Review of Juvenile Offender (2012) by Ching T — 19 Nov 2013

This movie messes with my mind as I have a very distinct idea of Asian model minority. This story of a teenage boy who was conceived by an unwed teenage mom, who in turn fathers a baby out if wedlock with his teenage girlfriend is incredibly disturbing to me.

Both son and mother are stuck in constant dead end jobs while lying and swindling to survive. THIS just ...doesn't happen within Asian community. I need to think about this, over one my obvious personal stereotype, to accept the entire premise of this film.

The resulting consequences to these juvenile dilenquents seems rather perjorative and therefore a contrived lesson to reinforce the Asian ethic of studying hard in order to have a good life.