Not brilliant at all, just naked cruelty

America 2022-10-12 09:01:24

To say that it is eye-catching and exciting, this film is completely irrelevant. Most of the time, it uses interspersed plots to outline an ordinary high school and the ordinary students in it. It is very freehand and very real, first let you feel that every student in it All flesh and blood really exist - and then kill them one by one.

The massacre is so cruel, I'm used to mainstream movies and I always hope that someone will stand up to stop the tragedy, or at least have some hope. But there are no heroes, no The lucky escapee was shot and killed before the budding of righteousness and courage. The screenwriter only found at the end that the cruel story was not finished. Even so, I can't see a hopeful ending

. Very, very successful, touching hearts with extreme brutality and authenticity.

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Extended Reading
  • Francis 2022-04-22 07:01:38

    It took the first hour to lay out for the final climax, which was American but also boring.

  • Vanessa 2022-04-21 09:02:40

    Structure: No specific central protagonist. While reproducing different sides of the same time from the perspective of multiple victims, the inner space of the school is shown while walking - becoming the scene of the next shooting (however, this method is not new) Photography: The long shot behind the victim from beginning to end (And then creating an atmosphere of unease is far less than Kubrick. Conclusion: The social significance of the times is greater than the image itself. Winning the golden brown and the best director is really...

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  • Acadia: Hello.

    John McFarland: [startled] Hi.

    Acadia: What's wrong?

    John McFarland: Nothing.

    Acadia: You were crying.

    John McFarland: [shrugs] Yeah.

    Acadia: Is it something bad?

    John McFarland: ...I don't know.

    [Acadia kisses John on the cheek]

  • Alex: [after Eric gets into the shower with him] Well this is it. We're gonna die today. I've never even kissed anyone before, have you?

    [Alex and Eric start kissing each other]