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To me, the kids were normal but the adults were...


the problem. You would think that an older person, while living life, would pick up a little wisdom and maturity along the way, but I did not see one adult, male or female, in this movie that I could admire. Kids need good role models. Father knows best, it was not!

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Yeah, that was pretty much the point.

Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

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Yup adults that complain about how awful their children are should take it as a hint. Not about the "discipline" he lacks but about the example that they are for their children. Children often learn more from the example set by adults, rather from they are "told" are the right morals and way of life.

Zardoz (1974) has spoken!
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this makes me remember all the adults that slapped Antoine in the movie, kid got smacked by everyone.

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