Make sure you don't get in the way first. The new Netflix Limited series “Youth” is absolutely amazing.
You may not watch more amazingly made TV, so you are surprised in a good way.
The four episodes explore Jamie's initial denial of guilt and her father's fear of seeing CCTV footage of her son stab the girl multiple times.
The writing, acting and production are top notch. However, the reason why “puberty” stands out from other top tier shows is that each of the four-hour episodes takes place in one take.
So the entire hourly episode is one of a very long camera shot. It also means that actors, including the young teen who plays the lead role, cannot make mistakes. All actors are basically playing live theaters for the entire hour. Ritak, I don't breathe in. One long camera shot.
And then there are four episodes. They did this four times! Yes, that's amazing. They deserve to win all the awards at the unbearable awards show.
But it is also an incredible gut punch, especially for teens.
Probably tell your child how it is at school
I understand that stories are based on real life events, but the script appears to have changed in itself. This storyline is actually just too realistic, not to mention very realistic, and very painful to watch.
“Adolescent” tells the story of a 13-year-old boy named Jamie. Jamie is drawn to older girls at school who are being bullied by someone who shares topless photos that she appears to have taken. Jamie tries to be kind to her, then in a self-promotional attempt to date her, she rejects him and chuckles him on social media as “incel” or unwilling single.
The ock laugh escalates and he answers while he and his friends roam the town by stabbing her and dying.
The four episodes explore Jamie's initial denial of guilt and her father's fear of seeing CCTV footage of her son stab the girl multiple times. In the second episode, there is police interviewing children at Jamie's school. Here it becomes clear that these children live in a world where adults do not plague. The indecency presented to the teacher appears to underscore the fact that the teacher is not connected to the student in any meaningful way.
The third episode aims to reveal what's in Jamie's head – it's a lengthy interview with a psychologist – and then you get a pretty clear picture of a 13-year-old girl dealing with adult problems, excessive sexual behavior, and social media bullying – all do not benefit from adult intervention.
The most painful TV I've ever seen
Fourth episode – Perhaps the most painful thing I've ever seen involves parents suffering from the guilt that their neighbors and the community already assigns them. The parents and 18-year-old daughter endure a very uncomfortable family outing where their father is recognized as the father of the murderer. Despite having just endured the outing, the father asks his mother, “How did you get her?” after showing love and compassion for her parents. Mom replies, “Just like we made him.”
The point is that they did the same thing, one child seems to be dealing with, well coordinated and loving… the other stabbing the girl over and over again with uncontrollable rage.
But let's go back and talk about what is depicted.
- His hardworking father runs his own plumbing business.
- Children are trapped and spending all day in facilities where adult order and control is broken, taking rampant action against the authority that exists, especially among teens who go towards each other. Young teens at school engage in adult sexual behavior (nude photos, 13 year olds laughing for being a virgin) and don't even have adults caring enough to see or intervene.
- Regularly returning home, marching upstairs and spending the night on his computer himself, the 13-year-old, goes out late at night without adult supervision, except when he's out with friends.
Learn about the long hours of fathers and son's computer time during painful self-examination of parents in episode 4.
“All kids are like that” – no excuses
Yes, that's right. But they don't have to be. And “the kids are like that,” says tired parents who work long hours, not an excuse for no communication. Parents must talk to their children. a lot. It has to be related.
Nightly unsupervised roaming goes hand in hand with a complete lack of communication. Obviously, parents need to know where the 13-year-old is. That issue is never addressed, especially at 10pm. It is also not the fact that a child's school is an intruder of toxic and inappropriate behavior. Schools are too similar to prisons, architecturally and procedurally – and inmates can be wild in both.
know. It's almost all middle schools, middle schools, or high schools, right? But if you're thinking about it, why is your child there again? because There is an alternative. The point here is that the older your child gets, the more they will continue to need plenty of time with you. And you have to be the one who will make sure it happens because it doesn't happen.
Privilege Fail
Other reviewers say the miniseries is a referendum on “toxic masculinity.”
I'm a male child stabs a female child and it's as toxic as it gets. But that's not because of his manliness. It's a lack of masculinity.
There are teachers who are not authorized to provide a safe and effective learning environment. A father who doesn't have time to build trust so that Jamie can bring him problems. My parents got caught up in their problems and pursuits. They have the feeling that all that computer time isn't big, but while his son is ripping alone in his room, his confidence is destroyed and his moral compass is irreparably broken, they want to tell themselves that “every child is like that.”
Should you see it?
I really can't recommend it. It is sprinkled blatantly, but pales in comparison to the emotional pain of watching it unfold. (The acting is exemplary, especially with Owen Cooper as Jamie and Steven Graham, co-creator of “Adolescents.”)
but. If you have a teen at school, or you're a teen who spends a lot of time alone on your room, on your cell phone or computer, or you're a teen who's out at night, you don't know where you're not…and yes. You need to watch all four episodes. In fact, you should get that teenager and have them watch with you. And you should talk about it. all.
What is your more important use of time than that?
Another perspective
Dr. Justin Coulson A few good points It's a thoughtful review of “adolescents” and I think it's worth considering too.
