Kids (1995)
The Kids of today
From my opinion this film was an eye opener, Kids was set in 1995 in America around the aids epidemic. It was set like a documentary; it had a truth claim and looked realistic deliberately. It was interesting to me from the word go but was crude and the introduction of teenagers sloppy kissing made me want to be sick and tell them to ‘get a room’ and the contents was uncomfortable viewing at times.
The main plot was about boy called Tilly wanting to ‘deflower’ all girls wouldn’t they all like that and somehow in some cheesy way he manage to a lot throughout the film, which personally I can’t believe girls fell for his slimy ways or be stupid enough. On a realistic scale he had no respect for women and I don’t believe or hope not that young girls are or could be that silly, however was upsetting to watch innocent girls having this treatment from a man. But one of the girls Jenny who he did ‘deflower’ and only had one partner him went for a sexual transmitted disease test with her friend who has many previous partners .The result was Jenny having aids and her friend having the all clear! But to me I know it was to spread awareness but I think it would have been her friend who had caught an STD or both.
She then spent the whole film trying to find him to tell him the unimaginable news while he had more sexually partners. The ending was emotional because a young sweet girl again gets fooled by his tricks and it has a lot of suspense to whether or not she will go threw with it and if Jenny will get there in time to stop it .She doesn’t get there in time and just passes out on the sofa while Casper Friend rapes her while she passed out on drugs.
My feelings towards the characters. Tilly made me angry by his disrespect for women and recklessness, but in his philosophy of all he had in life was taking girls virginity it was honest not to the girls he was sleeping with of course but to him admitting that’s all he cares about. Casper Tilly’s friend was a decent guy up to the point of him violently attacking a man at the skate park and him raping Jenny with was disgraceful but justice was served by him contracting the aids virus. Jenny’s the portrayed victim showed a lot of stupidity and immaturity with her not using protection and when trying to find him turning to drugs, perhaps being in that situation you would and I did had respect for her by as soon as she knew trying to stop Tilley from spreading the disease because you think that what anyone would do but I suppose there is some people in life who wouldn’t.
It didn’t shock me no way it could happen some teenagers may get themselves in this situation. the issues covered were issues which are real virgins, sex, aids, rape and drugs are all real and are not made up for the purpose of this film.
It did however leave a long impression in my mind which was the message of the film and it gave fear, panic and even terror and how severe the matter is and how it could happen to anyone. The message was awareness of reality. The intended audience it should defiantly be at children as young as 11 because this is a good stage to make an impact and more films should be made like this in modern society and shown in schools and cinemas. Showing these type of films could decrease drug abuse ,std’s ,teen pregnancy etc. It could teach the younger generation morals!!!!
She then spent the whole film trying to find him to tell him the unimaginable news while he had more sexually partners. The ending was emotional because a young sweet girl again gets fooled by his tricks and it has a lot of suspense to whether or not she will go threw with it and if Jenny will get there in time to stop it .She doesn’t get there in time and just passes out on the sofa while Casper Friend rapes her while she passed out on drugs.
My feelings towards the characters. Tilly made me angry by his disrespect for women and recklessness, but in his philosophy of all he had in life was taking girls virginity it was honest not to the girls he was sleeping with of course but to him admitting that’s all he cares about. Casper Tilly’s friend was a decent guy up to the point of him violently attacking a man at the skate park and him raping Jenny with was disgraceful but justice was served by him contracting the aids virus. Jenny’s the portrayed victim showed a lot of stupidity and immaturity with her not using protection and when trying to find him turning to drugs, perhaps being in that situation you would and I did had respect for her by as soon as she knew trying to stop Tilley from spreading the disease because you think that what anyone would do but I suppose there is some people in life who wouldn’t.
It didn’t shock me no way it could happen some teenagers may get themselves in this situation. the issues covered were issues which are real virgins, sex, aids, rape and drugs are all real and are not made up for the purpose of this film.
It did however leave a long impression in my mind which was the message of the film and it gave fear, panic and even terror and how severe the matter is and how it could happen to anyone. The message was awareness of reality. The intended audience it should defiantly be at children as young as 11 because this is a good stage to make an impact and more films should be made like this in modern society and shown in schools and cinemas. Showing these type of films could decrease drug abuse ,std’s ,teen pregnancy etc. It could teach the younger generation morals!!!!
Kids 2 Kidulthood!
The film reminded me of another film called Kidulthood showing the rough, violent, tough, world we live in being the centre of the storyline and that kids have to grow up fast. The film was set in London (a suggested trip for the being bad module).And is about a group of teenagers aged 15-22 id say who have unprotected sex, with violence as the main plot with graphic scenes of fights and big groups on 1 individual, which is similar to the behaviour portrayed in Kids by Casper and his gang of unfair bullying. Kidulthood compared to Kids it had the same issue of sex and teenagers being ignorant to STD’s and has a strong use of drugs being taken for fun and its affects on a persons (teenagers) behaviour. But differed in the use of violence, with guns and knifes with the ending being gripping and emotional (me being close to tears)and ending in death of a lad who was my favourite character .
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