Brilliant or utter filth?
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Strait_Up_98 — 20 years ago(October 21, 2005 12:55 PM)
Devon was attracted to Trent and I think that Trent may have been attracted to Devon but in a non-sexual sence but I think more then anything they were attracted to each others lives. I see their relationship more like a close brother and Sister love and because Trent was quite a bit older then Deven he would be as protective over her as he was which could be more of a fathers love.
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DMERCER8 — 20 years ago(October 22, 2005 05:56 PM)
Dear Strait Up 98,
I see their relationship as being a wholesome friendship that's very close.
When Devon encourages Trent to feel her scar from heart surgeryhe refuses
showing an obvious sense of propriety when it comes to their friendship.
To Better Days,
BRAD -
lukelloyd — 19 years ago(June 24, 2006 12:32 PM)
sorry orangeskulls but you obviously need to take up some english classes for spelling and grammar. Plus the idea of devon envieing trent is ridiculous, she is too young for such a complication. The true reasoning for their relationship is put through stages, firstly she is intrigued by trent as he is unlike anyone she has met before, secondly trent becomes friendly towards her, and she appreciates this as she is a 'loner' without friends, she perceives trent to be her only friend. Another possible reason for their relationship, however this may be reading a little deep, is that devon knows she should not be friends with trent, as he is a poor guy, a misfit, and it is common knowledge that if you tell a kid not to do something, they want to do it more. Therefore knowing she should not be friends with trent, makes her more friendly with him.
The idea of the film being 'filth' is also a ridiculous notion, and could not be put forward by someone who has actually seen the film, or knows what they are talking about!! The film is clearly a beautiful portrail of innocence in the modern world, to me, the film was made to highlight modern societies prejudices, sterotypes and fear of anything breaking the norm. -
Khitt66 — 14 years ago(December 02, 2011 10:30 AM)
Define: "Better Off"
I mean I hate to bump an old thread and you'll probably never see this but how exactly was Devon's family better off? Her mother was cheating on her father with a boy half her age or more and her father was so obsessed with social standing that he couldn't see that; 1. his daughter was unhappy, 2. his wife was cheating on him and 3. That the real person capable of "touching" his daughter lived right there inside their little village. Yes, they had money and big houses but their community is rampant with thieves (the boy), bullies (the teenagers) and violent vigilantes (the fact that they chose to beat up Trent rather than going to the cops). No one's really happy, they're just wealthy.
Trent, on the other hand, may be poor, he may be living in a "tin can" and he may be looked down on by that fancy village he works in but he has a family that loves him, he grew up in a neighborhood that was bouyant and full of life and he had a REAL friendship with someone who loved him for HIM, not for what he had.
It's not about age and understanding, it's about value. I personally agree with Devon: freedom, truth, love and happiness are more important than material wealth and safety could every be. TRENT is better off, not Devon. -
jbaker1-2 — 2 years ago(March 13, 2024 04:53 AM)
The people who live in their million-dollar McMansions in their meticulously maintained gated communities are generally the type who are so concerned with keeping up appearances that they have no time to be happy. They're also almost invariably card-carrying Republicans, and as anyone who's had to deal with them knows, conservatives as a general rule aren't happy unless they have someone "different" to hate.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it. -
murderousleeches — 19 years ago(July 21, 2006 07:07 PM)
OH MY GOD. ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY MUST MEAN PEDOPHILIA.
What the beep is wrong with you? Did you NOT see that Trent didn't want to touch her because he knew that it was wrong, and he respected her and I think he was even slightly disgusted at the thought that she might show him her body?
I hate how anyone who doesn't GET IT automatically jumps on the pedophilia bandwagon. Just shuttup already. You don't get it, it doesn't mean it's a horrible movie. It just means you're kind of stupid.
holiday=holy day.
Not "Happy I Hate Christmas" -
tigudik — 19 years ago(October 11, 2006 04:15 AM)
well I saw it like 2 days ago and it goes like this: devon says 'touch it'. trent's like 'no thanks'. then Devon says something like 'go on' and then he runs his finger down the scar and says 'that's cool'. and then he shows her his scar.
out of all the things i've lost i miss my mind the least
