I randomly found this movie and was intrigued by the title and title photo. After reading the description I watched it because I remember this story happened while I was a goth teenager in middle school in Dallas, Texas.
This movie really hit home and I had to take several breaks because it was very intense and showed an accurate depiction of how cops treated punks, or anyone who didn't fit the "clean cut, all-American white boy" mold. And truth be told, COPS STILL BEHAVE THIS WAY TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO LOOK DIFFERENT.
The murder scene was quite graphic and made me feel physically ill. I had to take a break after that.
The ending really had me pissed because, as I said, this brought back so many memories. There is STILL one rule for the privileged and another for the "outsiders".
Two things I did not like about the film was 1) the score. I believe there are some hidden frequencies in it meant to make you feel ill and heighten your anxiety. After the murder scene, during the trial, I had to mute the film the rest of the time. It seemed to drag on the same notes and kept making me feel sick. Once I muted the film the feeling went away.
2) the depiction of the punks as rowdy teens. Not all punks behave this way. Many are very articulate, well rounded, well read people who've taken the time to question society and its supposed mores. Many punks are also straight edge, meaning they don't use any drugs or alcohol. It would've been nice to show at least one or two punks who are like that.
This movie really hit home and I had to take several breaks because it was very intense and showed an accurate depiction of how cops treated punks, or anyone who didn't fit the "clean cut, all-American white boy" mold. And truth be told, COPS STILL BEHAVE THIS WAY TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO LOOK DIFFERENT.
The murder scene was quite graphic and made me feel physically ill. I had to take a break after that.
The ending really had me pissed because, as I said, this brought back so many memories. There is STILL one rule for the privileged and another for the "outsiders".
Two things I did not like about the film was 1) the score. I believe there are some hidden frequencies in it meant to make you feel ill and heighten your anxiety. After the murder scene, during the trial, I had to mute the film the rest of the time. It seemed to drag on the same notes and kept making me feel sick. Once I muted the film the feeling went away.
2) the depiction of the punks as rowdy teens. Not all punks behave this way. Many are very articulate, well rounded, well read people who've taken the time to question society and its supposed mores. Many punks are also straight edge, meaning they don't use any drugs or alcohol. It would've been nice to show at least one or two punks who are like that.