Megan Hart

This is a terrible film and in my opinion should be washed away and never viewed again. It is on the same level as “Birth of a Nation” for its glorification of rape culture, casual racism and classism. The brilliant music of the Gibb brothers, John Travolta’s star quality and the dance sequences are the only reason this film has become so iconic. TRIGGER WARNING; the movie takes a hard left turn into hell. I watched it 24 hours ago and still feel uncomfortable. In a matter of seconds this film goes from being a fun disco movie to being a film with a date rape scene AND graphic and brutal gang rape scene with a suicide to boot. The characters learn nothing and the viewer loses their moral ground and is left with no one to root for. This movie feels like a student film with a generous budget made by a pseudo-intellectual 21 year old date rapist who had no idea what they wanted to say…but wanted to make something an undergraduate film student would think is important to make up for his own insecurities and show off to his friends. Something that would make him the “king” of his art school fiefdoms… Don’t let your kids watch this. Especially your little girls.