#wetheanimals

Troop# 924: party animals at San Diego Zoo. The amount of people that asked us if we were Girl Scouts 😂 yeah, we’re Girl Scout imposters #sandiegozoo #wetheanimals #actoutanimals #whatarewe #letsgetphuobby #iamsotired (at San Diego Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgR45zPgRT1t54nsTBoGgoAAFi_NGGLfMzVc0g0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

the meeting of it all

“he’s got to learn to swim”

The movie is set during the 1980s era during the aid epidemic. The gay community were affected deeply due to the fact they faced discrimination from the doctors because aids was thought to be highly contagious. The second reason was the lack of research. This was a new type of virus  ( We the Animals)

Growing up in the situation that these three brothers grew up in is a clear example  of the saying “having to grow up quick”. It is also a greater example of the importance of having a solid childhood. It displays the repercussions of failed childhoods and neglect growing up especially as young men. In the movie, the mother is quite honestly very much in a bad mental space, where she can lose sight of reality at any point. I think also the mother having gone through domestic violence and the factors that went into that proves that growing up too fast can actually lead to mental health problems like PTSD and such. I know in the story, although Jonah for example had an extremely good head on his shoulders, he has all of these rough experiences that can ultimately lead to PTSD. These brothers went through watching their mom loose her mind and go through domestic violence. Put yourself in the position of these children, would you still have the right mind frame during instances like theirs? A child shouldn't have to sacrifice their childhood for an adult. 

The three brothers were always together- Manny, Joel, and Jonah. Jonah always felt like he didn’t connect with them when they started getting older. Manny and Joel got into drugs and Jonah didn’t want to get into it. Manny and Joel tried to push Jonah in the water one night and was making fun of him a lot. Jonah had flashbacks of times all three of them would chant together, close their ears, go under the blanks and say “body heat,” etc. 

This video shows the actors talking about preparing to start the movie. The directors and staff allowed them to get comfortable with the camera (the kids first time on camera for acting). The actors talks about what they were nervous about doing like riding a bike into the water, learning how to swim, and being brought up 30 feet in the air. The case became very close and lived in the house they were filming in. The movie was great to watch.