Confessions.2010 Best [RECOMMENDED]

: A brilliant but narcissistic student seeking his mother's attention.

The killers are children. They killed for stupid, horrifyingly realistic reasons: one wanted attention, the other felt inferior. The film argues that our legal system’s protection of minors (under Japan’s Juvenile Law) is a farce. These aren't innocent cherubs; they are sociopaths in training. Confessions.2010

Perhaps the most chilling aspect of Confessions.2010 is its portrayal of the mob mentality of teenagers. When the class discovers that two of their peers are murderers—and possibly HIV positive—they turn into a lynch mob. They bully, beat, and ostracize the killers with a cruelty that rivals anything Moriguchi does. The film asks a harrowing question: Is the teacher the monster, or is society? : A brilliant but narcissistic student seeking his