Battle Royale (2000) review

I liked it. It was really over the top and cheesy, but I enjoyed that aspect of it because it feels closer to how a retarded teenager would react in such a situation, although obviously the whole situation is absurd. The lack of good blood or gore is probably fair given the controversy surrounding the movie, but I agree it would be better if they'd done more.
I mean, the whole film is really silly, clunky, and overdone, but as said, it's all a part of the charm.

World building /= long story arcs
World building is constructing a world with consistant rules and boundaries and not breaking them on a whim because it would be cool if a character did a thing.

That was in response to the claim that the Japanese are only interested in "seeing cool shit in the moment."

Like when on a whim a character can do a new thing, even though it breaks every established rule, and then they never do it again even when it would be really helpful, and it's never adressed.

Again, they were doing non-episodic, story-driven shows decades before that became fashionable in the US. That's the opposite of only caring about cool shit in the moment.

Just because a story establishes some rule doesn't mean it can't be broken later, and you seem like you're talking about some very specific case that you're using to generalize all anime (including the many, many shows that don't feature anything like special abilities).

Haven't read the book or the manga but the movie did nothing for me. I can't get invested in anything about it because it really gives me no reason to. The characters almost entirely consist of either redshirts who exist only to be killed and the few who have some characterization are either ciphers or one note cliches. The Royale itself is almost nonsensical when the only reason given for its existence is evil government is evil for vague unexplained reasons. The acting is uninspiring for the large part and the cinematography never rises above adequate. I don't care that these children die, why they die, or how it came to be because the movie never gives me any incentive to.

JAPAN is superficial and barely makes internal sense, mind you.

I liked it a lot, but I would have liked it more if it only had like 1/3 of the kids so that all of them could be properly developed. The best scenes are the ones with the characters who had the most screentime just because it was easiest to relate to them, but there are exceptions like the lighthouse scene which does a great job of quickly characterizing everyone in it without relying on previous exposure to them.

I liked it as a teenager since it was a good action horror slasher hybrid. The characters weren't developed well, but they acted more realistic and component than your standard horror film character. They used guns, wore armor, etc. The demise of student aren't owed to their stupidity, but because they didn't act level-headed as the protagonists. The deceased students were blinded by strong anger, fear, lust, or faith towards others. It had a good message imo.

It's also the first movie to have good videogame adaptations for once.

fuckyou