| Adolescence - Netflix 17:17 - Mar 17 with 6289 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Absolutely superb. Well worth watching.
Stephen Graham is a national treasure. And that kid actor being able to do that on his first ever TV show… future star.
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 07:21 - Mar 20 with 1666 views | RIPbobby |
Yes incredible TV. Episodes 1 and 3 are insanely well acted. The person who wrote the screenplay did this so well. Kinda genius in many respects.
It will make you question your entire existence. Do you let your kids walk the streets? Do you lock them up in their room? Do you always behave perfectly in front of them? Do you think everything you do and the way you treat people influences them?
But the best part of the series is we do not see the final outcome. We see a build up of the circumstances, the key players influence and some key stages of development. Experts examine the accused and get him to open up and show his true beliefs and character and who may have influenced him. Heartbreaking really.
This production always reminds me of the 1950s Japanese film called Rashomon. Where a samurai is killed. There are 4 eyewitnesses who have very different recollections of what happened. 3 of the witnesess have accounts of what happened that suits their own needs. And the 4th, independent witness's account is not 100% accurate. So all in all you get a lot of supposedly accurate information and it is very difficult, if not impossible to build up the definitive account of what really happened and why. Fascinating. |  | | |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 07:26 - Mar 20 with 1643 views | blueasfook |
I just watched this over the last couple of nights. Bloody harrowing. I went to bed upset last night. You just feel awful for the parents. |  |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 07:38 - Mar 20 with 1606 views | chicoazul |
“What if Boy A but Rashomon?” |  |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 10:29 - Mar 20 with 1539 views | ITFCMonk |
Episode 3 I think it is with the 1 to 1 visit was particularly brilliant. Worth watching for that episode alone. |  |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 13:01 - Mar 20 with 1463 views | nodge_blue |
I watched it all yesterday. Its was gripping as well as a pretty bleak indictment of modern society.
Topics ranging from social media pressure, social media lies, antisocial behaviour, dysfunctional school system and what it means to be a young male today and their ideas of masculinity.
So pretty much all the things discussed on TWTD.
Did it pose a question in the final episode about the role of fathers and also whether discipline should extend possibly to corporal punishment?
Stephen Grahams character reflects on his own temper and maybe reflects that his father beat him into discipline? I don't personally believe that is necessary and Ive always believed that as a loving parent that constantly teaching right and wrong with reason is the correct thing. But how do you control unruly schools where discipline is breaking down? Where teachers have no respect and children cant be controlled. Especially when behind all this is families where good behaviour isn't being taught - absent parents like Graham's character working all night.
So it was great thought provoking tv but with no answers and the sort of thing that is too close to the bone to be enjoyed as such. Interesting to read that the writer thinks smart phones should be banned for u18s. But zero chance of that now. |  |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 14:49 - Mar 20 with 1389 views | baxterbasics |
Binged the lot last night. A tough watch but yes superbly done, both technically, acting, and the writing, barely a foot wrong.
My Mrs (a secondary school teacher) wasn't impressed with the depiction of the school. Yes, the kids can be that bad, but the way the teachers behaved and responded in controlling events wasn't what you'd expect, in her opinion, unless it's the worst school in the country. But other than that...
The whole thing strengthened my opinion that younger teens just shouldn't have smart phones, and shouldn't be allowed unlimited private internet access (ie in bedrooms at night). Governments can't do much about this and tech companies won't - it's on parents. You've got to be willing to be the bad guy. Control their access, know what's on their devices, know their passwords, until they are old enough to work and pay their own contract. The modern liberal 'we have to trust young people' attitude is failing a generation. Adolescents (!) even when smart and apparently mature enough just can't handle certain impulses in their still-developing brain. What is depicted in this show is at the extreme end but there's lots of less visible damage being done to millions every day especially to mental health and self esteem.
Also it struck me just how sexualised this age group have become - both male and female seemingly convinced their self worth rests entirely on their desirability. Of course teens with hormones have always had those impulses and get up to things if left alone together unchecked - but in this era they *are* being left unchecked with access to the worst humanity has to offer, in their pockets.
Social media is poison and this far outweighs it's redeeming qualities. |  |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 15:36 - Mar 20 with 1350 views | blueasfook |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 14:49 - Mar 20 by baxterbasics |
Binged the lot last night. A tough watch but yes superbly done, both technically, acting, and the writing, barely a foot wrong.
My Mrs (a secondary school teacher) wasn't impressed with the depiction of the school. Yes, the kids can be that bad, but the way the teachers behaved and responded in controlling events wasn't what you'd expect, in her opinion, unless it's the worst school in the country. But other than that...
The whole thing strengthened my opinion that younger teens just shouldn't have smart phones, and shouldn't be allowed unlimited private internet access (ie in bedrooms at night). Governments can't do much about this and tech companies won't - it's on parents. You've got to be willing to be the bad guy. Control their access, know what's on their devices, know their passwords, until they are old enough to work and pay their own contract. The modern liberal 'we have to trust young people' attitude is failing a generation. Adolescents (!) even when smart and apparently mature enough just can't handle certain impulses in their still-developing brain. What is depicted in this show is at the extreme end but there's lots of less visible damage being done to millions every day especially to mental health and self esteem.
Also it struck me just how sexualised this age group have become - both male and female seemingly convinced their self worth rests entirely on their desirability. Of course teens with hormones have always had those impulses and get up to things if left alone together unchecked - but in this era they *are* being left unchecked with access to the worst humanity has to offer, in their pockets.
