Ken Park

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Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother. Peaches looks after her devoutly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim. But they spend precious little time together and none of them seems to know much about one another's family lives. This bizarre dichotomy underscores their alienation # the result of suburban ennui, a teenager's inherent sense of melodrama, and the disturbing nature of their home environments.

actors:

Adam Chubbuck	as Ken Park
James Bullard	as Shawn
Seth Gray	as Shawn's brother
Eddie Daniels	as Shawn's mother
Zara McDowell	as Zoe
Maeve Quinlan	as Rhonda
Stephen Jasso	as Claude
Wade Williams	as Claude's Father
Tiffany Limos	as Peaches
Julio Oscar Mechoso	as Peaches' Father
James Ransone	as Tate
Patricia Place	as Tate's Grandmother
Amanda Plummer	as Claude's Mother
Mike Apaletegui	as Curtis
Harrison Young	as Tate's Grandfather

directors:
Larry Clark
Edward Lachman
rating:6.00

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Reading local (Belgian) reviews for this film, you seriously
I think we are moving backwards in time. Critics seem to be bending over backwards in his defence
of sexually explicit images (well, there
a bit of what could be considered hardcore scenes here, but
nothing on the level of, say, Baise - moi, for example), once again
trying to establish the thin line between art and pornography,
forgetting (conveniently, perhaps?) to really focus in the film
instead. Could it be that of Harmony Korine's sharp screenplay,
largely based on personal experiences of some of
director Larry Clark's friends and models, actually hit too close to home for a lot of
People to admit? Although the dream suburb of this film could qualify as
quintessential American definition of many, I can assure you that
things that happens there takes place around the world.
A lot of things, both teens and parents can go through
instantly recognizable for me personally, and I'm 35 (go to 36)
year-old employee of that tiny ant heap of a country
called Belgium. Do not you think that by universal? Too many adult viewers
still seem to prefer to deny the very possibility that his son-age children
port strong sexual desires, let alone the likely consequence
which has already acted on them! It may strike some as somewhat unsavory
now 59 years, Larry Clark addresses these issues
(especially taking into account the level of unflinching honesty and frankness carnal
shown here), as it did in the BULLY and two children earlier, but almost nobody else seemingly
dares to come anywhere near this issue as
of yet. Much more than simply courting controversy, Clark (and co-
Helm Lachman) have developed a beautiful, funny, poignant, heartbreaking and utterly disturbing
(frames final with
Ken Park owner will be recorded in my mind for a lifetime) of work, yes, art.
A lot of older viewers have pointed out that the film is somehow
unfairly biased in favour of young people (actors compel the fate
them), what makes the adults as grotesque caricatures. As far as I'm concerned
, only very inattentive viewers could never reach that
evaluation. Tate's grandparents may initially come across as whiny and pathetic
there are still a little sweet later on the scene that shows his
genuine affection for one another. It is both sad and saying that
his grisly fate appeared to raise far less impact on his audience that
few minutes of action groin. A world gone mad, in fact.
Claude father's macho is another example. His latest transgression
toward his son succeeds to be both disturbing and weirdly touching. Each character
adult (let's not forget Claude mom,
engagingly portrayed by the underrated Amanda Plummer) receives at least one scene
is true that stereotypes surface is damaged and outside
subtleties as a single eye injuries can convert the whole story in his head
. I sincerely love this movie, precisely, to do just that.
Anyone who believes pornography is worrying "Ken Park"
worrying for both evil and the right reasons. His

not pornography, but are easily confused with him, because
contains many of the same powerful ingredients: nudity and explicit sexual behavior
. What separates it from pornography is that "Ken Park" 's intent is not
awakening but to provoke an emotional response to place these same
powerful ingredients within a relational context problematic. Unfortunately
who is also the problem with "Ken Park".

An average viewer can not testify explicit sexual behaviour and unaffected
with it. We are all sex (mostly) and (most of us) to respond
visual stimuli. "Ken Park" requires the viewer to suspend such a response, see
beyond any excitement or outrage generated by the explicit sexuality and
focus on relationships in the film (of which sex is no more
that the expression). This question of the average film viewer
sexual maturity much more than most films ever hope to ask.

may require more pressure on the envelope as public
but the cumulative effect of pushing the envelope is still in the realm of speculative
sociolology. Moreover, the extreme youth of some aspect of
characters from the movie will make some companies to avoid distribution
risks. Freedom of expression is one thing and defending allegations of spreading
paedophilia is quite another, and few companies can afford this kind of publicity
.

Personally, I think the Lachman and Clark have made a great movie, is a moral and compassionate
statement. The characters feel very real, in its banality
there is a real pathos. In fact, dialogue and bland delivery
explains why sex is such a powerful attraction for these children. They have access to
rare delight and comfort with sex and, weirdly enough, a feeling of peace. True
rings. The tragedy is that they are all affected by
CLUELESS pathological or father figures and sexuality reflects a history of frustrated
attachment. The final scene with the three main characters
I felt very well bittersweet because it plays more like a fantasy that
a likely scenario.

Art enjoys very complex, troubled relationship with the American public.
We are so rapidly changing audience with a huge appetite for challenge,
however, not necessarily absorb the changes we are witnessing. As an audience,
expect much more cultural sophistication of our ability to
balanced interpretation. "Ken Park" is proof of that.

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