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Pedophile Story? (possible spoilers)

posted 7 years ago by AngelThMan (143)
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Just saw the movie. If I understood correctly, it is about a 17 year old having a sexual relationship with a 30 year old. The movie was okay (a bit long), but what's bugging me is that the film feels like, and is being embraced as, a warm coming of age love story. If the kid is 17, then there is molestation involved. I'm not objecting to the gay intimacy of the movie. I'm objecting to this film being embraced as a warm love story. If the gender of the teenager had been female, there would have been outrage. I feel this movie is morally off.

[–] nevadaR (3) 7 years ago

Oliver is 24, not 30. Just because Elio's not 18 yet doesn't make it wrong or illegal, welcome to the real world where most teenagers start their sex life at 15 or 16. Elio is above the legal age of consent and the characters embark on a very gradually and mutually respectful relationship. So stop throwing words like pedophilia or molestation when the movie is about a legal and consensual relationship. This has been discussed ad nauseam and I'm tired of explaining obvious things to idiots who use words they don't understand.

[–] Geiri (862) 7 years ago

1. Pedophilia is the attraction to prepubescent children.
2. The age of consent in Italy is 14.