Its about Kids, but not for kids." thats what one comment was made on the film on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113540/usercomments. I think that is true because it is about kids b
ut becasue of film ratings and the amount of sex and drug use in the film it wouldn't be allowed to be seen by kids.
I do realise that the director and writer Larry Clark may have wanted it to be a wake up call to parents as he may have felt that it needed to be shocking and be as equally realistic to bring home the issues and what kids get up to behind their backs.
It is shocking as it features sex as an act and the consquence of it like the HIV virus as the character Jennie realise she has the virus because of the one night stand unprotected by the womaniser Telly, I call him a womaniser because thats what many would call him as he lives for sex as that is all he has as he says at the end of the film but also keeps saying the same thing to each girl in order to 'get what he wanted' as it shows he had no respect for girls/women but the sadthing was he has the HIV virus and doesn't know it as he goes around his daily life none the wiser. Another shocking thing is the main scene of the film is definitly the end as the character Casper rapes Jennie as she lays there asleep it was sickening to think that he now will have the HIV virus becasue of his selfish ways but then again many might think that he had it coming after his disgraceful attitute in the film as well as Telly.
It was also interestedly pointed out how little adults their were in film even though it was aimed at adults as a 'wake up call' the few adults includes the nurses at the clinic, cab driver and Telly's mother. maybe this to make a point that even though adults are around they aren't exactly important in the kids life.
ut becasue of film ratings and the amount of sex and drug use in the film it wouldn't be allowed to be seen by kids.I do realise that the director and writer Larry Clark may have wanted it to be a wake up call to parents as he may have felt that it needed to be shocking and be as equally realistic to bring home the issues and what kids get up to behind their backs.
It is shocking as it features sex as an act and the consquence of it like the HIV virus as the character Jennie realise she has the virus because of the one night stand unprotected by the womaniser Telly, I call him a womaniser because thats what many would call him as he lives for sex as that is all he has as he says at the end of the film but also keeps saying the same thing to each girl in order to 'get what he wanted' as it shows he had no respect for girls/women but the sadthing was he has the HIV virus and doesn't know it as he goes around his daily life none the wiser. Another shocking thing is the main scene of the film is definitly the end as the character Casper rapes Jennie as she lays there asleep it was sickening to think that he now will have the HIV virus becasue of his selfish ways but then again many might think that he had it coming after his disgraceful attitute in the film as well as Telly.
It was also interestedly pointed out how little adults their were in film even though it was aimed at adults as a 'wake up call' the few adults includes the nurses at the clinic, cab driver and Telly's mother. maybe this to make a point that even though adults are around they aren't exactly important in the kids life.
Is this the way we want out kids to grown up?
I agree with you when you said that the director Larry Clark may have wanted to show parents how children act in real life by making this film. I found it shocking as well that there were hardly any parents in this film. It made me wander maybe if parents knew what their children were getting up to they would be able to stop it.
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