If the abuse of the fours boys is difficult for me, a female viewer, I just wondered how much harder it must be for viewer of the same sex as the characters? There must be a different view because of this idea of emasculation that comes with it.
And I've always envied male friendships. Anyone ever had any friends as close as they were in the film?
I just can't get the image of Jussie Smolett having a fag fest in prison. It turns my stomach. I wonder if ole Jussie came up w his bullshit, just to get to a chance to play a woman's roll.
shareThe most difficult part for me was actually the death of the innocent guy who got hit by the hotdog stand. The entire event was a combination of evil shit to do to an innocent person. First stealing the greek dudes only business, seeing him as less than a dog, and then the eventually harm of a man who did nothing but come home from work. That was the hardest thing for me to stomach in the film.
The abuse scene I felt was basically those kids having the trauma they caused others being revealed in their face. I'm not saying that it was justified, but I've literally known people who have been killed so.
yeah but without those kids going to prison, that sadistic guard would’ve never experienced his own karma
shareUh, the guy who got hit by the hot dog stand survived. Also, the trauma of a hot dog stand crashing into you or having it being stolen is nowhere near the trauma of being raped and beaten for a whole year nonstop. I don't know where you're going with that.
share"And I've always envied male friendships. Anyone ever had any friends as close as they were in the film? "
Yes, exactly like that, from youth all the way until mid 30s. Mid 30s - everyone starts to go their own way, it's not the same anymore. Prior to that, band of brothers, doing everything together.
What happened in "Sleepers", well I have to say, I think the author made it up. There isn't one bit of evidence to suggest anything that happened in "Sleepers" - actually did happen. Lorenzo Carcaterra (The author) acted like it was a true story - well, it's a bit hard to believe when not one single record exists verifying his claims.
That aside, any kind of abuse (that actually did happen) to a boy or girl is disturbing.