History Film / Thirteen2003

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The "Desaturated" variant. As the situation with Tracy becomes more bleak and troubling, the colors of the film itself become more faded and pale, as opposed to the more vibrant colors used earlier on.

* BaitTheDog: One of the girls' drug connections is enough of a gentleman to escort an addled Tracy on her hunt for Evie and Javi. But of course, [[AllMenArePerverts he makes a bid of fellatio]].

''Thirteen'' is a 2003 drama film directed by Creator/CatherineHardwicke, who cowrote the screenplay with then-fifteen-year-old Creator/NikkiReed. The movie is intended to be partially autobiographical, as it shows what much of what Reed's life was like between the ages of twelve and thirteen. The movie deals with the experience of girls just barely out of their pre-teens and getting into situations that would be better handled by adults.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Tracy and Evie are only 13 (though their actresses were around 16 at the time of filming), but are constantly mistaken for being significantly older because of their clothes, makeup, and brash attitudes.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Several times throughout the film, Tracy finds herself before a "Beauty Is Truth" ad by fictional cosmetics company Sibul. At first, its message and model reflect Tracy's desire to shirk her childish aesthetic and beautify, as well as her pursuit to befriend gorgeous, popular it-girl Evie. The final poster a friendless, sexualized, and underachieving Tracy passes is [[InnocenceLost tarnished with graffiti]].

* AdultsAreUseless: Ultimately averted with Mel, but played straight with Brooke. Mel struggles to understand Tracy's behavior and is obviously at a loss for how to handle the sudden and extremely hostile rebellion of a child who has seemingly never needed much discipline in the past, but is eventually able to pull herself together and take care of her daughter. Brooke, meanwhile, is a self-obsessed and obviously neglectful guardian who is easily manipulated by Evie and remains completely blind to just how at-risk Evie is.

* EtTuBrute: Tracy has this reaction towards the end of the movie once realizing that [[spoiler: Evie]] sold her out on her dangerous activities and the "hiding places" of all her drugs and stolen money.

* FreudianExcuse: Evie claims she was [[RapeAsBackstory sexually]] and [[AbusiveParents physically]] abused by her uncle as a child and that [[KarmaHoudini he only ended up doing seven years for his crimes,]] although it's never clarified how much of this is true given that Evie has a tendency to lie.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Tracy is this with her former friends Noel, and Yumi. And eventually is this with Evie and her group by the end.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Tracy is sold out by Evie on her thieving and self-harm. Evie gets aways with a mild KarmaHoudini and is implied she'll continue her bad habits in Ojai. Tracy has to repeat the seventh grade, her genuine friends from the beginning have disowned her, she has a bad reputation at school thanks to Evie's actions. The ending shot has Tracy let out a scream, indicating it's finally [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone dawn on her]] what has happened to her]].

As with other disambiguated pages, finding other things with the same title is achieved by removing the disambiguating component from the URL. A.k.a the "2003" for ''this''.

* PoisonousFriend [=/=] ToxicFriendInfluence: Evie, of course.
** Tracy ended up with this reputation at the end of the film. At one point, she waves at one of her original friend's mother, who in response turned her back on her and walked away (granted, this was after she witnessed her cursing out her mother in an earlier scene.)

* SmokingIsCool & SmokingIsGlamorous

''Thirteen'' is a 2003 drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, who cowrote the screenplay with then-fifteen-year-old Creator/NikkiReed. The movie is intended to be partially autobiographical, as it shows what much of what Reed's life was like between the ages of twelve and thirteen. The movie deals with the experience of girls just barely out of their pre-teens and getting into situations that would be better handled by adults.