Over the weekend, I watched the gritty urban film Kidulthood (2006), which to my surprise depicted 21st century urban teenage life really accurately. I am a big fan of urban gangster films and so this film certainly lived up to my expectations.
For those of you who haven't watched the film, the film narrowly focusses on following several 15 yr old teenagers whom of which engage in sex, drugs and violence. The film is extremely violent in places, but it highlights the growing trend for teens to stab and use fire arms to kill people. Ultimately, the hot and loveable guy Trife is killed by his enemy Sam...which okay I admit I cried at.
For me the film 'kicks the door off its hinges'. I thought I knew what it meant to be a teenager growing up in the 21st century, clearly I was wrong. I guess the film illustrated to me how lucky I have been not to have sex for drugs, witness a stabbing or felt suicidal by the actions of school bullies. Although the film explicitly shows that this isn't the case for all teenagers.
The follow up to the film: Adulthood was released last year and supposedly is better than kidulthood. The film shows the teenagers 2 years later and how Sam who was sent to jail for the murder of Trife is now being targeted to 'settle the score.'
A must see film!! *****
For those of you who haven't watched the film, the film narrowly focusses on following several 15 yr old teenagers whom of which engage in sex, drugs and violence. The film is extremely violent in places, but it highlights the growing trend for teens to stab and use fire arms to kill people. Ultimately, the hot and loveable guy Trife is killed by his enemy Sam...which okay I admit I cried at.
For me the film 'kicks the door off its hinges'. I thought I knew what it meant to be a teenager growing up in the 21st century, clearly I was wrong. I guess the film illustrated to me how lucky I have been not to have sex for drugs, witness a stabbing or felt suicidal by the actions of school bullies. Although the film explicitly shows that this isn't the case for all teenagers.
The follow up to the film: Adulthood was released last year and supposedly is better than kidulthood. The film shows the teenagers 2 years later and how Sam who was sent to jail for the murder of Trife is now being targeted to 'settle the score.'
A must see film!! *****
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