In the beginning of the Twentieth-First Century, the economy of Japan is near a total collapse, with high rates of unemployment and students boycotting their classes. The government approves the Battle Royale Act, where one class is randomly selected and the students are sent to an island wearing necklaces with few supplies and one weapon. After three days, they have to kill each other and the survivor wins his or her own life as a prize. The forty-two students of a ninth grade class are selected to participate in the survival game and abducted in their bus. Under the command of their former teacher Kitano (Takeshi Kitano), they have to eliminate each other following the rules of the sadistic game where only one wins.
The screenplay of "Batoru Rowaiaru" is badly developed regarding the explanation and advantages of such stupid act. It seems that the writer and the director were only interested in the action of the movie, which is great by the way, and forgot to justify how this survival game could improve a shattered economy or the control of masses, more specifically the students. The way this pointless story is disclosed, most of the students seem to be normal youths, while the government and their teacher seem to be the sadistic villain. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Batalha Real" ("Royal Battle")
The screenplay of "Batoru Rowaiaru" is badly developed regarding the explanation and advantages of such stupid act. It seems that the writer and the director were only interested in the action of the movie, which is great by the way, and forgot to justify how this survival game could improve a shattered economy or the control of masses, more specifically the students. The way this pointless story is disclosed, most of the students seem to be normal youths, while the government and their teacher seem to be the sadistic villain. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Batalha Real" ("Royal Battle")