Movies that expose school violence haunt viewers

In the past few days, the problem school violence became a hot topic when a parent of the American Academy International School in Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC-AA) accused his child of being beaten by a friend. Soon after, the series addressed this problem as: Tragedy upstream into a river; 13 Reasons Why... quickly found by the “movie nerds” back.

13 Reasons Why revolves around a guy Clay Jensen (Dylan Minette) and her friend Hannah Baker (Katherine Landford) – a schoolgirl who unexpectedly ended her life and left behind thirteen tapes corresponding to the thirteen reasons she left. Jensen is a shy, quiet and introverted guy. He attends a prestigious high school Liberty High in the city and accidentally falls in love with Hannah Baker.

While Clay is trying to get out of her cocoon to confess her feelings to Hannah, that’s when she decides to leave the world, leaving Clay and the other students behind in complete confusion.

In the 13 tapes left by Hannah, the deceased girl in turn showed the audience the dark memories of a poor schoolgirl, when she was constantly sexually harassed, bullied, and harassed by classmates. physical abuse and even rape. It is the school’s indifference and letting go that causes situations like Hannah to end their lives because they feel stuck and lack protection.

The scene where the main character commits suicide in the bathtub causes endless controversy, because many people think that this will have a bad effect on young people. The superintendent of a number of Florida schools have reported to parents that their schools have seen an increase in suicidal and self-harming behaviors from students who have watched 13 Reasons Why on Netflix. However, on the other hand, this work also brings a lot of attention from parents to the problem of depression and school violence. On IMDB, the movie is rated 7.5/10.

Film No Mercy (2019)

After 18 months in prison due to legitimate self-defense, Park In Ae returned home with her disabled sister Park Eun Hye. The next day, the girl went to school as usual, but she still did not come home. Worried about her brother’s mysterious disappearance, In ae went to the school and from here, she discovered many secrets as well as determined to pursue the perpetrators who kidnapped her brother.

In the journey to revenge, In Ae accidentally discovers many horrifying secrets: her sister has suffered countless times of brutal school violence such as being forced to drink by friends, serving men for a period of time. long time. From there, In Ae tracked down all traces and punished all the bad guys. Her every search makes the audience “shiver” but “satisfied” when the perpetrator of the crime has to pay a heavy price.

The time when No Mercy In the first place, school violence, abuse of people with disabilities and above all abuse of people with disabilities is still a worrying situation in Korea, when the law in this country seems to be too lenient with people with disabilities. such disgusting behavior. A comment on the page Reddit wrote: “The film is a strong anger for the weak bodies being abused and bullied, as well as an inspiration for us to bravely stop acts of school violence”.

Film Teenage sister (2019)

Teenage sister is a slice reflecting the naked reality, exposing the dark corners of life and specifically here the lives of children. Childhood brings with it the beliefs, a little bit of teenage fantasies, with the naivete, and with the silent but steadfast protections. The Chinese film takes away tears, and at the same time gives the audience profound values.

Tran Niem (Chu Dong Vu) – a new transfer student to a high school – is caught up in the case of classmate Tieu Diep’s suicide. As someone who had been in contact with Tieu Diep, Tran Niem knew that she was looking for death because of bullying but did not dare to testify, causing the case to come to a standstill. As the person who put a coat on Tran Tieu Diep’s body, Tran Niem became a new victim of a particular group of girls led by Wei Lai. She accidentally knows the young thug Tieu Bac (Dich Duong Thien Ty) who is protected by him. Once, when Tieu Bac could not appear, Tran Nian was tortured by Wei Lai’s group, stripped of his clothes and posted the video online. During a scuffle, Tran Nian accidentally pushed Wei Lai, causing her to die.

Released in 2019, despite being delayed a few times due to censorship, the film still made a phenomenon when it earned 1.5 billion yuan in revenue, entering the top 10 at the Chinese box office in 2019. Variety, the film’s global cume reached 227.3 million USD. On movie review sites, Teenage sister get positive reviews.

The movie scored 8.3 out of Douban with over 1 million reviews, 7.6 on IMDb and 100% tomato score on Rotten Tomatoes. Critic James Mudge writes on Easternkicks: “One of the best Chinese movies of the past few years”. Sheet South Morning China Post rated the film as “leaving an indelible impression in the hearts of the audience”.

Film Tragedy upstream into a river (2018)

Before Teenage sister, Tragedy upstream into a river It is also a very popular movie. The film revolves around the story of Dich Dao, a girl who lost her father early and whose mother worked as a “massager” and that is also the reason why her poor friend suffered a lot of scorn. But the climax was when she discovered she had a gynecological illness because her mother’s guests used her towels.

During a medical examination, she was caught by her classmates and rumored throughout the school. Unable to bear the harsh life, bullying friends, and childhood friends who are not on her side, Yi Yao throws herself into the river, ending her own tragic life.

The film builds a scenario quite realistic and close to reality, when exposing the cruel reality of young people struggling with the problem of violence and bullying in schools. The victim is always alone to fend off the cruel attacks of the mob. Just a rumor that doesn’t care about right or wrong is spread and discussed and attacked with gloating, amused and heartless teasing at the pain of others, just like thousands of poison needles pointed into one’s heart. tiny bodies.

Time Tragedy upstream into a river is released, the film grossed 357 million yuan, enough to see how intense the response wave of the film was. On the movie review page Douban, The film received a score of 5.7/10, not because the content is not good, but because many viewers feel traumatized because this movie is too vulnerable, making them obsessed for a while. long.