It's been a while since I saw a film that hit me so deep. So long, in fact, that I can't even remember a movie that hit me like Battle Royale. For almost eight months, I was genuinely over-hyped on this fantastic film. I patiently waited for my opportunity to witness this film. Only a few weeks ago, the anticipation was quelled with the acquirement of the juice!
I've heard alot of negative reviews about the film, mainly because of the "exploitive violence". But another dislike of the film, stems from the melodramatic attitudes and deaths of certain characters in the film. Many of the critics who are up in arms against the portrayal of the children in the film shouldn't be so critical. They haven't recently been around the young students of today. They are living with an outdated concept of how a teenager is supposed to act. In this day and age, teens are anything but typical and often have much difficulty concealing their emotions in school let alone an island where they have to kill eachother.
The characters were right on, the actors did a fantastic job. And of course the directing was ultra-incredible! The less you hear about this movie, the better you are. It's horrific, it's real, it's a scary reality.
I've heard alot of negative reviews about the film, mainly because of the "exploitive violence". But another dislike of the film, stems from the melodramatic attitudes and deaths of certain characters in the film. Many of the critics who are up in arms against the portrayal of the children in the film shouldn't be so critical. They haven't recently been around the young students of today. They are living with an outdated concept of how a teenager is supposed to act. In this day and age, teens are anything but typical and often have much difficulty concealing their emotions in school let alone an island where they have to kill eachother.
The characters were right on, the actors did a fantastic job. And of course the directing was ultra-incredible! The less you hear about this movie, the better you are. It's horrific, it's real, it's a scary reality.