Have you heard of this film?
I haven’t but don’t be surprised, I seem to wallow in classics, and kids movies most of the time so I miss great new releases and catch them up when they are deemed classic!
Anyway, back to the review in hand. I was browsing the Sky Plus On Demand service and this was on so I thought why not, and I am glad I did.
A film revolving around the online world, social media, gaming and technology and RL (real life).
It showed the amount of interaction people had via devices, rather than face to face, and how you could go from being innocent, and think you’re helping, to being controlling, and losing your child’s respect.
There was a mum who wanted to be an actress, but never did, who took over her child’s ambitions, and set up a seemingly innocent website of her girl, which ended up getting exploited, and the big message there was that whatever you put online is there forever, you might shut down an account or site, but all it takes is one download onto someone else’s device for something you posted to come back to you…
There was the mum who was so overprotective that, though she let her child use the various social media sites, and a mobile, she had the whole set tracked, and she would ‘clean’ her girl’s activity daily… a tad over the top… but I can understand to an extent why she felt the need…
And her daughter who was fed up of being spied on by her mum…
Then you had the boy who lost all interest in RL and gave up a successful football career to start gaming, and his interactions and thoughts became dark…
The girl who looked to the Thinspiration sites to lose weight so she could attract the popular boy…
The couple who were in a stale relationship, and they both found pleasure via an online route, that became very much real..
Then their son, who from a young age was so used to looking at porn, that when the time came for him to actually put his knowledge into practice, couldn’t do anything as his over exposure to inappropriate sexual content had retarded his ability to react normally to a girl of his own age.
It all made me think… it really made me think about my children, and what they see, or what they might see/do on the internet, when they are given more freedom. I guess to some extent we are lucky. As parents in this day and age, we probably are more au fait with what is on the net, and how things work, but when we were younger, our parents probably wouldn’t have had a clue.
It is our responsibility to educate our kids as to what is right and wrong, what is appropriate or inappropriate, and also to get their trust so they don’t feel we are snooping, but that they are able to happily come to us with questions, and to check whether things are actually ok.
My children are young, but they are growing up. I have a 10 year old who, at the moment, still thinks girls smell, but that wont last for long, he’ll be in secondary school before you know it, and exposed to all sorts that we can’t control, so it’s up to us to make sure he understands what is ok, and what isn’t.
I do recommend watching it, it will make the cogs in your mind turn a little harder, and probably make you wonder what your kids are watching/doing/who they are talking to straight away!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Aug 20, 2015 @ 13:32:29
I shall look out for this film. Sounds very thought-provoking .
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Aug 20, 2015 @ 15:49:09
It was Judy…. Kinda scary, but in a good, educational way!
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 14:10:48
This sounds like a great film. I’ll be checking it out.
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Aug 19, 2015 @ 14:27:43
Well worth a watch!!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 20:45:37
Sounds good!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 21:04:56
Well worth a watch Tonya!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 18:52:54
This made me think so much.I have a 13 year old who was doing mostly online classes in a higher academic school but with less students. I felt she was becoming socially awkward. it’s easy to be anti-social at that school. This year, we mainstreamed her because social development is extremely important. Movies like this put a perspective on things because first off, I know we as bloggers use it to our benefit but being connected all the time is not healthy. It’s important to live and learn to be around people be social, and experience and with technology today it has made it easy to do less of that. I haven’t seen this movie, but now i must check it out.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:04:10
Absolutely. I watched it half heartedly initially, but as I realized what was happening in the story, I had to rewind and watch properly. It is a scary thought that people text and message instead of talking even if next to each other, and then, what we can share with total strangers….
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:16:04
That is the strange factor. You think sometimes we divulge to people we’ve never met face to face. Someone you know not a whole lot about.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:23:18
I mean, we do it on here too. And it’s up to us what we divulge… Some bloggers tell all, some are a little more careful. I won’t disclose my kids names or faces, and if I use any other pictures, I obscure faces, or ask permission before publicising, but still, I guess an awful lot could be gleaned from our posts, if someone wanted to go down that route…
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:27:32
I’m careful. I might share a small piece of their … Little slivers here and there but even at that… I’m careful not to share pieces that fit together to make a puzzle complete. (If that makes sense?) you have to think or at least hope bloggers on here have similar interests at least.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:29:28
I understand completely! 😊
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:38:29
I don’t put anything personal which is good my creative writing comes from pure creation.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:44:34
Sometimes I wish I’d been a little quieter… But hey, what’s on here is me, but like I said, I try not to go over the top!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:46:32
You do fine. Not enough to put a picture together. That’s what matters. Gotta be careful with stalkers to. These day you never know. Live got no complaints
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:47:31
True! Phew, thanks for that little reassurance!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 19:49:31
Think after reading someone world for so long readers d get curious. It’s refreshing and kinda exciting for a hooked reader to hear a little piece because you know everyone creates an image of you.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 20:24:17
I’m shocked at how many if my readers didn’t click that I am actually Indian! Yes British born, but Indian, nonetheless! And I’m sure I’ve mentioned that before countless times!!!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 20:26:34
Your name or blog name gives it away for me, and your picture but I also have native friends and can decipher
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 21:04:09
Well I woulda thought so too! And the regular mentions of Indian things happening in my life! 😀
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 21:23:12
I don’t scan through when I read stuff.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 21:27:24
Easily done! 😊
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 18:35:02
Reblogged this on HarsH ReaLiTy and commented:
I seem to wallow in classics myself. Thanks for tagging this harsh reality so I could see it! 😉 -OM
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 17:34:08
Thank you for this! 🙂
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 17:59:14
Welcome!!
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 17:27:09
It sounds very interesting, Ritu. I’ll have to check it out as my boys are getting to that age.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 17:58:43
Its an interesting view.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 17:21:02
Sounds like a must watch. Thanks for the informative post.
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Aug 18, 2015 @ 17:58:26
You’re welcome! Sometimes the least known films are the most intriguing!
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