Bloody right. There are things to be believed and some... OK
GB, especially London are amongst the worst places to live in the world. Most expensive, most depressive, most stressing and so on. And even British citizens can say this is a film about reality. I disagree.
I guess there's a great script, pretty good performances, a great score and beautiful scenes and shots, but, blood... if this film was to portrait British reality, GB would be much more than f'd (amazing... how many times is this word used in 50% of the films we review and it's still a banned word... hahahaa).
So... no Big Brother at all... no one's ever caught. I mean, not even in one friggin' day. Girls that are supposed to be fifteen are pretty well over twenty... Sam is 35. For Pete's sake. No kidulthood at all... this is all adulthood in a hooligan world.
If Britain were to be what is depicted here, it would be a full-time nightmare. And... it is not. Yea, it's depressing (London, so far, is as hell), dark and stressing, but, please, this is not how kids are there.
I know that for sure. I know lots of British kids who are as normal as most kids in the world. Many of them, to say the least, are great kids. And there are no "kids" here, at all. Families are not as stupid as they're supposed to be (according to the film)
I can't say I don't like the film, but it's not much more than what we tell the world in our films (in Mexico): gritty, dark, obnoxious, hard and a bit over the top. That's how we paint the world, but we live in a very nice country with very nice people.
Would a cab never, ever stop for a black kid? Not true. Would anybody do what these kids do in the stores they "visit"? No. Are there many parties that end in tragedy every weekend? No.
All in all, Kidulthood is just a film that takes old clichés to the 21st century and, accordingly, uses the appropriate music, slang, clothing and settings you would expect for a new film.
Nothing new. No updated views. No original storytelling. Well done, that's all.
GB, especially London are amongst the worst places to live in the world. Most expensive, most depressive, most stressing and so on. And even British citizens can say this is a film about reality. I disagree.
I guess there's a great script, pretty good performances, a great score and beautiful scenes and shots, but, blood... if this film was to portrait British reality, GB would be much more than f'd (amazing... how many times is this word used in 50% of the films we review and it's still a banned word... hahahaa).
So... no Big Brother at all... no one's ever caught. I mean, not even in one friggin' day. Girls that are supposed to be fifteen are pretty well over twenty... Sam is 35. For Pete's sake. No kidulthood at all... this is all adulthood in a hooligan world.
If Britain were to be what is depicted here, it would be a full-time nightmare. And... it is not. Yea, it's depressing (London, so far, is as hell), dark and stressing, but, please, this is not how kids are there.
I know that for sure. I know lots of British kids who are as normal as most kids in the world. Many of them, to say the least, are great kids. And there are no "kids" here, at all. Families are not as stupid as they're supposed to be (according to the film)
I can't say I don't like the film, but it's not much more than what we tell the world in our films (in Mexico): gritty, dark, obnoxious, hard and a bit over the top. That's how we paint the world, but we live in a very nice country with very nice people.
Would a cab never, ever stop for a black kid? Not true. Would anybody do what these kids do in the stores they "visit"? No. Are there many parties that end in tragedy every weekend? No.
All in all, Kidulthood is just a film that takes old clichés to the 21st century and, accordingly, uses the appropriate music, slang, clothing and settings you would expect for a new film.
Nothing new. No updated views. No original storytelling. Well done, that's all.