For decades, Hollywood has created films depicting tormented, drug addicted, and disturbed youths. Although the content can be hard to watch sometimes, it is a real topic that deserves to be discussed. Growing up is never easy, and being influenced by bad surroundings can make it much more difficult. Films like Boyz N The Hood and Menace II Society showed us the influence that gangs can have on young individuals. Harmony Korine showed us with his breakout script, Kids, that sex and drug-use can have detrimental effects on young teens. Unfortunately, we live in a world with many temptations, and it can be hard for kids growing up to resist them.
Although the subject can be heartbreaking, films about troubled youth make for thought-provoking cinema. Let’s take a look at the best ones out there.Read MoreMovieWeb – Feed