantic comedy that made an appearance since the 1990’s and I’ll guarantee I’ve watched them too many times than is sane. But I also want to add that I never found any love for these stories.

The main characters in these films were not people like me. They were not socially awkward or the nerdy bottom-feeders of their class, they weren’t mistreated or felt like they were in exile.

More often than not, they were attractive young girls with models’ bodies or older women who were successful business types. They would simply slap on some make-up, change their clothes, take off their glasses and turn into those marvellous women who you only see in the pages of a magazine.

Whitney, the Boot Camp leader, looks like she is the same age as me. An awkward girl who feels like she doesn’t belong anywhere and is chased around by nasty bullies, including a couple of her so-called friends. And with that, I was already behind the Boot Camp for me was love at first sight.

Returning to the film, I was most impressed by the fact that the film made a very strong transition from Whitney, an insecure woman uh, who, despite the attractive exterior, had no idea of the capabilities within the herself to a empowered Woman who put a X on herself and boldly go after what she wants.

What I experienced with the romantic comedies of the nineties and twothousands is that I attempted I attempted to wear some silly make up such that just even blude it will show a amking magazine woman, but the unpleasant reality is I couldn’t.

And I didn’t do it not only because life isn’t a scripted video, but because rather I was applying color only on my outside with my deepest self having a very awkward and fragile sense of self esteem. I was a girl who simply didn’t believe in her worth.

And what Boot Camp does is take that girl who is insecure and a little clumsy and always tries to shush herself and steer away from the spotlight, and re-establishs the girl’s worth in her own eyes – Making her realize her sheer power and that it is priceless.

Which is why the film transforms and becomes even greater than a typical young adult romantic: for the message it conveys. I could relate to Whitney in every phase she crossed; every struggle she undertook, every self-doubt she had in her mind, every hit she faced, but more so every time she emerged and was motivated to defend herself.

Boot Camp is about important notions of self-love, self-image, self-acceptance, and especially, feeling empowered by the thought of being able to create your own destiny. And that is everything that makes the difference.

Despite the fact that Whitney takes the spotlight in the Boot Camp Search, the film shows the viewer how the emotional landscape of the people placed around her develops, in particular, how it suffers, and how it evolves in the character of Axel. Every day, he is a man with his own trauma who has to suppress the thoughts stemming from it.

Because it not only enables him to push the students during training to go past their limits, but it also gives him a sense of organization and structure to his day to day life.

That occupation prevents Axel from reminiscing about his earlier years and then one day Whitney comes in the picture and disrupts all his plans. She is a strong woman and a very doting and passionate fighter who exudes shyness but is truly a natural leader. Except she doesn’t believe all that and doesn’t picture herself the way he thinks of her. But Boot Camp does not fall into this tired cliché and what draws Axel to Whitney is not her female weakness but feminine strength.

In often collaborative environments, gradually they have to learn and understand each other. The more Whitney finds her voice and her power, the more attached Axel becomes. Slowly, both of them start falling in love without noticing it, without anticipating it, and even without any desire to do so.

The bond of love was not formed easily; instead it had to be worked for — through hours of training, beach banter, water sports, and upon gathering around a campfire for a conversation. This only makes it stronger, and more special, for them.

The first kiss is what Whitney and Axel have and are looking forward to Torres meaning. During the story however, she pulls away at the last minute. There’s an issue attacking him as a person — it’s why he doesn’t tend to relationships. What is the truth? It’s fear that drives him. The feelings for Whitney are intense and so is everything surrounding their relationship. He knows that once he makes that leap, there is no turning back.

With such cordial feelings, Whitney who is tarnished deeply only regains lost strength with many weaknesses. When all seems lost from their relationship…I mean every movie or book has that point where the lead averts his gaze and decides to act. Their two worlds collide in a manner that was always suggested. Whitney and Axel are finally together and to to further the romance, the readers imagination is stolen and floored.

Apart from Whitney and Axel’s story, Boot Camp has some other great supporting characters with many different edges like Willow, Aspen, and Martina.

Initially, Willow is Whitney’s worst nightmare. She insults her, beats her, and is completely unrepentant for her violent actions. So when the two of them meet at the camp, there are fireworks the first night which is exactly what camp is all about. However, as we progress deeper into the story of Willow, we see a lot more than just an abuser in her.

Willow’s relationship with her mother is not great, but she’s jealous of Whitney. She always felt that she has let her mother down, and now that she sees someone she used to laugh at, is with Willow’s mother, it frustrates her as she has never felt jealous. Again, of course, this does not justify Willow herself, but we can put her attitude into context.

The changed circumstances change everything for Willow and she begins to see reason for her thought process. It is only when she and Whitney don’t hit it off very well, but have a lot more in common than they want to accept. All of this seems to come together in Boot Camp except it’s the opposite and they’re actually friends.

As for Aspen and Martina, they quickly become best friends with Whitney.

But, aside from that, they seek each other out and start to understand the affection that grows between them.

And, while this lesbian love story doesn’t get that much attention in this film, it does quite well show the doubts and the insecurities that spring from it’s beginning and, most importantly, it gives them a happy ending which is quite rare on our TV concerning an LGBTI+ couple.

In conclusion, Boot Camp is a movie that is much more than what it appears to be and that we recommend! For me, as I had the chance to tell Rachel and Drew during an interview that we will be publishing soon, after Bridgerton’s season 3, this is the second time I saw myself on screen. And that is very strong and one of the reasons why everyone ought to see this film.

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