http://www.allmovie.com/work/kids-134786The behaviour of the youngsters of our country is a topic regularly talked about and we get an idea in the movie 'Kids' as to what life is like for children in some American cities.
So how can we compare this to our country and the children living here? I am confident in my belief that most kids in England are nowhere near as bad as the kids in this movie, but we can't avoid the fact that stats are proving the mental well-being of a great number of our kids are among the worst in Europe.
The attitude and behaviour shown by some of the kids in this movie is simply appalling. An obsession with sex, drugs and booze, ganging up and beating up a young man and then even spitting on him! A complete disregard for the values of virginity and the dangers of Sexually Transmitted Diseases! I feel this movie was intended as an eye opener to adults in an attempt to show them the dangers our kids are at risk to and how they need to be more aware of the activities their children are partaking in.
I feel many kids hear much of the hype in songs, movies, etc about sex and drugs and this does not help in attracting our children to things which they should not yet be worrying about as they should still be enjoying their childhood. I think children these days suffer through pier pressure, as the demands their friends put on them to 'grow up' and do things which adults do, all go horribly wrong when these activities are done irresponsibly. We see this in the movie with a lack of contraception and the use of drugs and alcohol, resulting in stupid behaviour and the passing on of a potentially fatal disease.
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