gambare !
how can people that are constantly burdened with loss and pain want to live?the movie doesn't answer the question but it shows you how does it feel.
it's like dark fairy tale, will the protagonists succeed in their quest, or will they just survive it?
it's a pathetic, sad, crazy, surreal coming of age movie. you will remember how it made you feel even if you didn't understand it
incredible acting, beautiful soundtrack, wonderful photography,
don't watch it expecting a plot, it's just about witnessing their life
I found the different endings of the manga and the movie to be and amazing addition to this story.
when you find out both you decide what happens, was the last part in the movie symbolic? why is it that the only moment he finally starts rooting for himself, is the moment after he gave everything up?
is there really redemption for him? does he actually believe that turning himself is enough to atone? can he finally see the love around him? is he finally at peace?
do not watch this movie expecting it to make sense and to finish all its lines and arcs, don't expect explanations of why they act that way and how they ended up so. don't expect a plot, because this is just about witnessing a bit of despair, hope and uncertainty
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the truth over winning
this story wanted to ask a big question, is winning everything? at what price is it too much? what crimes can we forgive or even exploit in the quest of seeking punishment for others?we start with a lawyer that cuts corners and pushed boundaries because all he cares about is winning, he doesn't care who gets hurt or damaged in the process, he doesn't understand that for some being guilty is not the worst outcome.
it ends up being a story about discovering truths, but not necessarily tying down all ends. slowly the real nature of all characters is revealed, the story mostly pivots on the growth of the homeroom teacher, she starts being someone that in the search for fairness ignores the systematic nature that traps both her and her students, her wishful thinking and kind nature initially bring no help, but after hanging out with the lawyer she starts to think about the big picture and somehow still manages to keep her ethical and moral values, but now more willing to bend the rules.
if a person makes a mistake, how much will people let pass? you could see this because most characters knew that one of their friends or acquaintances did something they considered wrong, but they didn't admonish, correct or try to make them see their wrong ways, they quietly accepted their evil nature as long as others didn't find out, in fact, almost all characters where presented with a person having secrets, doing wrong, or hiding something ( hence class of lies) and yet, most didn't snitch, they just used, or accepted that info in order to obtain something.
I didn't feel like the story explained well the main question of "the process being just as important as the result" because it had too many plot lines, we were tracking several murders, too many suspects, and the main lawyer felt a little over reaching. the ending felt like fan service because the assembly being punished randomly and Beomjin being attacked and never acknowledge of again?
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