So have you ever wanted to belong or join a fraternity as a young guy in college? Are you familiar with fraternities as an institution in campus all around the United States? Their legacy has expanded world wide, making young guys all around the globe wanting to become a frat and join one of this selective group of brothers. But what is the real meaning of brotherhood? that kind of friendship that transcends to become two guys brothers if not by blood by choice, with the idea of being there for each other no matter what and mostly be at their side in the bad and good and having fun along the way. To understand this we need to start by understanding how testosterone works. Making men trying to prove their strength, their power and superiority among others. Men have always wanted to be competitive and the only way to win among others is recruiting another group of men able to fight for the same cause and that way the can prove their power by leading others into their own cause. That's how fraternities are based in a very old concept or institution, the same one that built empires, cities and corporations in the past. Under the same idea of militia where you go to battle with your brothers, meaning guys from the same side and fighting for the cause, united more than for a goal, a link to your home, family and those people you are related to, those friends that are willing to sacrifice everything to protect the same ideals than yours, the ones that seem to understand you better than others, those ones that you can trust without a doubt but a the same time are your best friends with whom you will have the best moments of your life.
But things have changed are we are supposed to move on from old ideals and behaviors but still some things are still there by nature, as part of our instincts, the most primitive ones, so how much have we evolved in he last years and haven't we? This and more is "Goat" (2016), a new independent drama that tries to explore this side of men instincts, values and nature. And also takes you deep inside the heart of fraternities and their true goal and meaning as an institution or more as a tradition that might break some rules and create standards that differ from their origins. Produced by actor James Franco, who has a short cameo in the movie, also has his signature trying to make a social call about tis situation happening in all campus around the country and exposing an old over rated tradition that has been out of control and has been a cause of many incidents for college guys as some side effects in other students. Even we have seen stories before about the classism of fraternities and stories related to this young guys, they have been explored more as comedies and thrillers but we are in front of a well done drama, will an entertaining plot and writing that will take us deep into the initiation process for this guys as exposing the rest of them in the same process. With new breaking performances we will get deep into the skin of both sides, the guys that belong to the system and how the see things once inside as the from the ones that always wanted to join, looking at it as an opportunity to shine in college, meet new friends, have fun and most important feel part of something that will be fun and lasting, so they are willing to do whatever it takes to get in.
And so this is the story of two brothers, Brett and Brad, the oldest and the youngest. Brett already goes to college and belongs to one of the most prestigious fraternity in campus, so trying to convince his young brother to go to college and apply to join to the same institution he is, introducing him to his friends and taking him to some frat party, where he can get free alcohol and meet girls that look at him as a popular guy even he doesn't feel or act like one. Actually he is more on the geek and introvert side. He likes to be under the radar but sees to his brother as a role model to follow, and when he pushes him to this adventurous side he cannot feel but intrigued yet not fascinated about it. t's tempting but got against his nature. He is more quite and actually like to study better than party. He is looking to meet the right girl not just have fun with different ones. He likes to drink and party but he also likes to go home early and don't act like a cave man, making fun of others or just act stupid to entertain or prove something to others. Until one night, on his way home, since no one wanted to join him and leave the party early, he met a stranger, a young local guy asking for a ride, just to realize there are two of them and being insecure and shy couldn't say no to them and end by being harassed and beaten by the two guys that take his car and left him in he middle of nowhere. But this experience other than been traumatic for him also leaves a scar inside of him, why we didn't defend himself? why he got so nervous and let those guys to take advantage of him? is he not brave enough? is he a coward? is he less man than those guy that beat the shit out of him? He can't stop but feeling guilty and blame himself for what happen.
So when the opportunity arises he take it to prove himself he can be brave and man enough to go through this process more than belong to a group of guys that will protect him and supposedly be there for him. But since his brother is part of the fraternity already and can't help him so it won't seem like he has any kind of preference the initiation process starts to get wild and crazier than usual. Hell week starts and the candidates are humiliated, hazed, tortured, among other things. They have to prove how far are they willing to go to get in, and supposedly to prove they are strong enough and trust worthy to belong this brotherhood. But s it ok to go through all this to get someone to call you brother? it's ok for your brothers to humiliate you this way before they can be on your side and be your best friends for the rest of their lives? How ironic it is to let someone in your lives and be as close to him as a brother can be, trust him like your best friend but in order to win that or be eligible to that you have to let them do to you any kind of pranks and take advantage of you? Is this a way to feel superior or powerful? by denigrating others that are letting you do that? and of course this will become a cycle since next year this same guys will try to take what did to them on the fresh men. Just because this guys are usually jocks, good looking, fun, social guys, doesnt mean they are the kind of guys you want to be friends of.
Yes, they might be a good connection to a better social life in campus and access to a house with other selected guys, be popular among girls, specially those ones in sororities, but how can this be the best way to make new friends for life? Friendship is supposed to be based in trust and respect, a connection that comes from sharing the same values and ideas in life that will take you to explore new things with them and have great experiences through life, so how can anyone see as brotherhood an option when someone will take you down just to get you in? Men by nature like to move in pack, social life happens in groups, and there will be always a leader, the alpha male, like in early stages of human kind and society, but also men can be aggressive and like to act non sense, because proving other that can be funny but strong makes him more of a man, but we are at times where intellect triumphs over muscles, and it's been proved that most of this guys that had a blast in college ended throwing their future to the toilet becoming losers when grown ups, so when are this institutions going to change the same way those stigmas have done. When are we going to be able to show men the way is supposed to be, as a rational, sexy, emotional, intelligent human being rather than the strongest, fastest, and bigger one. This only proves again how afraid we are to accept changes or feel treated by the ones with more potential so finding a way to overcome them by bringing them down and use a little of power to control them will make us feel better when in real life this is just an hologram that will afde out the same moment that we graduate from college but the damage done to others will last forever and instead of being an institution that helps to build better men for the society is transforming them into marked sheep that will move way from the rest and will never seek for that help and that unity with others because has been hurt sometimes that not even blood can get it done but forgiveness and a need to move on. Do you still want to become my brother?
Yes, they might be a good connection to a better social life in campus and access to a house with other selected guys, be popular among girls, specially those ones in sororities, but how can this be the best way to make new friends for life? Friendship is supposed to be based in trust and respect, a connection that comes from sharing the same values and ideas in life that will take you to explore new things with them and have great experiences through life, so how can anyone see as brotherhood an option when someone will take you down just to get you in? Men by nature like to move in pack, social life happens in groups, and there will be always a leader, the alpha male, like in early stages of human kind and society, but also men can be aggressive and like to act non sense, because proving other that can be funny but strong makes him more of a man, but we are at times where intellect triumphs over muscles, and it's been proved that most of this guys that had a blast in college ended throwing their future to the toilet becoming losers when grown ups, so when are this institutions going to change the same way those stigmas have done. When are we going to be able to show men the way is supposed to be, as a rational, sexy, emotional, intelligent human being rather than the strongest, fastest, and bigger one. This only proves again how afraid we are to accept changes or feel treated by the ones with more potential so finding a way to overcome them by bringing them down and use a little of power to control them will make us feel better when in real life this is just an hologram that will afde out the same moment that we graduate from college but the damage done to others will last forever and instead of being an institution that helps to build better men for the society is transforming them into marked sheep that will move way from the rest and will never seek for that help and that unity with others because has been hurt sometimes that not even blood can get it done but forgiveness and a need to move on. Do you still want to become my brother?
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