We live in a word where differences are not always accepted. Even now days we face discrimination, racism and plain hate for those who are different to what the social norms dictate. The world is slowly changing for better but there are people who want to keep things "the old way", people who don't accept those who are different. This is intolerance to differences is evident in the movie Bad Hair. Junior is a 9-year-old kid living in a department complex in Venezuela. His mother doesn't have a job and she is the only provider for Junior and her little brother after his dad died. From the beginning of the movie we can see the tension between Junior and his mother but we don't know exactly why this tension exists at the beginning. With the course of the movie we can see that Juniors mother does not accept who her son is and therefore neither does he. It is not explicitly said but we know that junior is gay because of his actions. He says he want to be a singer, he has a crush on Mario the guy who works in the store downstairs, his only friend is a girl and the most important one, he doesn't like his "bad hair" (curly). Throughout the movie, we see Junior doing different things to his hair to try to make it straight and every time he does his mom get angry at him. She doesn't want her son to be who he is and it seems like no one in Juniors life accepts him. This is a clear example of intolerance in society today. There are many kids who go through the same thing Junior goes through, not being accepted. Junior has his back against a wall in the movie. He is only 9 and he depends completely on his mom, who he loves very much. He is not giving other option but to deny who he really is at the end of the movie. It is a truly sad story, because we can see how Junior feels, he wants to be himself but we know because of the last scene where junior is standing in the courtyard of his school with his head shaved and emptiness in his eyes, that he will oppress his true self just to make those around him happy, just so his mom will accept him. The movie captures perfectly the dilemma some people go through in their lives and why sometimes they make the decisions they make.
This is a beautifully shot movie with a deep message to those who oppress other and to the oppressed. Is a movie where one is able to connect with the characters and understand their positions. By the end I was angry and sad, I might have cried a little bit a really enjoyable and meaningful movie.
This is a beautifully shot movie with a deep message to those who oppress other and to the oppressed. Is a movie where one is able to connect with the characters and understand their positions. By the end I was angry and sad, I might have cried a little bit a really enjoyable and meaningful movie.