Brilliant or utter filth?
Discuss
sharebrilliant , i didn't think it was filth at all, it was a really beautiful film . i adored it and thought the whole thing was great. Mischa and sam were fantastic and it just showed a real innocence. I thought the whole film was really powerful
shareIt was a brilliant film, not much else really to say. If anyone found it to be filth they probably need to go back to watching the WWE hall of fame inductions.
shareThere were no signs of filth threw out the film at all.
Friendly relation ships are not filth.
that’s basically saying if a father has a good friendly relation ship with his daughter then he is filth.
I think personally the main reason Devon like Trent was because she envied him,.
Out of every body she knew he was the less fortunate , but seemed to be the most free,
Devon wanted that freedom , but because she was young and still didn’t understand the world to the extent of a grownup she couldn’t see why her family were better off then Trent.
Absolutely brilliant. I only recently had the pleasure of seeing this film and I was very impressed with Mischa Barton as a young actress.
sharecool i like orangeskulls take on the movie...
i thought the movie showed how everyone was trapped in their roles and it is so interesting to see that yes devon envied trents "freedom"
that's just my take
i suppose your ment to make your own mind up with this kind of movie
it is what you want it to be
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Well-Just my opinion-I think there was at least some sexual tension in the movie-Certainly, Devon was attracted to Trent. Whether Trent was attracted to Devon was less clear, but if he was, he wouldn't have acted on it. Their was I think a romantic undercurrent to their friendship, but Trent wasn't about to allow anything to happen.
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it was an amazing film. slightly disturbing, it can't be denied, but amazing nonetheless
shareLawn Dogs is brilliant.
To Better Days,
BRAD
Devon was attracted to Trent and I think that Trent may have been attracted to Devon but in a non-sexual sence but I think more then anything they were attracted to each others lives. I see their relationship more like a close brother and Sister love and because Trent was quite a bit older then Deven he would be as protective over her as he was which could be more of a fathers love.
shareDear Strait Up 98,
I see their relationship as being a wholesome friendship that's very close.
When Devon encourages Trent to feel her scar from heart surgery...he refuses
showing an obvious sense of propriety when it comes to their friendship.
To Better Days,
BRAD
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I'm glad someone else agrees. A girl who practically leaps from her bed from a mess of dolls, starts breathing fast and takes the downstairs 3 at a time is surely into the guy a bit more than just needing a nice guy to befriend.
sharesorry orangeskulls but you obviously need to take up some english classes for spelling and grammar. Plus the idea of devon envieing trent is ridiculous, she is too young for such a complication. The true reasoning for their relationship is put through stages, firstly she is intrigued by trent as he is unlike anyone she has met before, secondly trent becomes friendly towards her, and she appreciates this as she is a 'loner' without friends, she perceives trent to be her only friend. Another possible reason for their relationship, however this may be reading a little deep, is that devon knows she should not be friends with trent, as he is a poor guy, a misfit, and it is common knowledge that if you tell a kid not to do something, they want to do it more. Therefore knowing she should not be friends with trent, makes her more friendly with him.
The idea of the film being 'filth' is also a ridiculous notion, and could not be put forward by someone who has actually seen the film, or knows what they are talking about!! The film is clearly a beautiful portrail of innocence in the modern world, to me, the film was made to highlight modern societies prejudices, sterotypes and fear of anything breaking the norm.
Define: "Better Off"
I mean I hate to bump an old thread and you'll probably never see this but how exactly was Devon's family better off? Her mother was cheating on her father with a boy half her age or more and her father was so obsessed with social standing that he couldn't see that; 1. his daughter was unhappy, 2. his wife was cheating on him and 3. That the real person capable of "touching" his daughter lived right there inside their little village. Yes, they had money and big houses but their community is rampant with thieves (the boy), bullies (the teenagers) and violent vigilantes (the fact that they chose to beat up Trent rather than going to the cops). No one's really happy, they're just wealthy.
Trent, on the other hand, may be poor, he may be living in a "tin can" and he may be looked down on by that fancy village he works in but he has a family that loves him, he grew up in a neighborhood that was bouyant and full of life and he had a REAL friendship with someone who loved him for HIM, not for what he had.
It's not about age and understanding, it's about value. I personally agree with Devon: freedom, truth, love and happiness are more important than material wealth and safety could every be. TRENT is better off, not Devon.
You threw out the money because there were no signs of filth?!
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