(Films discussed in this post: Hugo, Hesher, Terri, and Win Win.)
It’s a hard-knock life for kids in the movies.
Whereas actual kids these days have it comparably easy, their on-screen counterparts tend to get tricked instead of treated, kicked instead of kissed. Unlike most kids you’ll meet in real life, the majority of youths you’ll encounter in movies not only come from broken homes; but chances are, one or both of their parents are dead.
Morbid much, Hollywood? Jeez.
Yes, being orphaned allows our young heroes to be their own bosses. Masters of their own fates. And that tends to get them in trouble…
