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I thought Ken Park was rather poor. I think the film will rile all the right people, but that seems to be the basic premise, and only that, it's very hollow. Saying that, we really do need more autoerotic asphyxiation in films.
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I disagree. While the movie certainly had shock value, that's never what Harmony Korine scripts have ever been about. Watching this movie reminded me a lot of my fucked up youth. Certainly not to the degree of what was portrayed, but I feel like it did a good job of showcasing how isolated and alone you can feel in a small town with a troubled home life and shallow-friendships.
For these kids, love was non-existent in pretty much every way. Sex was one of the only ways they had of connecting with each other. Or so they thought. I thought for these reasons, the movie was anything but hollow.