Story of outsiders, tragedy and a critique of the American Dream
Growing up an 80s Punk Rock kid my friends and I were always desperate to see ourselves in film. Suburbia was one of those rare occasions. It was directed by Penelope Spheeris who made the classic The Decline of Western Civilization documentary that covered the early Los Angeles Punk scene. That background helped shape the story as she also wrote the script. The story is about outsiders and tragedy, while critiquing the American dream.<br /><br />The film features Evan (Bill Coyne) who runs away from his alcoholic mom and ends up joining a bunch of Punks squatting in a house. They rob and steal and cause general anarchy in the neighborhood they live in while getting into it with the locals. The Punks are obviously the outsiders. Their looks and their lifestyle are all in defiance of society. Their lives are also filled with abuse and family dysfunction like Evan’s mom. One of the girls in the Punk house was also sexually abused by her father.<br /><br />The film is also a critique of suburbia and America. Evan reads his mother’s diary which said that suburbia was a perfect name for where they lived because it was a combination of suburb and utopia. Evan’s friend comments that little did his mom know that the suburbs would turn into the slums. That’s shown as they ride around the neighborhood, and then the squat they live in, which is part of an abandoned housing development. Further analysis would point to this as a comment upon the American Dream as well. The suburbs were where the middle class moved to buy brand new homes and start new lives. Things didn’t always turn out that way as shown by the Punk kids and their family experiences.<br /><br />The film has a very rough and neo-realistic look to it. The Decline of Western Civilization definitely influenced how the movie was shot.<br /><br />Suburbia also includes some great footage of LA Punk bands performing starting with D.I., followed by T.S.O.L. and The Vandals. Again the influence of The Decline of Western Civilization can be seen in these scenes. There are plenty of other Punk tunes in the background as well.<br />C
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