It's totally a child's fantasy, which I get, but once the sex was part of it, I was squicked, even at the time.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Amy - Aug 02, 2011 10:07:46 am PDT #15884 of 30000
Because books.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2011 10:48:01 am PDT #15885 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wonder if it wasn't a grow up's vision of a child's fantasy. Are boys that young seriously and practically interested in sex?
I am a little hypocritical asking that, because I certainly was, but I don't think I would have engaged if suddenly given the option. I just liked the stories and pictures.
Amy - Aug 02, 2011 10:54:00 am PDT #15886 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, I meant the movie as a whole -- living a grownup life, doing things grownups could do, all of that, but not specifically sex.
I don't think I would have engaged if suddenly given the option. I just liked the stories and pictures.
This.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2011 10:55:52 am PDT #15887 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But I wonder if it was grown men putting themselves in boys' shoes for the execution of the fantasy, as opposed to polling kids themselves. Some kids might ask for more of an extension of irresponsibility.
Amy - Aug 02, 2011 10:59:23 am PDT #15888 of 30000
Because books.
Well, some of it was clearly 13-year-old by stuff -- eating all the junk food, that kind of thing. But some of it was probably filtered through an adult's memory, too.
And there was a lot of lesson-teaching, which I hated.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2011 11:02:29 am PDT #15889 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The odd thing is the script for Big was written by a man and a woman, and it was directed by Penny Marshall.
Scrappy - Aug 02, 2011 11:12:09 am PDT #15890 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
As a former 8th grade teacher, I would say that he was LESS interested in sex than most boys his age.
Laga - Aug 02, 2011 11:16:52 am PDT #15891 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
the entire film takes place in such a candy-colored universe that I kind of go along with the flow.
This
but as long as we're talking about it.
I don't think Josh realized what was happening and as such he never gave informed consent. Unfortunately for Susan, due to the supernatural circumstances she had no reason to question that she was sleeping with an adult. Could a non-fictional person tell that Josh lacked the comprehension of most adults? I think so.
Laga - Aug 02, 2011 11:17:55 am PDT #15892 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
As a former 8th grade teacher, I would say that he was LESS interested in sex than most boys his age.
I agree, Josh as portayed by Hanks seems a lot younger than 13.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2011 11:19:21 am PDT #15893 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
he never gave informed consent.
Not possible for a 13 year old anyway.