This post will be in English because I watched the show in English and it will be easier for me to express my feelings about it in English too. Sorry about that.
'Adolescence' is a very strong work of cinematic art. It's definitely not just a movie. That it was conceived and made in the UK with actors speaking with local accent only adds it's status as big cinema unlike Hollywood-production entertainment (which can also be good, don't take me wrong, just most of the time not as compelling).
One of the things that I liked was an uninterrupted timeline. Because it was made as a single shot, you knew there won't be any flashbacks, any time lapses and returns and could focus all your attention on here and now and incredible acting. And each and every actor in this film was truly amazing.
Now to the plot itself. There will be spoilers, so stop reading now if you're planning to watch it. First of all, aside from the general plot, it gave me some idea of people's lives and relationships in Midlands/Northern England (they don't specify where the events take place, but talk about moving to Liverpool at some point). It was interesting to see how nice and gentle they were trying to be towards the boy at the police station. How they called him 'son' and 'love', just like every other person. It's probably not realistic that police would be interrogating a minor like that without social workers/psychologists present, but we can give the creators some dramatic license. This friendliness is in stark contrast to the arrest itself - breaking the door at 6am, waving guns at mum and dad and sister, haphazard search for evidence in the laundry basket and also in the pile of family mail (?!). It feels like this contrast was intentional, but maybe I'm overthinking it a bit.
Second thing that really drew my attention was that Jamie kept repeating 'I haven't done anything wrong'. Again, not sure if I'm overthinking it, but in my opinion it's significant. He does lie outright by answering 'No' to the question 'Did you do it?', but he himself never says 'I didn't kill her', just that he didn't do anything 'wrong'. It makes me think that in his mind what he did wasn't strictly speaking wrong, that he had a very compelling reason to do it, bordering on self-defense maybe? At least I think it's an indication where the plot will turn after we see the CCTV footage. By the way, it's interesting that people who try not to spoil the plot never say 'he did it', even though it is shown in the first episode, so not your classic 'we'll show you what happened in the last 15 minutes of the movie' twist.
Third episode of the series really shows us who Jamie Miller is. I don't have much exposure to this demographic and thankfully my brain has dulled down recollections of my male peers when I was 13, but from what I do remember his behaviour was depicted pretty accurately for a 13-year-old boy. Obviously he's under enormous stress and uncertainty, which never brings out the best in people, regardless of their age (and this is probably the cue to my next book review - L'Etranger by Albert Camus). He's a pretty smart boy, cheeky and funny, charming in a way.
And here we learn what's really terrifying about the whole 'incel culture'. Boys as young as 12 or 13 are convinced that they are supposed to have girlfriends (duh, at what age did you have your first kiss?) and not just cutesy teasingly called-such-by-adults 'girlfriends', but girls to actually kiss and touch, if not more. Moreover, if no girl is willing to do all these things, they are supposed to try to trick one or to find a vulnerable girl and strike at the right time. Katie was vulnerable - having been bullied after a boy leaked her topless photo to the whole class - and thus a fair game. According to incel philosophy, vulnerable girls are supposed to accept any offer, but default. When you think about it, you can't call it bullying or insulting or harrassment, but we understand that there is something intrinsically nasty about the whole concept. And when you think that at the end of the day, this whole situation involves not just one, but two very vulnerable young people, traumas are bound to happen, even if it doesn't go as far as actual violence.
Finally, the last episode (together with how Jamie describes his father and talks about masculinity) we get a bit of a clue how family relationships can mold and shape a child. Jamie's father was an abused child, but he himself made a concious decision to never physically abuse his children. And he did not. However, he had these short bursts of rage, one of which ended up in him destroying a shed, which really affected his young son. On the other hand, we see that when something happens that makes the father angry, his wife and daughter are tiptoeing around him, trying to weather the storm and agreeing to whatever comes into his mind just to keep peace. I have seen this before and have some experience of being in situation with extreme tension when your only thought is: I just need to say something to soothe the volcano now, just agree, or just run away. At that, you don't expect violence from this person - no, it has never happened and probably will never happen. But the tension is a reason enough. And I think that this is probably a big part of the problem our society is facing at the moment. Parents who are doing their best, who don't realise how traumatised they are from their upbringing, who are not physically abusive, who are genuinely trying to love and give their children everything - end up raising criminals or emotionally stunted adults or adults who cut all contact with parents at some point in their lives. This is a whole different issue, another layer, which is also very deep and deserves to be dug out and explored to try to make us all better humans.
Overall, I think that this series touches upon so many different issues that are shaping our societies and lives that it can be rewatched and expanded in many directions. Most importantly, it makes you think about yourself, you life and your relationships. It's good to take just a bit of time to explore your feelings, your emotions and how you handle them, before you teach a tiny human how to handle theirs.
