Larry Clark's 1995 movie 'kids' produced some shocked reactions from members of the group, when we watched it in week 9. For the students who had not seen the film before, including myself, I do not think that the contents were what they were expecting.
Clark's documentary-esc film portrays the life of "Telly" in a very blunt manner. The hard hitting realisation of Telly's one tracked mind provides the audience with an insight into his life and that of his friends aswell. Revolving around a community of sex, drugs and violence, 'Kids' is meant to provide parents with an idea of what their children get up to.
I personally feel that Clark's representation of a teenage society in America is a little superficial and a little too graphic for parents to believe that, that is what their children/teenagers do.
Clark's film does have good intentions, to promote awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STI's) and the dangerous effects that taking drugs can have. However I believe the way in which it was done was taken to far and so resulted a little unrealistic.
http://www.filmmonthly.com/Video/Articles/Kids/Kids.html
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