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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Good Blog,
ReplyDeleteI agree the two boys had very little parental guidance. This could just be what the director wanted us to see. No matter, this film did depict a normal and way to common event in the lives of our youth as a world, not just a certain culture. The young people with too much time on their hands do have tendencies to investigate new things. Getting drunk, doing drugs, and promiscuous behavior are not new. This kind of behavior has been going on for centuries and all over the world.
The Spanish culture was seen a lot with animals meandering free in the streets, music, choice of locations for the party that the boys attended being a bull arena. Family again being celebrated was a wonderful part of this culture.
The fact that the film was almost entirely on the two boys and their "coming of age" adventure and their brief encounter with an older woman opened their eyes to some reality of the real world.
This film was not my choice of films, I do see how it told a story of youth and the choices made by some who are not so well overseen by the adults in their lives made a big difference on their behavior. I do still believe firmly that this is a world wide problem and that even well monitored children fall into the pits of bad choices and hopefully will grow, learn, and make better choices in their futures.
Last note: I totally enjoyed this class and its teachings. I found myself looking forward to another. Thank you for the experience and the eye opener to another culture.
Mary Cremer
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