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"  After months of fanfare, Spring Breakers finally hits theaters today. The movie is a hot topic in the REDBOOK offices \u2014 mostly because of the ridiculous accent James Franco adopts to play a hustling gangster rapper named Alien. Critics&amp;#039; reviews all include phrases like &amp;quot;fever dream,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;raunchy,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;seamy.&amp;quot; The film is rated a hard R &amp;quot;for strong sexual content, language, nudity, drug use and violence.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s so infamous at this point, we can&amp;#039;t help being intrigued and wanting to see it.  Part of the reason so much ink and type has already been devoted to the movie is due to provocative director Harmony Korine&amp;#039;s casting choices of former (and current) products of the Disney machine Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Benson. How do you explain to the Wizards of Waverly Place fan in your house (who also knows every word to every song from all three High School Musicals) \u2014 or even your Pretty Little Liars-obsessed tween \u2014 why she can&amp;#039;t see her idols&amp;#039; latest movie? If she sees a trailer somewhere and asks why Vanessa Hudgens is toting a gun, what do you say? It&amp;#039;s jarring and often disappointing for kids to see their favorite actresses aging out of their fan base and no longer doing projects geared towards them.  That said, many reviews point out that Korine&amp;#039;s films, while gritty and shocking, are meant to comment on the current state of America&amp;#039;s youth. Through all its beer bongs, violence, and nudity, Spring Breakers provides a cautionary tale of lost, wayward girls. And \u2014 while these are extreme examples heightened for shock value \u2014 it could be a wake-up call for many parents. Will you see Spring Breakers? Will the Selena Gomez fan in your house be allowed to see it? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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