finluithiel (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
finluithiel) wrote2008-06-05 12:01 am
finluithiel) wrote2008-06-05 12:01 am
Entry tags:
battle royale
Just watched Battle Royale. By myself. It's like Lord of the Flies, only with machine guns (and a pot lid, ha). I'm sort of proud that I finished it without closing my eyes, though it did come close in one particular instance, and that scene wasn't even gory.
I first heard about the film way back in first year when Paul showed me the 'let's throw a knife at a student to get our point across!' scene during Zoology lab. While it shocked me, it wasn't even the scariest moment in the movie. What creeped me out the most is the fact that the characters are all fifteen year olds, with the exception of the two 'transfer' students. (One of which, Kawada, was played by Yamamoto Taro, who portrayed Harada Sanosuke in Shinsengumi!, a factoid that made me squee with glee.)
Battle Royale isn't for the faint of heart. If blood, flying random body parts, and/or screaming Japanese schoolgirls squick you, then it's definitely not for you. But if it doesn't, it's a film that makes you think. Can you really kill your best friend?
Watch the film to find out. ;p
ETA: Why did I not notice that the actor who played the lead boy in Battle Royale is the same one who played Okita in Shinsengumi!? Granted, the weird samurai topknot would render a lot of people unrecognizeable, but Okita didn't sport that haircut during the start of the series, so I should have been able to recognize him in Battle Royale...
I first heard about the film way back in first year when Paul showed me the 'let's throw a knife at a student to get our point across!' scene during Zoology lab. While it shocked me, it wasn't even the scariest moment in the movie. What creeped me out the most is the fact that the characters are all fifteen year olds, with the exception of the two 'transfer' students. (One of which, Kawada, was played by Yamamoto Taro, who portrayed Harada Sanosuke in Shinsengumi!, a factoid that made me squee with glee.)
Battle Royale isn't for the faint of heart. If blood, flying random body parts, and/or screaming Japanese schoolgirls squick you, then it's definitely not for you. But if it doesn't, it's a film that makes you think. Can you really kill your best friend?
Watch the film to find out. ;p
ETA: Why did I not notice that the actor who played the lead boy in Battle Royale is the same one who played Okita in Shinsengumi!? Granted, the weird samurai topknot would render a lot of people unrecognizeable, but Okita didn't sport that haircut during the start of the series, so I should have been able to recognize him in Battle Royale...