#KEN PARK MOVIE HOT SCENE SERIES#
Released today, the collection features a series of hoodies, t-shirts, and posters featuring iconic scenes from the cult classic. Now, Nirui has teamed up with Clark to create a line of merch in celebration of the movie that didn’t get the recognition it deserved back in 2003. The film is so culturally relevant, it shouldn’t be forgotten” – Ava Nirui “Each item remembers a controversial scene or moment from the movie: Shawn eating out his girlfriend’s mom, the group orgy during the close of the film, and Ken Park committing suicide during the opening credits. “It was the first time cinema made people question the harsh censorship laws in Australia and how they were impacting the distribution and accessibility of art.” “A few weeks before I saw it, it was prevented from being screened at the Sydney Film Festival, and was banned and refused classification due to its violent and graphic sexual themes, which caused massive outrage in the city and sparked protests and illegal screenings,” says Nirui. Despite the very real issues it touched on, though, the film caused widespread moral outrage and was banned in countries around the world, including Australia, where Nirui grew up (Rotterdam, on the other hand, loved it). Without giving too much away, the film tells the story of a bunch of teens as they struggle to get to grips with themselves and those around them, their burgeoning sexualities, and the usual family issues that arise during adolescence. It was the first time cinema made me feel like I wasn’t alone.”Īva Nirui is explaining the first time she saw Clark’s controversial Harmony Korine-scripted cult classic Ken Park. It was before I was familiar with Larry Clark, but I remember strongly relating to the themes – family dysfunction, teen angst, sexuality. My friend had a pirated copy of the film and we decided to secretly watch it in her parents’ basement. I found this scene to be powerful and heart wrenchingly done.“I first saw it in 2003, when I was a pre-teen living in Australia. When the son awakes he kicks the dad off the bed against the wall and the dad a tearful mess mutters "nobody loves me". Then one night he comes home drunk and attempts to pop his sons cock into his mouth while his son is sleeping.
The father son scene being heart wrenching because through out the movie we see this hard nosed prick dad belittle and bully his son. The movie also has that car wreck rubber neck feel to it where its so bad (content sense not quality) you can't look away. The film is engrossing because the characters, while not very fleshed out are very interesting.
The films too edgy for it's on good in the sense that it felt like each scene was trying to top the next in the "ooh my" category. I feel the nihilism is over done because the chances of these stories all taking place in the same community is minute. When I say the film is overly nihilistic I speak to the scenarios all taking place in the same community each one being more godless and disgusting then the next.
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