I have seen this film about three (3) times in the last weekend. It is so captive. Also, I lived in a small town where there was a lot of poverty present and trailer parks in surrounding areas, I have also lived in the city in poverty stricken areas with a lot of ghettos and projects in surrounding areas as well. It is one and the same, black white,poor and looked down upon. To be called or treated as Trash is almost, if not just as bad as Ni@@er in my eyes. I have seen young men grow in the "hood", one may have the intelligence and the support needed but be confused about the actual possibility of making it based on his surroundings and past experiences in life. A disparaged young man of any race, sees his friends and their lack of support, drive, opportunity, or sometimes intelligence and how they are less fortunate and have no recognizable way "out" or have already given up and opted for the quick way in absence of seeing hope or a future ahead. I have seen poor whites and blacks in areas like in "Trash" act out the same play in very similar ways. In places that create situations like the ghetto or poor trailer parks of America there is often lack of hope, low paying jobs, and most of times(in the ghetto, anyway)the schools and the teachers in them are no good, but somehow we have major access to drugs and alcohol or a number helpful destructive resources (guns, knives). However,there are hardly any libraries, museums or educational activities). It's sad but true and in those situations a lot of poor whites and blacks deal with the same lack of hope or belief that things will get better than they have been. This film showed me the distinct similarities between the two environments and how sad and how true the struggle is that our youth and adults deal with just for being POOR in America (of all places).
Review of Trash
