WTF did I just watch? Attempting to relate to Harmony Korine's Spring Breaker's in my Late 20's

TDR RATING - 4/10

 Spring break forever, bitches. - Vanessa Hudgens as Candy

I get the impression that Spring Breaker’s is trying to be too smart for its own good, to the point that its intention is completely lost on me. The rumour mill is going at it again with producers wanting to cash in on a sequel to the cult hit. Thankfully one of its stars, James Franco who plays Alien a gun and drug dealer has already got super annoyed at the mere idea of a sequel.  Understandably as there is absolutely no need for one.  It is starting to become really quite boring that there is a major lack of originality in Hollywood. Cult films are so because of their originality, the cast and sometimes because they are a little bit (or a lot) weird, look at Heathers, pretty much any Wes Anderson movie, The Crow, Garden State, Donnie Darko and the list goes on. I was the perfect age for Donnie Darko, when it was released it was a slow burner. Nobody at school had heard of it, I felt like it was my own little piece of weirdness. It wasn't till it sat on the shelves of the video rental shop that it became a cult hit. Donnie spoke to my teen angst, (this probably is a little bit too much into my inner psyche but still it seems relevant). Angst driven and paired with a flawless soundtrack, I was exposed to abstract thought and music that was familiar but had no real connection to.  Is Spring Breaker's what teens connect to now? I am in my late 20’s, a little less impressionable and with less angst, my ability to relate is a little off. 

Now the casting is really something to behold. I would love to pick the brains of both the characters and the actresses who played them. What drove these teen sensations to say yes to such dicey roles? Vanessa Hudgens as Candy and Selena Gomez as Faith where (mostly) squeaky clean poster girls. Maybe this was their ‘Miley Cyrus’ moment? Fed up of the ‘good female role model’ ideal and ready to be seen as strong, independent and creative women. There has been a lot of talk about the lack of strong female characters in Hollywood and these young women are strong. I just can’t help but be a little disappointed in that they did it with their boobs out.

The plot was confusing, sparse on details, detailed in flesh. Abstract and free interpretation of the meaning is all well and good, but down right confusing isn't. What was the motivation? It’s just girls gone wild? James Franco was brilliantly terrible making the story, albeit only slightly, more tolerable (shame about the accent though).