Posted: March 27, 2015 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 3 Hearts, Benoît Jacquot, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Gainsborough, Chiara Mastroianni, David Robert Mitchell, It Follows, Jake Weary, Julian Boivent, Keir Gilchrist, Maika Mona | 2 Comments »
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Warning: SPOILERS
Teen sexuality in movies has changed quite a bit over time, of course. In the 1930’s and ‘40’s, teens were seen as innocents who got caught up in chaste, but ridiculous romantic misfires (like Andy Hardy).
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, it became a social issue with fears of juvenile delinquency (Rebel Without a Cause), unwanted pregnancy (Blue Denim) and if you’re Natalie Wood, a trip to the loony bin (Splendor in the Grass). And we haven’t even got to those luridly bad, but fun movies they showed in high school about STD’s.
Then finally, with the arrival of such films as Friday the 13th, Halloween and Carrie, teen sexuality became associated with death, with all the bad boys and girls getting theirs after having done the deed and only the virgins managing to survive.
And today, we have yet another version of when teens have sex with writer/director David Robert Mitchell’s new horror film It Follows. Read the rest of this entry »
