Basketball Diaries, The
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IMDB rating: 6.90 Plot: Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll’s epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim’s life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach (”Swifty”) who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin — all of these begin to encroach on young Jim’s dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother’s mounting concern for her son. He can’t go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim “picked up a game” now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. |
Actors: DiCaprio Leonardo,Wahlberg Mark,Kirby Bruno,McGaw Patrick,Madio James,Cooper Roy,Papiris Jimmy,Gaetani Nick,Chaplin Alexander,Jorgensen Ben,Mostel Josh,Imperioli Michael,Biography,Crime,Drama,Sport,
I think I am going to run away very soon…I just cant take it anymore?
I hate my parents. they do not care about me at all. they love my brother more than me. for example, one day I had a stomach virus, where i puked all day, and they thought i didnt need the doctor. my brother had a cold recently, and they worried about him for days…but he’s 22 and doesnt live with us. they always brag about him to their siblings and friends, never about me. they want me to get straight a’s and they want me to make friends…basically sculpt me into something they want. i already have friends, but they are signing me up for tennis and basketball, things i hate, and making me go to stupid dances i hate also, just so i make friends with people who i hate. they dont want me to have a diary cause it makes me antisocial, and they are not satisfied with a’s and b’s i get. they dont care about what i do, they even said it themselves they do not care if i am unhappy…aand i am.
In school, I hate 8th grade. People are mean to me, and I get bullied sometimes. I dont really like my teachers. i want to kill myself and i am rather depressed, but i dont think i want to die yet. i am interested in running away soon, with some of my friends who drive. do you think its a good idea?
i do tell them that i am unhappy but they dont care.
im 13. my plan would be to live with a friend for a while.
they want me to be like my brother. he was a big popular jock when he was a teenager, and they want me to be popular like him. since i am quiet and shy they want to make me something i am not.
my mom never goes to the grocery store, so sometimes i dont have anything to eat.
When I was that age I also wanted to run away!
But think about this…
Who is going to take you in?
You said you had a friend right… well he/she might take you in for a month tops and then he/she will get tired of you.
What about money?
Even though you say your parents don’t love you..
NOBODY is going to make you feel as safe as you do when you are with them.
Think about your feature.
What if they call the cops on you?
Do you want to look like those types of girls that all they do is rebel against their parents.
You might not noticwe now but you have it all now. Who is going to buy you your needs..
What im trying to get at is really DON’T DO IT!
You WILL regret it later on!
Don’t make your parents go through this pain.
Of not knowing where your at.
Then you’ll see that they do care.
Just talk to them!
Hope everything works out!
Best of luck!!!!!!!!!
mom.to.be. | Sep 28, 2009
hello twin. we basically have (had) the same problem. i am a freshman in highschool as of right now. in 8th grade i went through so much shxt. i was suicidal, i used to cut myself and all of that stuff. i got out of it though. i relied on my friends and music. it really did help. dont run away and make things worse. that is giving up. if you stay and stick it out and give it time, it might get better. even if it doesn’t, do you know how fxcked up ur life will be if you run away? atleast you have a home. you will be homeless on the streets. seek help. guidance counselors, stuff like that. i guarentee you you will feel better about life soon. twloha.com (go on it)
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