If you want to encompass so much that could be termed ‘Being Bad’ into one movie, the perhaps ‘Kids’ is exactly that movie. The film follows a day in the life of Telly who is only interested in ‘deflowering as many virgins as possible’. The opening scene sees Telly in bed with a young girl convincing her to have sex, even though she is petrified about becoming pregnant. He professes that he loves her and will care for her, but soon after he is bragging about his act to Casper.
“Kids like him do exist. He is evil in a way, but probably doesn't no better in another way and how Leo Fitzpatrick handles the character is great. There is a scene with his mother that will say enough about how he grew up. The movie introduces another girl who only slept with Telly in her life. She is tested positive on HIV and wants to find Telly to talk to him about it. We follow her in some conversations and on parties as well and we get the idea how the lives of all those kids are. The same time Telly tries to get another girl into his bed. She is the sister of one of his friends.
The movie doesn't have a real story but the things we see speak for themselves. The movie warns you for the danger of HIV and things like that, it shows what can happen when parents are not at all involved in their kids lives and it shows what alcohol and drugs can do. The last things is showed in one of the closing scenes and it really is disturbing.”
The Movie Database, 2001
The Movie Database, 2001
It has to be said that some of the things in the movie can be interpreted to be worse than they actually are in the context of such a shocking film. Most people have been drunk at least once in their lives, but it the way that some of the characters handle the situations that lead to a conclusion of ‘Being Bad’.The film is a shocking indictment, but it does expose some of the most shocking goings-on in society and bring them to the fore in people’s minds.
This is not the sort of easy going film that you would take the family to see, but it does tackle some horrible ideas that do happen. Perhaps for me, in this film, I have seen the closest to ‘BEING BAD’ out of all of the lectures.
This website gives a really interesting review of the film:
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