A find

A film that I'd been looking for, despite my being not even close to being a film buff, for quite a while. I'd found a couple of clips, some stills, and a number of links to rather nefarious looking 'subscription' sites promising the full movie, but in the early hours of this morning, I found a complete version (more or less, anyway, I think the last couple of minutes were missing) I could watch online. I'd seen it described as 'the silliest film ever' on one website, but, given what I already knew about it, that wasn't going to deter me. Because the film concerned was Genesis Children. Famous, or notorious, for its portrayal of naked teenage (and a couple of borderline preteen, maybe 11 or 12 year old) boys. I can't lie, it was that reputation that drew me to want to watch the film. And nudity there was, a-plenty. And a number of the boys were absolute cuties. But, apart from a very brief and mild physical reaction to the first nude scene, I watched unaroused. Because it simply wasn't that kind of film. A review I found described it as 'child pornography' made by and for 'perverts', but that is exactly what it wasn't (I'm pleased to say that review has only received 8 'likes' from 33 responses). There wasn't a single sexual reference, as far as I could discern, in the whole film. It was, instead, a sort of sub-Lord of the Flies experience, a typical (as far as my very limited knowledge of the genre is concerned) 'arthouse' piece of its time, with lots of New Age-ish psychobabble and pseudo-philosophy, but with virtually nothing actually happening. Silly? Maybe. Pretentious? Almost certainly. But pornography? Never in a million years. Unless, of course, you're one of those unfortunates, usually religiously motivated, who find any and all nudity pornographic. Whatever else, though, despite my being pleased to have had the chance to see the film, I very much doubt if I'll ever watch it again. Life's too short!

Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B