I don't know about you, but when I watch a William Shatner movie, I expect unintentional laughs. When I watch a 1961 movie about teenagers I expect the same - with a lot of kids doing the twist. This film has none of that fun. It tries to be serious but it doesn't address the problems of teenage sex, birth control or its consequences. Nor does it offer any solutions.
Apparently, there is no solution. This film was made sixty years ago. Society was more proper, more prudish and there were rules. (At least going by films made within the Production Code and by polite society.) That didn't work. Half a decade after this film was made came the summer of live free for all. Did that make things any better?
Now there are no societal rules at all. Are things any better?
Apparently, there is no solution. This film was made sixty years ago. Society was more proper, more prudish and there were rules. (At least going by films made within the Production Code and by polite society.) That didn't work. Half a decade after this film was made came the summer of live free for all. Did that make things any better?
Now there are no societal rules at all. Are things any better?