![]() Without giving too much away, The Gifted ends with a mid-credits sequence that tells us the truth behind Yuzon’s book and the real story behind Aica and Zoey. But by the end of the film, it becomes clear that Martinez’ intentions are more noble than contentious. The Gifted could very well serve as a clever commentary on the growing popularity of teen targeted novelettes. While it’d be easy to mistake the comedy as another cookie-cutter love triangle, when given the chance, The Gifted goes to great lengths to subvert expectations. The Gifted isn’t a love story, not in the traditional sense. In this case, it uses it as a creative mechanism to turn its premise on its head. It’s the customary case of fiction within fiction and The Gifted uses its framework as more than just a clever narrative gimmick. ![]() Resident school heartthrob Mark Ferrer (also played by Milby), is caught in the ensuing crossfire, and the aftermath leaves the two embattled friends dragging their rivalry well into their adult life. The Gifted is a comedy that unfolds through the book of budding author Mark Yuzon (Sam Milby) where his characters, Aica and Zoey, turn from childhood best friends to intellectual rivals. And though The Gifted starts out as any other tale of bullied ugly ducklings, there’s more to its story than a fat suit and a prosthetic nose. It’s a friendship defined by intelligence but bound by what they see as repulsiveness.
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