The movie "Off the Map" is a very interesting movie and has some interesting scenes. This movie shows how all communities are different in the way they act and believe in things. In the movie "Off the Map" there are many parts of the film that go "over the line" and challene my own perceptions as well as my community I live in.
The first scene I believe "crosses the line" is when Charlie stands naked in front of Bo in their kitchen. For me this is not something that I would be okay with. As a parent he should not be okay with this either. In the discussion board some mentioned "oh well its the country it doesn't matter way out there". I do not when and where it is this should never be okay. Stories come on the news about fathers sexually harassing their daughters in communties all around the world. Why would out in the country be any different. These days it does matter and children at that age should not be exposed to their fathers or mothers private parts.
William the IRS agent who is welcomed with open arms "crossed the line" when he overstayed his welcome. He did become ill for a few days and had to stay in bed but, he should have left when he was all better. Instead he stayed and ended up living with the family. I do not think this is okay. Taking in complete strangers into your house is not teaching your children anything. In my community this would not be sending children good messages. William also falls in love with Arlene and confesses his love to her openly. I believe that he should have kept this secret to himself and should have went home. Arlene has her own husband and daughter and William needed to realize this. His affection towards her was not okay and the way he stared at her and awed over her beauty. In the twenty first century men cannot do that to women. It is almost like having an affair but without actually cheating. I think that he did not do the right thing by telling Arlene how he felt. And I do not think it was okay for Arlene to welcome William in her home after William told her this.
Bo also did a few things in the movie that "crosses the line". Getting a credit card to buy her dad a boat for his birthday. This is not okay for a child to get a credit card. In my community you cannot even get anything without being over 18 years of age. So why would Bo be able to have access to a credit card in the time period that this movie was taken place in. Also her mother should have never allowed her daughter to get a credit card. No functioning parent in there right mind would let their daughter get a credit card at that age. So they can get in debt and never have enough money to pay it back. Bo shoots the coyote that her mother longs for in the movie also. She notices that her mother has this great desire for this animal. Her mother finds the coyote lying dead and she knows it was Bo who killed it. I feel like Bo felt left out and was not getting enough attention. So she crosses the line and shoots the coyote to get more attention. I think that this was crossing the line because she knows they do not shoot any animals that they do not eat.
Arlene gets medications from William to help Charlie with his depression. I think this "crosses the line" because it is illegal. If Charlie needed to get medication he should have went to the doctors and got his own prescribed to him. In my community and many like mine you can get arrested if you are caught with another person's prescription drugs. I do not think that because they live in the country they should be exempt from this law.
As you can see many scenes in the movie "cross the line" and go outside the norm. Many scenes go against my community and what it believes in. All communities are different and have their own perceptions. For some communities they could see the above as normal and not see anything wrong with it. I guess it all depends on who you are and where you come from.
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