It’s the summer of 1994 and Luke has just graduated from high school. He deals weed to make money. He likes his shrink’s step-daughter. He pays his shrink with weed. A twist on the classic coming of age movie.
I saw The Wackness at the Arclight last night. It definitely brought back some memories, as I am around the same age (graduated in 95, originally class of 94).
The soundtrack is great…definitely a reminder of the times…rap that’s pre- Biggie vs. Tupac.
In the movie Olivia (the step-daughter), tells Luke that he needs to wake up. Stop looking at only “the wackness” of life (the negative) and just focus on “the dopeness” (the positive), like she does.
I think its a good point…but we need to make sure not to be extremely in either direction. Yeah, its not healthy to focus just on the wackness…but likewise its not healthy to focus just on the dopeness. Both exist…and both need to be dealt with.
