I remember seeing this in theaters in high school.
Arguably worked better than all the years of DARE and other anti-drug programming in school..
Whatever the critics and experts say it didn't get right about addiction, it really removed any of the glamour & allure that most other films gave it.
ProllyInfamous•8mo ago
I attended a nationally-ranked Southern Ivy, and mostly hung out with the East Coast Kiddos. We're probably about the same age...
This movie helped me be better aware about some of my co-students' "status" if we ever took trips off our campus community. Just to not put obvious outsiders (unnecessarily) in harm's way. For example, during spring break volunteering trips, student drivers of color statistically were misrepresented in citations.
It helped us all come up with life's greatest maxim: "Only break one law at a time" [and being a minority counts against you]. It's just how it is. This movie approaches wisdom in so many ways, but this it the greatest impact for me.
p_ing•8mo ago
Geezus christ this movie really made me feel like shit. It’s tough to want to consider watching. The music alone is depressing and unsettling.
steveBK123•8mo ago
Arguably worked better than all the years of DARE and other anti-drug programming in school..
Whatever the critics and experts say it didn't get right about addiction, it really removed any of the glamour & allure that most other films gave it.
ProllyInfamous•8mo ago
This movie helped me be better aware about some of my co-students' "status" if we ever took trips off our campus community. Just to not put obvious outsiders (unnecessarily) in harm's way. For example, during spring break volunteering trips, student drivers of color statistically were misrepresented in citations.
It helped us all come up with life's greatest maxim: "Only break one law at a time" [and being a minority counts against you]. It's just how it is. This movie approaches wisdom in so many ways, but this it the greatest impact for me.