Ich stimme voll zu, kat. No one wants to watch a movie all in German. ....Or do they? Anyways, to throw in my two cents, I would say NO movie or documentary or any anti-drug ad shown in school will do much to deter drug use. Addiction is caused by many things, and you can watch all the anti-drug ads and films in the world and it won't matter much. So, my answer is no movie, no ad, no anti-drug propaganda will ever be a full deterrent against people using and becoming addicted to substances. There is no "war on drugs" because it's a war that cannot be won. Just like Prohibition in America did little to prevent people from drinking, so too will anti-drug films do little to deter many young people from becoming addicted to something if they are so inclined to. You can call a drug addict stupid or foolish all you want for having even started to experiment with drugs, and drug addiction will ruin your life. But it's the way things are, it's the way people are and always will be. Read Brave New World for Godssake! In a "eutopian" futuristic society, all people take a drug called Soma that makes them happy and carefree. It's a perfect analogy of the war on drugs in this day and age. Life can be miserable, circumstances and experiences can bring a person to such a desperate point that they'll do anything to numb the pain. I speak from experience. It's unfortunate, it ruins many lives and it will always do so. C'est la vie. It is what it is.
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katjoeus
12 years ago
Hm....also dem stimme ich jetzt nicht so ganz zu :-)
Good points, but I do think it could potentially deter at least some kids - I know that I was definitely NEVER going to try heroin after watching Christiane F.!! (Not that I had planned on it before :-)).
Everyone is different - I agree with you, there will always be people doing drugs, but I think it would be worth trying - just like when they started warning against smoking, showing all the horrendous pictures of smoker's legs etc. Who knows...it certainly can't hurt - I doubt that anyone would take up drugs after watching these movies!!!
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Burning_Sosobra
12 years ago
Was können Sie tun? It is the way of the world. It's true, it doesn't hurt to use films like this to get at young people and show them the dangers inherent to drug use. And if it deters one person from using, then that's certainly a good thing. However, it can have the opposite affect. I have known many people that loved Trainspotting, Requiem, Basketball Diaries, etc...and they still use and become addicted to whatever substance. So, unfortunately there's nothing that can stop the tide flow of drugs in America, in the world, but here's to always trying...
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