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Kiera Knightly is hot. Ok, now that I’ve got that off my chest I’d like to tell you how good I think this movie is. Sure, it’s targeted towards chicks, but it’s not JUST some soccer film about girls. It also has cultural things about how much it sucks to have foreign controlling parents (something I can relate to). Just thought I’d share this cuz most of the movies I’ve been sharing lately are pretty dramatic. This one’s fun. Enjoy it with a friend and/or popcorn.
I got this requested a LOOONG time ago (sorry KillaB) and I’m just now getting to it. 8 Mile came out in 2002 and became the number one movie in America. At the same time Eminem had the number one hit song (Lose Yourself) and the number one album too. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think anyone had ever done that before.
I’ve wanted to share this movie for a long time with you guys, but I didn’t think a lot of you were mentally prepared for such a disturbing film. This movie is a fictional account of what some sex slaves go through, however the subject of human trafficking (aka selling and transporting people for slavery) is a very real crime in this world. In fact, a lot of the details are based of what really happened to a girl from Lithuania. No other movie has made my blood boil this much.
As a male, watching this movie was especially hard because, usually when I come across a sex scene in a movie I ENJOY it, but I wanted nothing more than to stop seeing the ones in this movie. I’ll say it again, this is a very hard movie to watch. So much, in fact, that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to watch it more than once. Lilya (the main character) is subject to a lot of physical and mental abuse. If you haven’t yet seen movies like Thirteen and Battle Royale, then I don’t think you should watch this.
The original language this movie is in is Swedish, so I’ve included the version with subtitles embedded. It’s very rare to find, which is a shame because people need to see this movie.
I’ll admit, this movie doesn’t have the best acting in it at times (it’s made by MTV for fuck sake), but it was requested and it does bring up an important point that promising not to have sex or “abstinence” as the church-goers call it, isn’t really practical in today’s society. If you still don’t believe me, then watch The Education Of Shelby Knox. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a 19 year old virgin. Yeah, I said it, VIRGIN and I can safely say that the only reason why I haven’t gotten laid yet is because no girl has yet agreed to have sex with me; NOT because I choose to not have sex.
Think about it, if you take away all the superficial pressures about sex: the fear of STDs and pregnancy, the rumors spread in school, the false belief that you must be “in love” to get it on, or that some non-existent all-powerful being will punish you for fucking (God), then sex is just a feel-good activity.
It’s an interesting fact that most people who choose to participate in a pledge for abstinence in high school deny that they ever did 5 years later. It’s the 21st century people! Use protection, fuck with someone you trust, and I’m positive you’ll be fine.
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