Q1)
Synopsis of Battle Royale
Class 3-B is on a supposed field trip but they are gassed and wake up on a remote island where they meet their old teacher Kitano and a lot of JDSF soldiers, Kitano explains that their class has been chosen to take part in the battle royale (the battle royal is an act that the Japanese government passed to shrink the amount of bad youths in the system) each student is given a bag of supplies with one weapon each, some weapons are good and some are seemingly useless, these weapons spanned from standard guns to a pot lid. Three days is the time limit to the completion and if there isn’t a winner by the end everyone dies, to speed things up a bit they all wear collars that can be exploded if they are either in a danger zone which are added at different times throughout the day or if you have done something to annoy Kitano. One by one each member of class 3-B consisting of 40 students plus the two new exchange students Kazuo Kiriyama and Shogo Kawada.
Logline of Battle Royale
Students plotted against each other by the Japanese government.
Last alive gets to leave the island.
Q2)
Shuya Nanahara
Male
15 years old
One of the main characters
He is motivated by protecting noriko and getting revenge for Yoshitoki Kuninobu who was the second kid to die and was best friends with Nanahara.
Noriko Nakagawa
Female
15 years old
One of the main characters
She has a crush on nanahara and also feels a connection with kitano
Shogo Kawada
Male
Around 18 years old (took place in battle royal 3 years prior)
Side kick to the two main characters
The main reason he came back in was to find out what the last words of his girlfriend meant (“Thank you”)
Kazuo Kiriyama
Male
Around 18 years old
Killer (kills 12)
He signed up voluntarily showing a crazy side and just sees people as targets.
Kitano
Male
Age unknown but above 45 years of age on guess
Host
He is the administrator of the battle royal programme and got stabbed in the leg at Shiroiwa Junior High School.
Q3)
I would say that it is a thriller with aspects of a thriller thrown in. The reason I would call it a thriller and not a horror is due to the fact that we are told early on to what will happen and can anticipate the ways people are going to die to a point. The film also causes a lot of suspense as there is quiet points and busy points that keep the audience anxious and on the edge.
Q4)
In the first part of the film we meet the school pupils who end up on a bus on route to what they think is a standard school trip, they all seem to be really excited. (this would be the initial equilibrium). The second part of the film the students find themselves on an island after being gassed on the bus and are told about the battle royal that forces them into a different part of their life (This would be the Disequilibrium of the narrative). By the end the two (Nanahara and Noriko) find themselves getting off the island and living a different but a normal life where they don't have to kill (this would be the New equilibrium of the narrative).
Q5)
The film in its basics follows the narrative structure of a traditional Hollywood film as early on the problem is given to the main characters and then they work to sort it out by taking some sacrifices and then the main characters end up getting away but with some life changing problems. But this is hidden and you cant really tell who is really the bad and the good throughout, and flashbacks can really take you out of the real time narrative of the film.
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