Review of Assassin of Youth (1938) by Private U — 15 Jun 2007
Under the guise of a flick that was created back-in-the-day to be a warning to all about the harmful and socially disruptful effects of the 'assassin of youth', a code term for cannabis, is a movie laden with satire done in a style and way that will provoke a comedic response in the same vein from many modern-day viewers.
The upstanding character of a narrator is portrayed as being so self-righteous, maybe normal behavior by standards of the 30?s era or even today?s modern-day rightwing Christians, that he could be potentially viewed as just as detached from reality as the dope fiends in which he scorns.
A movie with a moral message definitely not to be taken serious by most people today, but rather seen through the eyes of nostalgia at a remnant of archaic 1930?s ?anti-drug? propaganda.
This review of Assassin of Youth (1938) was written by Private U on 15 Jun 2007.
Assassin of Youth has generally received negative reviews.
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