I didn't think the movie was all that bad in terms of sexuality and drugs. It is my opinion that the poorer you are or the further you are removed from society the more likely you are to do drugs and experiment with sex. I come from a small town in rural Indiana where there is literally nothing to do unless you want to drive 45 minutes one way. For many of my teenage years my county had the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the state. We had no movie theater, no drive-in, and most people were middle to low income. The most popular thing to do was have sex, get drunk, and get stoned or all three. I think that this film depicts what is typical of the rural, low socioeconomic status teenager. Although one of the teens in the film was rich and came from high class family, his friends were poor. This film also depicted the influence of friendships. When Tenoch had sex with Luisa, Julio was jealous and mad. When Julio had sex with Luisa, Tenoch was also jealous and upset but they remained friends. They remained friends even after confiding to each other that they had sex with each others girlfriends. They were true friends that smoked pot, had sex, and got drunk together. During this time of inhibition, they would have semi-serious discussions about the future, about dreams, and about future goals. I think the behavior of the teens in this film are more of what is realistic for today. A society where people are more accepting of each other and less judgemental.
Luisa character in the film was older, some might say she was a pedophile and that the boys were under age. While she may have been older but she seemed more socially immature than the boys were. I think she just wanted to feel like she was a part of something fun and spontaneous. She had lived her whole life up until then with seemingly no fun and adventure. I found nothing wrong with her behavior. All in all, I didn't mind the movie.
Friday, June 4, 2010
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