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I take issue with my fellow reviewer, who complained about the movie
being "in your face." While the film lacks a certain subtlety, that
doesn't change the fact that a sad majority of modern moviegoers don't
get what a film is trying to say unless it spells everything out to
them in alphabetical order. Go subtle and everyone misses the boat, and
they scratch their heads and wonder just what in the world they spent
the last two hours watching. What's the value in that? Moreover,
harping so hard on the film's mode of presentation implies that the
theme of a movie is subordinate to its form, when in fact it should be
the other way around. It's one thing to tell a good story, to make it
flashy and tastefully packaged, and quite another to give it something
to rest on; an idea that's perfectly timed, perfectly handled,
perfectly memorable.

Thematically speaking, "Gardener of Eden" is powerful in the extreme.
Amidst a nation gone wild over terrorism, war, and global disaster, the
movie takes a step back and reminds us that the greatest threats to
society are, and always will be, domestic; that as long as drug dealers
can set up operations outside of a high school, and as long as the
legal structures of society condemn the individuals who try to stand in
their way, the problem will remain systemic. It will never go away.

In targeting the extent of this issue – this cultural illness, if you
will – Gardner of Eden offers not only a scathing critique of the
apathy at the root of society, but also a rousing call to action for
all those inclined. It's moving, poignant, and darkly humorous, and
bears many a viewing, a fresh discovery pending with every push of the
"play.".

For Young Americans this film may hold some interest as a snapshot of
some the issues they face. For the rest of us, this is a depressing
tale of wannabeism and unfulfilled sexual angst.

I wanted to like it as initially the main character had
boyish/idealistic charm, yet after a short time it became clear it was
lack of experience and education ( which features in this film).
Unfortunately, I know Americans who have grown up in insular
environments, but there are no redeeming features from this movie.
'Realism' does not a good movie make.

While I realise that the American Dream is just that for many in the
USA, 'gritty' dramas about the brutality of the daily existence of many
in the USA does not good cinema make. Disappointed and frustrated that
issues that were touched on were not expanded (prostitution) while
others such as Viet Vets were made painfully overexplained. Could have
been so much more..