BenX Review 2

     

     A twist in the end was really effective. Also the ending that came right after the twist was so dramatic. It was like watching the reincarnation of Jesus. (Maybe that is why he made a weapon that shaped like the cross.) But personally I felt that the way it ended was somewhat frustrating.

     

     The great part about the ending was that it was fresh unlike any other similar films. Most of my classmates failed to predict it and this clearly shows that the director really put some effort to differentiate from most of the people's expectations. However, when you think about the ending, it partly shows that Ben is helpless. What really pushed Ben forth to create such complicated plan? Scarlite wasn't even a real person but just a hallucination in Ben's mind. Maybe the "Superman"? After all, Scarlite started to appear in his imagination after he took the pill. But the director would not want victims to do drugs to get rid of bullying. Personally, I don't agree that the plan was result of Ben's own efforts or abilities. Many of those factors that seem to motivate Ben are out of the reality. They are possible because this is a movie. Also in the end, it seems like Ben decided to stay out in the ranch. It portrays that it is too hard for him to adjust in the "normal" society where people could not accept and understand his conditions. 

      

     Another thing that came up to my head was about how people's reactions changed after someone's death. At the funeral, every one of them felt sorry and cried for Ben. Even the bullies felt guilty for what they have done. But why do not they change their attitudes until a life is sacrificed? This really shows our reality. When we hear about suicides  related to bullying, many of us feel empathy for them and curse those people who forced him or her to death. But when we actually get involved in the bullying, almost all of them become a spectator doing nothing but covering up the problem. No one has the courage to do something about it.