Last week, film-lovers were invited to Jenna’s Birthday Screening at Cinema Nova in Melbourne – Jenna, of course, being the protagonist of the 2004 comedy 13 Going on 30 starring Jennifer Garner.
If you haven’t had the pleasure, 13 Going on 30 is the story of a 13-year-old named Jenna Rink. As a teenager in 1987, she makes a wish to be ‘30, flirty and thriving’ as per the wisdom of her favourite magazine – and then boom, she wakes up in 2004 with no memory of the past 17 years.
Jenna discovers that, in many ways, she’s achieved her goals – she’s successful, fashionable, and clearly kicking goals. But she also discovers that she doesn’t totally like the person she became in pursuit of her dream life.
