What a movie, whew, that was a good one. I thought that the movie showed an amazing portrayal of teenage behavior, both good and bad. Anyone reading this would probably wonder what good the teens did, but in the face of many difficulties (ie..car breakdown, getting lost, pig poop in the tent) I thought that they were very resilient.
Now, the teens did exhibit overt promiscuity, drugs and foul language, but come on out of the Victorian Age...this is what teens do. And I thought that this movie transcended geographic culture and just showed the truth of what happens when the youth are given to their own devices. Not too long ago, many of us were that age and many, many of us did the exact same things. We are talking the 70's and what we could have been exposed to could be cured by a shot. Drug charges were also just slaps on the wrist. In 2010, when you can die from promiscuity and drug charges are severe that they can lock you up for a first offense, this movie seems very much over the top.
I was happy that the boys went to the store to get condoms, I just never saw them used, maybe this was one of the edits of the film.
I know that many of my fellow students will read this and think I am some kind of a nut with all of these ideas. I just know that even when parents do every kind of thing to monitor their teenagers, this kind of stuff does happen. I tell my daughters that I know they are not saints, I just do not want to visit them in prison or at the morgue for discretions in their behavior.
Kris, I feel like a prude after reading your blog! It is a wonderful point, and one that is very true. I too wondered about the condoms, we saw them at the store buying them but never saw them being used. I think the boys had to be resilient since their parents were not there for them. I too worry about my children, even though we have taught them right from wrong, you never know what they will do when you are not around.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I feel exactly as you do about the view of the film. We can do everything in our power to show and teach our children right from wrong, but we can not control them 100% they are still going to "explore" things. Kids always think the parents don't know what we are talking about. So they end up doing things their way...later on in life they will look back and say "wow, mom/dad was right...what was I thinking???"
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