Bad Cinema

The film Kids is definatley a film which belongs in bad cinema. It covers a wide range of taboo subjects such as underage sex, alcohol and drug use, rape, gang violence and animal abuse. The film is very disturbing at times but at the same time it is definately "a wake up call to the world" (The New York Times). It is apparently a realistic depiction of what some teenagers lives' are like, which is why it is an important film which should be used to educate people.

There are a few films and TV programmes which show teenagers behaving badly, Thirteen and Skins being two. They are shocking at times but I think it's important to see this sort of footage as it gives teenagers a chance to see what can happen if they go completely off the rails but without it seeming like an educational film and possibly to remind parents that the same things are still going on as they were when they were younger.