The teacher gave a pep talk about the Battle Royale program. The government imposed the program to eliminate delinquency among the youth. The rule is simple. You can only go home when everyone else is dead. The survival program will run for 3 days on the isolated island. To spicen up the game, some areas become a danger zone. The students needs to keep moving or their collars on their neck will explode.

Each of the students were given a bag with randomly selected weapons. The fortunate ones gets kick ass firearms while the rest gets mundane objects. Seriously, can you kill anyone with a pot lid? Psssh..
The moment they step out from the classroom, they have two choices to make. To kill or be killed. Who will be the ultimate survivor?

Sadako’s Ramblings:
I’ve read an article about Battle Royale when it was featured in “Time” magazine. The movie was tagged as one of the controversial films in 21st century. In the film, Japan is on the brink of economic crisis with unemployement on the rise. The government conveniently blamed the delinquent youths responsible for crisis. Like a typical totalitarian, their solution to problem is to obliterate what they perceive as threat.
Some may perceive the film as too violent. If you watched the film from beginning, you will understand why it is necessary. Violence determines how the characters will interact with each other. You can feel the frustrations of the characters as they face a difficult dilemma. The choice between your life or your friends’ life.

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