Thoughts on the movie KIDS (1995)
May 25, 2020 7:08:22 GMT 10
Post by slashpop on May 25, 2020 7:08:22 GMT 10
I've watched this movie countless times and while some of it hasn't age well, it still does represent a glimpse of the time in some ways but also much more. I remember when it came out and how controversial it was due to the AIDS topic and the sex stuff. To me a lot of the themes and attitude is very 90s and reflective of the time it was released, especially for early millennials and skateboard culture within that time.
However a lot of other elements seem very very 2000s in retrospect, either by chance or other reasons, and not fully representative of the era where in was filmed. Many skaters and the like did not have the attitude or give off the vibe they had in the movie, even though many did, having been around skateboarders and rollerbladers at the time. By early 2000s the vibe in the movie was much more commonplace both within youth culture and skate culture.
Something about this contradiction or coincidence in a way really reflects an early example of the transition and crossover with the early 2000s/Y2K era
more than other movies from this early time. It is almost like an early blueprint of the early 2000s mainstream teen/alternative youth vibe in way.
The mid 90s did have overlaps with the late 90s, thats not my focus here, this movie goes beyond that imo.
What are your thoughts on this movie? What do you make of this topic?
The more I think about it this could be straight up filmed at any point between 1997-2001 and would feel even more in place. The film was filmed in summer or autumn 1994 and released around a year later in fall of 1995.
Pay attention to the details, here is the full movie: (Please ignore the gross sexual scene or homophobic stuff, I don't support either!)
However a lot of other elements seem very very 2000s in retrospect, either by chance or other reasons, and not fully representative of the era where in was filmed. Many skaters and the like did not have the attitude or give off the vibe they had in the movie, even though many did, having been around skateboarders and rollerbladers at the time. By early 2000s the vibe in the movie was much more commonplace both within youth culture and skate culture.
Something about this contradiction or coincidence in a way really reflects an early example of the transition and crossover with the early 2000s/Y2K era
more than other movies from this early time. It is almost like an early blueprint of the early 2000s mainstream teen/alternative youth vibe in way.
The mid 90s did have overlaps with the late 90s, thats not my focus here, this movie goes beyond that imo.
What are your thoughts on this movie? What do you make of this topic?
The more I think about it this could be straight up filmed at any point between 1997-2001 and would feel even more in place. The film was filmed in summer or autumn 1994 and released around a year later in fall of 1995.
Pay attention to the details, here is the full movie: (Please ignore the gross sexual scene or homophobic stuff, I don't support either!)
