Larry Clark's 1995 film 'Kids' depicts a chaotic day in New York, following drug-addled and sex-obsessed teenage skateboarders. While it aimed to showcase raw and unfiltered youth experiences, the film has faced criticism over the years for its extreme portrayals of adolescent recklessness and moral decay. Three decades later, reflections on the film reveal a growing consensus that it missed the mark, and younger audiences react negatively, highlighting a generational disconnection with its controversial themes.
I showed it to my 17-year-old son and he was mildly horrified. Now that three decades have passed since its release, I think we can all agree that Larry Clark's Kids was not a good film.
Released in July, 1995, it tracked the chaotic wandering of a couple of drug-addled and sex-obsessed teenage skateboarders across one day in New York.
Kids painted a picture of youth gone wild, getting high, having sex, committing multiple crimes, and generally being the worst people imaginable.
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