Social media is poison and this far outweighs it's redeeming qualities. |
I remember taking my son's devices off him for a week as punishment for doing poorly at school. Blimey, it was like taking heroin off a junkie. He whined about it constantly, pleading with me to give them back, etc. | |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 17:33 - Mar 20 with 1233 views | textbackup |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 13:01 - Mar 20 by nodge_blue |
I watched it all yesterday. Its was gripping as well as a pretty bleak indictment of modern society.
Topics ranging from social media pressure, social media lies, antisocial behaviour, dysfunctional school system and what it means to be a young male today and their ideas of masculinity.
So pretty much all the things discussed on TWTD.
Did it pose a question in the final episode about the role of fathers and also whether discipline should extend possibly to corporal punishment?
Stephen Grahams character reflects on his own temper and maybe reflects that his father beat him into discipline? I don't personally believe that is necessary and Ive always believed that as a loving parent that constantly teaching right and wrong with reason is the correct thing. But how do you control unruly schools where discipline is breaking down? Where teachers have no respect and children cant be controlled. Especially when behind all this is families where good behaviour isn't being taught - absent parents like Graham's character working all night.
So it was great thought provoking tv but with no answers and the sort of thing that is too close to the bone to be enjoyed as such. Interesting to read that the writer thinks smart phones should be banned for u18s. But zero chance of that now. |
‘Did it pose a question in the final episode about the role of fathers’
I don’t care what anyone says, if you aren’t even a little bit scared of your dad in terms of getting in trouble from him, or disappointing him, then I’d say something has gone wrong somewhere.
If my kids do something that deserves being shouted at, or they show a lack of respect (oldest for example the other day ‘I can’t be bothered to do homework, nobody checks anyway’) I hit the roof. Breed good solid values into them early doors.
In a way I’m so glad that I have daughters, as I often think I might be too hard on a son. And that’s me speaking honestly. I’m sure other dads with sons might feel like that |  |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 17:35 - Mar 20 with 1226 views | textbackup |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 15:36 - Mar 20 by blueasfook |
I remember taking my son's devices off him for a week as punishment for doing poorly at school. Blimey, it was like taking heroin off a junkie. He whined about it constantly, pleading with me to give them back, etc. |
Respect for that… didn’t same but for one night. Seriously hard work! | |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 19:33 - Mar 20 with 1158 views | strikalite |
Just came on here to see if there was a thread on it or I would have made one, only just watched first ep and my god, the acting was superb, most gripping drama I've seen in ages, possibly ever...
Yep I had tears in my eyes when the Father and son were left in the room together at the end, jeez.. |  | | |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 09:52 - Mar 21 with 941 views | blueasfook |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 17:33 - Mar 20 by textbackup |
‘Did it pose a question in the final episode about the role of fathers’
I don’t care what anyone says, if you aren’t even a little bit scared of your dad in terms of getting in trouble from him, or disappointing him, then I’d say something has gone wrong somewhere.
If my kids do something that deserves being shouted at, or they show a lack of respect (oldest for example the other day ‘I can’t be bothered to do homework, nobody checks anyway’) I hit the roof. Breed good solid values into them early doors.
In a way I’m so glad that I have daughters, as I often think I might be too hard on a son. And that’s me speaking honestly. I’m sure other dads with sons might feel like that |
A good beating never did anyone any harm.
Apart from the PTSD, deep seated resentment and inbred propensity for violence of course. | |
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 11:10 - Mar 21 with 847 views | DJR |
My Scouse brother-in-law is a dead-ringer for Stephen Graham, with looks, size and accent that are practically identical.
We can't avoid a small chuckle when we seen him on screen. [Post edited 21 Mar 11:16]
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| Adolescence - Netflix on 14:56 - Mar 21 with 705 views | itfcjoe |
| Adolescence - Netflix on 17:33 - Mar 20 by textbackup |
‘Did it pose a question in the final episode about the role of fathers’
I don’t care what anyone says, if you aren’t even a little bit scared of your dad in terms of getting in trouble from him, or disappointing him, then I’d say something has gone wrong somewhere.
If my kids do something that deserves being shouted at, or they show a lack of respect (oldest for example the other day ‘I can’t be bothered to do homework, nobody checks anyway’) I hit the roof. Breed good solid values into them early doors.
In a way I’m so glad that I have daughters, as I often think I might be too hard on a son. And that’s me speaking honestly. I’m sure other dads with sons might feel like that |
Boys aren't really allowed to be boys any more - masculine behaviour is seen as toxic.
I wasn't like this growing up, as was always soft as, but whilst my eldest is similar to me my youngest isn't. If someone hits him, he'll hit them back - one of his mates has punched him in the balls today at school, he's hit him back and we've had to go up the school today to speak about it.
They were friends before, are friends after but the crime is deemed heinous when really it is something that is pretty natural behaviour. I don't want to get that sort of 'stand up for yourself' attitude out of him, but that is what we are expected to try and do as parents.
If he was going round thumping kids, or bullying people then fair enough - that is so far from right and shouldn't happen. But feels as though what were boy behaviours at school are deemed so toxic now that they end up a bit lost, or pent up. Whereas from speaking to other parents it is the girls in my son's classes who are the ones causing the problem as they are so bitchy and catty to each other even when so young |  |
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