First, I have to debunk the claim that the movie is gore or excessively violent. This is clearly satire and has been purposefully directed in a way that the images do not represent real violence. That's not to say you can watch it with your kids. But it won't deprive you from sleep either.
My beef with the movie is that it has no story line, and although it pretends to have some sort of meaning or a subliminal message about love or trust, it simply doesn't say enough to be worth two hours and two minutes of your time. So, major disappointment in that regard.
But I mainly watched the movie to see what has inspired hunger games and squid game, given how popular those series are, and given that I don't want to spend a whole lot of time watching the series. For that purpose the movie didn't disappoint. It is a well-directed movie and somehow entertaining, although pretty cheesy as well. I can understand why and how people get drawn into this kind of thriller. It can be mesmerizing, specially if the characters are well-developed (what Battle Royale pretty much fails to do). But again, the genre originally comes from here. So, worth a watch if you want to understand it.
My beef with the movie is that it has no story line, and although it pretends to have some sort of meaning or a subliminal message about love or trust, it simply doesn't say enough to be worth two hours and two minutes of your time. So, major disappointment in that regard.
But I mainly watched the movie to see what has inspired hunger games and squid game, given how popular those series are, and given that I don't want to spend a whole lot of time watching the series. For that purpose the movie didn't disappoint. It is a well-directed movie and somehow entertaining, although pretty cheesy as well. I can understand why and how people get drawn into this kind of thriller. It can be mesmerizing, specially if the characters are well-developed (what Battle Royale pretty much fails to do). But again, the genre originally comes from here. So, worth a watch if you want to understand it.