Little Miss Porn

The Nav Log ^ | 9/3/06 | ltn72

[utahagen]

FYI: I am baffled by this review. I saw the movie last weekend and it bore no resemblance to the one this guy is describing.

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Should I take it off my 'must miss' list?

[utahagen]

Yes! Although the movie is dark at times, it's a moral movie that is uplifting by the time it's done. The family members are flawed people who love each other and who stick together despite how difficult their lives sometimes are. The grandfather is vulgar, but his views are not endorsed; if anything, the movie subtly repudiates the grandfather's sexual morals. As for the talk about child pron, if you see the movie, you'll understand how far from the truth that is.

[null and void]

Thanks!

[Proud2BAmerican]

I was a lot more comfortable with Olive's routine than I was with the routines from the others contestants (who are actual child pageant contestants doing their actual routines). While Olive's routine was ostensibly sexual--doing a stip tease--she looked more like a kid just playing "grownup." It was the other kids who were truly "super freaks," because they were sexualized versions of adults.

I was rushed to get out my post last night, but reading your response reminded me that I was equally bothered by the other contestants too, although for different reasons. I understand the point the filmmakers were trying to make in juxtaposing innocent Olive doing an un-innocent type dance routine -- versus the un-innocent beauty pageant vets doing innocent type dance routines. I guess in my opinion, the end result was that both were reprehensible -- that Olive was doing such a tawdry dance, and the other beauty pageants were done up the way they were, and the audience was treated to the bizarre extremes these veteran contestants go to in order to win. Those poor girls looked inhuman in their get-ups and make-up.

I don't think there's anything wrong with kids playing "grown-up" as long as it's an admirable "grown-up" quality or tendency that grown-ups have -- i.e., pretending to be a fireman, a doctor, or playing make-believe grocery store shopping. But playing grown-up in order to portray a stripper --- that falls outside of anything I'd want my child emulating or practicing. But that's just my opinion as a father.

The movie was far from perfect, but I laughed a heckuva lot and felt it captured some of the true humanity that exists in all families, however flawed the members of that family may be.

I did find the film's portrayal of the existence of genuine compassion and love of family, despite a predominance of dysfunction among all members, to be enjoyable.

[afraid]

Just saw the movie. Nothing at ALL like this thread indicates.