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To argue in favour of ‘Battle Royale’ as an alternative film I have chose to discuss the
criticism surrounding the film’s violent aesthetic, the director and his message and the
distribution of the film through independent companies. ...
All reviews and criticisms of ‘Battle Royale’ start with the level of violence which is
featured in this film. ...
Battle Royale created controversy even before it was released in Japanese cinemas.
There was already concern about a rise in juvenile violence which many believed
would be further influenced by ‘Battle Royale’. ... ‘Battle Royale’ was labelled
crude and tasteless with a Democratic Party member calling for a ban the film feeling
Battle Royale would "incite crime" and "destroy order".
The Japanese government was so concerned about ‘Battle Royale’ that the education
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minister Nobutaka Machimura asked cinemas not to screen the film and asked on
distributors and producers to look again at films that might be a bad influence on
children and to show more self restraint. ...
All this commotion over ‘Battle Royale only strengthened its appeal to the youth of
Japan. ... ‘Battle Royale’ talked
exclusively to the children. ...
In spite of Fukasaku’s anger over allegations that ‘Battle Royale’ would incite
copycat acts of violence in the same week of release of the film, a seventeen year old
attacked passengers at a railway station. ... Whether this was bad
timing or good timing the release of ‘Battle Royale’ and its effect on the re structuring
of censorship laws made the film notorious throughout Japan and the rest of the
world. ... A film like ‘Battle
Royale’ is too close to the bone to be even considered for an official release in North
America. ... "
The violence in films such as ‘Battle Royale’ will always push it towards the
alternative viewer.
Approximate Word count = 1421
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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