Time to break it.
I just haven't had a lot of free time and since kat got here, hanging out with her has been all I really want to do. We watched Kids last night. I haven't seen that movie since around the time it came out. I related to it heavily at the time, which, from some of the reviews I've read, is not necessarily a good thing. One of the main characters, Casper, reminded me so much of someone who used to be really close to me. Another not-so-good thing I guess... I haven't seen it since that first time but I've had it sitting in my house for months. In the middle of watching it kat told me how glad she was that she was seeing it for the first time with me because it reminded her so much of some crazy times in our life and some people we knew back then.
Anyone who has seen it knows how disturbing that movie is. It stayed with me forever after the first time, made me aware of a few things I wasn't so cognizant of before, left me with a scared, sad feeling in the pit of my stomach...still can't say "I like that movie Kids" but I certainly don't wish that it was never made because the effect is so powerful.
People who say things like "[Kids is] utterly repugnant, child pornography masquerading as serious filmmaking" (Rob Vaux) seriously missed the point and are obviously not people who can identify with that premise. Which is understandable, I guess, that someone might perceive it that way, but it's just a flawed perspective I think. There is definitely a lot of ugliness in the movie, but the impact of the lesson is worth it.
Posted by Maria at June 4, 2003 06:46 PM | TrackBackI've never heard of this movie...sounds interesting..when did it come out?
Posted by: sandy at June 4, 2003 09:25 PMIt came out in 1995.
If you click on the links I inserted you can read more about it. I think you are not afraid of a little grit and reality, so you would probably be interested in seeing it. You just have to be prepared for things that are a little hard to watch.
My best friend kat worked for years in a home for boys who were sex offenders, as a "social worker," so she found the content very familiar and not that shocking, but some people were very appalled by it.
Posted by: Maria at June 4, 2003 10:00 PMokay, I'm not that bright today...I guess I could have clicked on the bold typed links without having to be told to...hahaha..I remember hearing about this movie, but never watched it..I may look for it this weekend at the video store..
Posted by: sandy at June 4, 2003 10:24 PM