Once is for ascene in a subway, where a blind man sings "Danny Boy" badly while ayoung man dances to the song, but is out of step. Only five times does his camera stray from the kids. He makes his points with character and action, not withspeeches. The film received an NC-17rating by the MPAA, and then a decision was made to release it "unrated" in many markets, it will be "adults only." It is so raw, bleak andunfiltered that such a policy is appropriate, and yet there will be kids whoshould see this movie, and my hunch is, somehow they'll find it.Ĭlark'sdirection is discreet. Theresult shadows the rest of the movie, and gives "Kids" its reason forbeing the film is intended as a wake-up call, and for some kids, it may be alifesaver.
Gradually,a plot emerges, involving two of the girls, who go for an AIDS test. There are two extended rap sessions -one for the boys, one for the girls - in which they talk about sex, drugs andtheir lives. Themovie's dialogue, which sounds authentic, was written by a 19-year-old named Harmony Korine, who lived in the world of skateboarders and suggested thecasting of some of his friends to Clark. It'samazing how, watching the film, you dislike Telly so much you want to denyFitzpatrick's accomplishment in creating him. SinceFitzpatrick is an actor (and "no ladies' man," he told Clark), thisis a performance and, as such, one of the most effective I've seen. What do thegirls see in him? The answer to their curiosity about sex, I guess. He is essentiallya very effective sex machine, plowing through fields of naive, underage girls.What makes him unforgettable is his voice, which is crude and grating everything he says sounds unwholesome. This is the kind of kid who gives parents nightmares. Thecasting of Leo Fitzpatrick as Telly has a lot to do with the film's powerfuleffect. What is not human and between 12 and 17 essentially does notexist. What is interesting is that you can hardly even seeManhattan in this movie the camera, like the characters, sees only this sadyouth culture. In his first movie,he adopts a similar approach, shooting on location in the streets, placing hischaracters in their world. Fifty years from now, she'll still remember you." It is a goodthing he cannot hear the talk among some of the girls in the movie, who cannoteven remember losing their virginity.Ĭlarkhas published several famous books of gritty photography. Minutes later, his mission accomplished, he's back on thestreet with Casper, explaining his philosophy about virgins: "Say you dietomorrow. Because I think you're beautiful."She believes him. "Ifyou - me, you don't have to worry about that," Telly tells her.
"Whatif I get pregnant," asks a girl, who looks about 14. His face is ascary study in self-absorption as he tells girls lies they should laugh at.Being stupid, naive or simply curious, they listen to him. Telly,played by Leo Fitzpatrick, at least has an interest in life: sex. It follows a group ofteenage boys and girls through one day and night during which they travelManhattan on skateboards and subway trains, have sex, drink, use drugs, talk, party,and crash in a familiar stupor, before starting all over again the next day.The movie seesthis culture insuch flat, unblinking detail that it feels like a documentary it knows whatit's talking about. Larr圜lark's "Kids" is a movie about their world. Other people - adults - simply do not exist. If you study this body language, you realize that these kids liveentirely in a world of their own. What is strange isthat Telly chooses to stand around the corner from his friend, to lend himprivacy. Casper pauses casually, in plain view of passersby ona street corner, to urinate.
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