Finished People
I saw a late night movie the other day with that title and as every good film it made me think, and allowed me to put things under a different perspective…
IMDB info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400434/
To give an insight about the story, it begins like this:
“When I was on the streets, and hanged around there every day, some people thought I was part of the brick wall. They think we’re lowlifes capable of nothing – they think we’re finished people.”
- 19-year-old street kid
Many people have stood on the details, degrading the content because it was done under a low budget or simply accusing the teenagers of being lazy rather than underprivileged. I for one need to stand out of the crowd and say that I do support this film as a movie fan.
You don’t need to be poor or a junkie to feel left out. And a LOT of people are left out in our “civilized” days. Young people all over the world are freaking out, even committing suicide because their life is a dead end.
This movie is a wake up call for all of us that have it all and yet have the nerve to complain that “the steak wasn’t medium rare”.
Cinema isn’t just entertainment. Otherwise it wouldn’t be considered an art form. This movie is brain food.
To be frank I was kind of surprised that I saw these pictures coming from Australia. It helped me too realize that the same rules apply in every human society.
