downs syndrome
the scene with the downs syndrome girl made me really angry, esp as people in the cinema were laughing at that scene in the car.
I know, I had trouble with it too (at first). But they were depicting how immature was this teen right after his arrival. Later, as you may have noticed, the same teen hold the girl's hand one night without making any "funny" remarks. And the day the group of students left England, this same teen hugged the girl sincerely, which shows him being more mature about it. It translates as: He has met her and thus will be more sensible towards people with the syndrome from now on.
The whole point was about teenage learning (same goes for Arthur's misogynistic remarks). And cleverly enough, the directing invites people in the the audience to take part of their learning.
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You hit the nail on the head. Teenageers in groups and people in general can be quite mean (hence the laugh some people experienced during the movie). To me this movie is smarter than the people who watched it and thought this scene was funny. You only get the punchline of the car scene when the down syndrom and the kid hold hands later in the movie.
shareNot just teens, adults could be mean to downs syndrome people and it has nothing to do with sex or nationality. We mock on any people different from us, just part of our gene.
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