Saturday, June 21, 2014
Melodrama
But there is nothing wrong with melodrama if it is done right.
But wait. What is melodrama anyway? Try this.
Melodrama: a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.Here, we have a Japanese boarding school. All male students. It is a catholic school but that is a red herring.
A few students, a teacher. A boy who is so rich he runs the school. Another boy who is so hot that everyone is in love with him. Well, at least the teacher (under the radar) and his room mate. The room mate kills himself out of frustration with his failed advances. The hot boy is aware but indifferent. Then some other boys, figuring it out, beat up the hot boy and he is paralyzed. The teacher feels complicit.
Take it from there.
Now, there is nothing wrong about melodrama. In fact, this one is so well done that I was touched by the action and the ending. Which is, of course, inevitable but still. That doesn't take away from the fact that it is an emotional roller coaster to get there.
I liked the movie. I liked the boys. I suppose that I could be a "rice queen" without much effort. There are a lot of shower scenes. Bare butts. They are all attractive especially the hot boy. And then there is the teacher. Wide eyed innocent. And that is how it is played. But eventually, well, he gets wised up very nicely.
Come right down to it, I love this kind of shit.
I don't want the disc for my personal collection but I would not mind seeing it again. A melodramatic 4 out of Netflix5.