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'''''Lucas''''' is a coming of age movie about an "accelerated" 14-year-old who hangs out on the outskirts of his high school's social life, giving the excuse that he finds athletics and such to be superficial while being in [[denial]] about his social isolation. He shows new girl Maggie (16) a mansion and tell her that he lives in it, that he's "helping the gardener" with mowing the lawn. But actually he's desperate for a friend, and he doesn't realize that monopolizing Maggie is not a stable situation.

'''''Lucas''''' is a coming of age movie seen exclusively from the viewpoint of teenagers and their social group; adults are ineffectual as leaders, being merely sources of embarrassment or at best convenient helpers.

 

The title character is an "accelerated" 14-year-old who hangs out on the outskirts of his high school's social life, giving the excuse that he finds athletics and such to be superficial while being in [[denial]] about his social isolation. He shows new girl Maggie (16) a mansion and tell her that he lives in it, that he's "helping the gardener" with mowing the lawn. But actually he's desperate for a friend, and he doesn't realize that monopolizing Maggie is not a stable situation.

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