Review of Kes (1970) by Eu . — 25 Sep 2007
A hard and without perspective life in a mining community. A childhood with scarce dreams and no hope.
Ken Loach gives us a powerful, critical but not pamphleteering (like Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11) view of the working class, its limitate possibilities and frustrations.
Billy Casper is a lonely 15 ys old boy that can't find support neither in his family (stupid brother and indifferent mom) nor in the school. The fail educational system reflects the own teacher's frustrations and shows that anyone there can't scape of it. Billy knows it; his future is anything else than the mine. His empty life "changes" when he starts to train a falcon, Kes, and got really affectionated by it. His existence now has a purpose, but the verdict seems to be already decided.
This review of Kes (1970) was written by Eu . on 25 Sep 2007.
Kes has generally received very positive reviews.
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