the SUPERKIDS!!!!!

imagine being known as a superkid....that film made Michael's dad look pretty bad....not saying he wasn't but that film was a very interesting construction of reality ....all those shots of Michael looking bad and dad lurking in the background.....that shot of him walking down the hall and crossing to the other side to avoid the kids coming his way....painful to watch.....but not necessarily a gifted thing....we have lots kids - especially boys - like that here at idci.......mendel..neat kid....quintessential gifted kid.....creates his own language then forgets his portfolio.....mom is interesting...is she for it or against it all?.....those tears were genuine though....and why let people film your kid at such a potentially vulnerable time?...wonder if Brian has made his disastrous mistake yet?.....don't think so.....another interesting mom......"that was the end of my ambition"....discuss.....interpretation? feminist interpretation?......the filmmaker and his son....that was an interesting relationship "he takes his problems and tries to fix them in me"...PAGING DR.FREUD!!....dad did say he worries children are losing "unsupersized play".......then he signs his kids up for everything......it's a tough one, I agree with him,,,,but , wait till you're a parent....it's a tough one....the best times kids have are the unstructured ones....building a fort, playing on a snow hill etc.....laser quest is pretty fun too though....that Osman Ali guy was another interesting one..what a vocabulary....what bitterness...what an intellect......"every child is a gift to their parents. their role is to support their child's optimal development"....discuss