Kids


Subject: Kids
From: Sean Draine (seandr@microsoft.com)
Date: Sat Aug 04 2001 - 13:19:51 GMT


Has anyone seen Larry Clark's _Bully_, or his first movie, _Kids_?

It occurred to me that Larry is the very antithesis of Salinger in his
portrayal of youth. Larry's kids have all of Holden's confusion and
aimlessness, but they lack his perceptiveness and compassion. They are
stripped of intellect and insight, and left with sex as their primary
dramatic motive. They are capable of casual, brutal violence. They are a
far cry from the sophisticated, delicate, and precious menagerie -
Holden, Esme, Sybil, Seymour, Teddy - that Salinger has assembled behind
glass. Despite this, I think Larry is just as fond of (obsessed with?)
his young characters as Salinger.

I'm not sure one can quite "enjoy" Larry's movies, but I've found them
interesting. Anyone other Bananafishers?

-Sean
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