Film Analysis: The Kids Are All Right

Once in a while, there comes a movie that relates to a cultural strife in a canny yet almost natural tactic; “The Kids Are All Right” is one such movie. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, the movie’s premise begins with a lesbian couple living with their two children in a spacious house in suburban Southern California. As the movie progresses, each character shows its individual personality traits that makes the movie even more relatable. Now, shifting the focus towards the main idea of the movie, “The Kids Are All Right” depicts a dysfunctional American family in the entirety of its normalcy. Like any other household, the parents are shown to have insecurities and a rising communication barrier. It also highlights the curiosity of a teenager, who can turn rebellious as soon as things go in a different direction. Moreover, this movie demonstrates different complex human emotions like jealousy, sexual attraction, hurt, deceit, happiness and a …show more content…
Moreover, it broadened my horizon of a homosexual relationship. In a scene of the movie, Nic and Jules engage in oral sex while watching (male) gay porn. Therefore, it educated me by challenging the generally accepted concept that lesbians are only sexually aroused by other women. Jules explains this in the movie by saying, “Human sexuality is complicated; sometimes, desire can be counter-intuitive”. In addition, the movie made me realize how gender roles are exhibited in a relationship. For example, I felt Nic demonstrated certain masculinity by her controlling and restricting traits, while Jules demonstrated femininity by her passivity. I felt connected to every character because I related to the things they felt. For instance, feeling neglected in a relationship, not being able to communicate, feeling jealous, feeling cheated on, feeling helpless and insecure. All these things made the movie a personal