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Obviously this kid was born into a situation that didn't fit his needs as a young adolescent boy, and I don't even think that he was a bad kid. But he didn't have a role model to show him how to be good, at no point in the movie do we see his mother or father doing anything positive. So it wasn't like he was always doing wrong, it was more like he didn't know how to do right. For example when he stole the typewriter if was for survival, and when he realized he couldn't do anything with it he didn't just leave it in the street, he tried to do good and got severely punished for it. It was a lesson for him, don't do good. For some reason I would back that kid every day of the week, and if he were a real kid I would want to be his big brother.

This is one of those rare situations where you can't really tell how you feel. Throughout this whole movie we continually get slapped kicked and punched by our emotions. There is no possible way we can all feel like the character in this movie, or even try to understand what he is going through. But if there was one possible way for the director to make us feel what he felt the director provided it for us, If there was one, and only one way for the movie to be directed and it definitely did that. There were points in the movie to where I had to turn my face away because the cruelty was just too much. He didn't even have to tells us, hey look at what these people did don't you hate them. NO he just told the story from a totally subjective view and sat back and let us draw our own conclusions.

OK the part of the movie where there were things eating each other was really cool, and I wish I knew how long it took for those effects to be done. I saw some symbolism in the characters that were eating each other. I think the character with all the books and school supplies represented a part of our culture of people that took the extra step, and continued school and career. And the one with all the food and kitchen supplies represented all the women that didn't continue school and became home makers, and the one with all the tools represent the men that didn't continue school and represent the workign class of people. And the actions show how they sometimes clash. I also Liked the clay man and woman, and how they begin to fight when neither want their creation. It kinda reminded me of that guy that was picked last to play kick ball in school, and how no one wanted him on his or her team.