Taste Cherries and grow up The unique atmosphere of American colleges is sung in dozens of works of cinema of the country under the star-striped flag. In the vast majority on kilometers of film (and now on terabytes of memory) captured paintings belonging to the genre of youth comedy. Genre popular (if not to say - pop), which can hardly boast of copies that will certainly enter the annals of world cinema - but consistently bringing considerable profit.
It would hardly be too bold to assert that a fair number of venerable spectators turn their noses with disgust at the worn-out cliches with which countless, but similar to each other, like two atoms of the same element, samples of the said genre, teem with them. Fair, because tired of the tenth, hundredth, thousandth time to watch the same plot. But taste "Cherries," with a soul cooked by Jeffrey Fine - and your mood is sure to improve, no matter how picky in food (and cinema) you are.
What makes this fruit so good? First and foremost, novelty. The topic here is not revolutionary in nature, and the embedded meaning is more than traditional. However, the cook (that is, the director and the screenwriter in one person) managed to mix the famous ingredients so that the resulting dish smells of freshness of changes. Are you used to feeding on the stereotype that the tape about an American college is like cutting shots from Woodstock, where all living things are copulated, and prohibited substances become almost allowed on the go? “Seven out of ten have had sex, four use drugs, and one in ten is gay.” It's time to diversify the mental diet!
We have a juicy dilemma for the snack. Imagine you're 17 years old, you come from a family of engineers, and at first you're enthusiastic about solving a curious problem: how do you learn to walk on water? But there is another question, not stipulated in the condition: how to find time for painting, if your dearest mother is against such an “impractical” pastime? Finally, what to do if you get acquainted with three peculiar representatives of the female sex, each of which has its own charm? Although you can boast of winning one frivolous contest, your puritanical upbringing makes itself felt.
First of all, we have the problem of communication of different generations. The main character, Aaron, vaguely suspects that with admission to college it would be a good idea to end parental hyperprotection. But the domineering mother clearly has a different opinion, and the father does not contradict his mother, although he carries his opinion behind his sinus. Parallel situation: mother and daughter, who suddenly became indifferent to Aaron. There is a possibility that an already mature and experienced woman and a beaten-up girl carry a whole tangle of addictions and resentments on her soul, which can not be cut like a Gordian knot.
The main dish is made of the mental anguish of growing up. "Where are my seventeen years ..." Big Broadway, where else? Aaron is the epitome of this charming age, when a pretty girl’s lack of appeal seems like a bigger problem than Africa’s lack of drinking water. I mean, your shirt, you know, closer to your body. A wonderful time, a rising self-esteem is inversely proportional to a moral going deeper and deeper. Every day cheerful parties, new girlfriends, funny ideas, bold phrases, sassy deeds ... But it's with classmates. And you have to prove to yourself that you are already a mature man and are able to protect both of yours, heh, I will give my heart from the “charms” of life. And as a reward, your bold night fantasies have a chance... Why do you want to beat the appetite of the viewer?
It would not hurt to pay tribute to the cook for excellent spices, which are generously strewn with treats. Hilarious humor (not vulgar or banal, very tasty), sensual music (especially the final track), incendiary family dances of Linda and Beth (don’t hesitate, fly in). The hands of the operator clearly grew out of the right place, which is especially nice. All these components encourage the chef to bow.
And what kind of a Cinephile meal would do without acting sauce? Mmm, your fingers are good. Aaron, like Edward Scissorhands, could barely speak; his expressive eyes are weapons of mass destruction. And when he shyly blushes, only have time to slip the lady under the nose of ammonia, so that the poor girl recovers from a fit of tenderness. The creators of Aaron are also a curious couple, although they seem to be obvious. But Linda and Beth will not leave the audience indifferent. This is where the real drama lies. Do you suspect that a kind of informal Lolita may occasionally show more wisdom than a kind of experienced madam who is still extremely young and longs for passionate love? Let this mute question be covered with a fleur of intrigue.
For dessert, there is an equation with three unknowns. Given: a strange classmate, a seductive mother, a daughter-daughter-dearhead. The way to the heart of one of them (no, not all: here you cherry, not strawberries, mischief-sweet tooth). Solution: Everyone has their own. There are roots, but the number of possible solutions tends to infinity. There's no argument about taste, and we won't. We'll just wish each other a good appetite. Oh, I mean, watching!