I first saw this in 2008 on a rented dvd.
Revisited it recently.
This movie truly inspired so many other movies and the biggest examples are the The Hunger Games n The Maze Runner.
But this one is brutal and very dark considering the movie has teenagers at peril n pitted against one another.
Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, A Clockwork Orange n the 1979 Over The Edge will come to mind but this one ain't copy of any of the above mentioned movies.
In Over The Edge, there is only a single recreation center to distract bored kids n teenagers who later turn to drugs and delinquency once their recreation centre is threatened, the teenagers in Battle Royale, inspite of having lots of outdoor n indoor activities, become delinquents without any factors making it easier for an authoritarian government to enact a brutal law.
Revisited it recently.
This movie truly inspired so many other movies and the biggest examples are the The Hunger Games n The Maze Runner.
But this one is brutal and very dark considering the movie has teenagers at peril n pitted against one another.
Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, A Clockwork Orange n the 1979 Over The Edge will come to mind but this one ain't copy of any of the above mentioned movies.
In Over The Edge, there is only a single recreation center to distract bored kids n teenagers who later turn to drugs and delinquency once their recreation centre is threatened, the teenagers in Battle Royale, inspite of having lots of outdoor n indoor activities, become delinquents without any factors making it easier for an authoritarian government to enact a brutal law.