En silencio (2011)

It's a great injustice, really, and it shows us what corruption is like.

Those disgusting people went free. It makes me so angry and sad; they were just children. You have to be sick to look at children that way. I didn't like the ending. There was never any justice. This movie is based on real events; not everything, but it did happen. Seven teachers and the principal were blamed. It is said that they did more atrocious things than what is shown and that corruption allowed them to get away with it. It truly makes me angry to know that some of them went back to work after that as if nothing had happened. Then, in 2011, after the film came out and the public...The public will only criticize the politicians for what they did to someone as cruel as that director who raped innocent children; they only gave him 12 years. This is truly outrageous, and all those people who supported someone like that suffering for 12 years, a suffering they'll live with for the rest of their lives, it really makes me angry and sad. I hope so.In the future, a harsh sentence may be handed down to all those who knew about it and said nothing, and to those disgusting people. And sorry, I made a mistake, the director was released and died in 2011 of cancer; he was free all that time. His brother received a 12-year prison sentence. The other culprits weren't arrested because there wasn't enough evidence; it's a shame they walk freely in the streets.

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I came into this film knowing what it was going to be about, but nothing could have prepared me for the impact of watching The Crucible. It was dark, violent, and quite honestly nauseating. I was on the verge of tears for nearly an hour and when the 1h36 mark hit, I had to pause the movie and did nothing but cry for the children. To think, this is real. This happened to these kids. When I hit play, from that moment on, tears were falling.

I will probably never be able to watch this movie again, but it is something you honestly must see. Yes, the images are disturbing. Yes, you will feel anger, sadness, and numbness, but this movie leaves an impression. The acting is superb and all of the child actors honestly deserve awards. Their expressions, their gestures, they just strike you right in the heart every time. You will not soon forget this movie. I'm not sure I ever will.

What may be even more impressive, this movie caused such a stir in South Korea that the case was forced to be re-opened and laws demanded to be rewritten. It makes you think, it really does. How much effort does it take for justice to prevail? Why can people be bought with money when they know such horrible things had occurred? I honestly don't know, and never will know why such apathy and cruelty exist in the world. Why do we cause each other pain? It makes me sick. But as a quote in the movie says, "The reason why we are fighting so hard, is not to change the world, but instead, not to let the world change us."

Without a doubt, I recommend this movie.

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