Teenagers today really have wild and wicked sex like this. Maybe it's to make us realize that it's not made up. themselves, on the screen, performing these pretty far out sex acts.
These teenagers aren't just playing teenagers - they are being teenagers, i.e. And I mean ANYTHING!! Maybe Clark wants to kick us in the head - to show that his stories aren't just stories but reality. I guess that Clark wants us to feel the realness of these characters and the stories, but I couldn't help to think "Jeez, these young pretty unknown actresses and actors do anything to be in a movie!". The "message" were lost in all the close-ups. To me the very explicit sex scenes kind of ate the film up. It's the sex that I am not certain about. In both Kids and Bully (I don't even count the terrible Teenage Caveman) I never once thought the violence or the sex or the drugs were unnecessary for Clark to get his point through, and in Ken Park I don't have no problem with the violence or the drugs either. Personally, I don't think there should be any lines or unwritten laws when it comes to art, but the more extreme you get, the more prepared you have to be to thoroughly explain why "you did it". I'm not saying that it should be banned, absolutely not, but the question is whether or not the scenes of teenagers actually having sex - for real - are making the film better or not.Įvery time Larry Clark makes a movie there's a line of people saying he has crossed the line. Let's just say that I understand why this film is more or less banned in the USA. I have always been of the opinion that the criticism of Clark's depiction of teenagers' sexuality is uncalled for, but in this case I'm thinking about going with the flow. Allright, so I saw Larry Clarks latest, Ken Park, this evening.
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