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My Bodyguard: Social Class, Inner City School Environments, and Personal Growth
The movie is well done with a fine cast. What makes it unusual is the manner in which it deals with some fundamental elements in the "coming of age process." One of the themes one can chart throughout a life cycle is the evolution of the concept of power. One finds that in the elementary grades where power is physical and individualistic. The mindset atthis point is "whose the tuffest kid in the class." As one moves towards high school the notion of power becomes redefined into a more social framework such as team sports (football, basketball, etc.). It still deals with the physical domain of power, but more social (team efforts sanctioned by the institutional structure, i.e., the school). However there is a class divide that exists within the schools. Those who come from middle class families are more readily moved forward towards college and the professions. Those who are disenfranchised do not. The realization of this on the part of the disenfranchised can lead to hostility expressed in the form of physical threats. This is the nub of the movie. A bright student comes to an inner city school and finds himself the target of a formidable group of bullies. Realizing that he is no physical match he decides that the way to deal with this delemma is trump his tormentors by finding someone even more menacing. At first the potential bodyguard is reticent and dismisses the offer, but eventually the two are drawn together by circumstances and become friends. The result of the friendship is the focus of the movie: the evolution of each of these characters as a result of their interaction with one anther. Needless to say, the bullies are vanquished in the end and the two main characters (the "geek" and his bodyguard)continue to evolve well beyond the point of their first encounter. The movie is also a bit unusual in the sense that it treats the psychological motiviation of the "bodyguard" at a deeper level that one might expect from a teen movie. It's well done and the cast is excellent with a story told in a very believable fashion.

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My Bodyguard
I've always liked this movie. The best thing is, the bullies finally get it in the end! It makes you remember that the fear itself is usually worse than the thing you have been fearing, and that if you don't contront your problem at some point, it will never get any better. And you might just find out some things about yourself.

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"Without the bike. It's Moody's now"
I remember liking this movie when it came out when I was a kid, but it wasn't until I saw it many years later as an adult that I really appreciated it. Aside from the great acting by all the kids and classic lines, what I like most about it is that it's actually realistic and believable. The look on Clifford's face when he realizes he's offended Moody with his "BM" joke is priceless. Even the fight scenes are pretty realistic, not like most fight scenes where a guy takes 30 punches (with obligatory punch sound effects) straight to the face and then isn't even bleeding. I thought the little punk whacking rocks with a 2x4 in the vacant lot next to Linderman's house was a nice touch. Matt Dillon was great(possibly his greatest performance to date) and my friends and I still quote lines from Mike to this day (e.g. "You're really beginning to annoy me"). I thought Mike's 'towel around the neck tucked in to his sweatjacket' look at the end was pretty funny. Was he training up there? Or maybe sparring with Moody's buddies? What ever happened to Mike? I can't believe he didn't get more work after that performance. All in all, a great movie. A classic.