Film We Need to Talk About Kevin

The mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree tries to deal with her grief - and feelings of responsibility for her child's actions.

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I watched this movie last night and was absolutely horrified. You know at the start of the film that Kevin has done terrible things, and Tilda Swinton is absolutely heartwrenching -- women physically attack her in the street, throw red paint at her, all kinds of things because they know she's Kevin's mother. The worst part, besides all of the fucked up games Kevin plays with her, is that he still totally loves her, and the ways he shows it. -shudder- I couldn't help but think -- would I still go see Kevin in jail after he killed his sister, father, and a slew of his classmates? Just because you are his mother, is that reason enough? How much responsibility do you take as his mother? Were you that evil the whole time and he just took the best/worst parts of you and showed the world how you really are?

i'm looking forward t checking this one

this movie was meh— all style and no substance. Kenickie is just in it for tilda and the son's weird facial features.

^ The teen Kev's face was pretty awesome.

I thought it was great. It evoked some pretty twisted emotions in me, and depicted a side of a story that I've never really considered before. I'm glad I watched it, but I don't want to watch it again.

Rated E said:

I thought it was great. It evoked some pretty twisted emotions in me, and depicted a side of a story that I've never really considered before. I'm glad I watched it, but I don't want to watch it again.

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I tried to think of another film like it -- the closest I came was Elephant, and that wasn't really the same at all. No one really thinks about the parents. I knew that one of the Columbine parents left the state quietly a few months after the whole thing because they couldn't take the hostility from their neighbors. I thought Tilda Swinton was great, and creep tastic Paul Dano look alike was also great. The movie made me panic and flinch and cringe. A lot more than most films can make me feel.

instead of moving away like one of Columbine parents, i like how the mom in the film/book stays in the town as a way of punishing herself for giving birth to a killer.

def gonna cop this when the blu-ray drops.

Did anyone else read the book? I thought it was awesome, so I kinda don't wanna watch the film in case it just ruins it.

JoeTheStoner said:

instead of moving away like one of Columbine parents, i like how the mom in the film/book stays as a way of punishing herself for giving birth to a killer.

def gonna cop this when the blu-ray drops.

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well, and, Kevin doesn't kill himself after killing everyone, unlike Dylan and Eric. She moves to be closer to the prison, because she has to, because Kevin is all she's got left

the author helped adapt the screen play, if that makes you feel any better nAON.

I liked it. Non-linear storylines usually annoy me but I thought it was done very well and suited the story well. A bit depressing though..

The book was definitely better. The characters are more developed and the ending is less predicable. However, the movie did a great job of building suspence and tension. The degree to which you hate the son and empathize with the mother is paramount to the story. I think they both do this although the book does it in a more succinct and sultry way.

PB found some like Randy Newman song about this movie and now i can't get it out of my head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdW0UXYgZKA

Kenickie said:

PB found some like Randy Newman song about this movie and now i can't get it out of my head.

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wow... just wow. lmao.

Lynne Ramsay Frames the Picture: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/lynne-ramsay-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin

The mom was fucking obnoxious. Up until the last scene, I just couldn't stand that character. It's like how Kevin put it when they were talking about how he got the scar, "It [was] the most honest thing [she'd] ever done." I sympathized with Kevin more than I did her. But I could relate to him better. I used to think about shooting up my school and/or family members quite often, and still do sometimes, to this day. And I consider myself to be intelligent, pretty good looking, and I don't wear fucking trench coats.

But yeah, the last scene was it's most redeeming quality. Mom finally got a little more real. The rest was as I think someone put it, "all style, no substance."