Not great but not 3.2 bad (as of this posting). This movie had a lot to say but it never really said it. It didn't convey the culture clash between the child, her friends, and her family's way of life all that well.
This movie is about the sexual awakening of a culturally repressed child and not knowing how to cope or what to do about it. Her upbringing at home says one thing (she had her first period and in her family's culture- she's now a full fledged woman) while the youth around her say another (her click thinks she's taking things like their dancing too far, as in adult oriented.) . She's confused and makes some really bad decisions because she had no formal guidance about what is acceptable for someone of her age and what isn't. Her unbalanced impulses lead to some shocking behavior to say the least.
But after all of the turmoil she learns that she's still just a kid and she still has a ways to go before she's actually "grown up."
This movie had great potential but kind of came up short. The outrage over the subject matter is/was unwarranted. Yes, there are some moments that will make you feel uneasy and even disturb. But in relation to the film, this is exactly why sexual education at a young age is so important. "The talk" needs to happen before the onset of puberty. Otherwise you may as a parent have situations like the ones depicted in this film.
This movie is about the sexual awakening of a culturally repressed child and not knowing how to cope or what to do about it. Her upbringing at home says one thing (she had her first period and in her family's culture- she's now a full fledged woman) while the youth around her say another (her click thinks she's taking things like their dancing too far, as in adult oriented.) . She's confused and makes some really bad decisions because she had no formal guidance about what is acceptable for someone of her age and what isn't. Her unbalanced impulses lead to some shocking behavior to say the least.
But after all of the turmoil she learns that she's still just a kid and she still has a ways to go before she's actually "grown up."
This movie had great potential but kind of came up short. The outrage over the subject matter is/was unwarranted. Yes, there are some moments that will make you feel uneasy and even disturb. But in relation to the film, this is exactly why sexual education at a young age is so important. "The talk" needs to happen before the onset of puberty. Otherwise you may as a parent have situations like the ones depicted in this film.
