directed by Matt Johnson (2013)
Think Columbine but with media savvy film students documenting their process. That's giving away the story, but the beauty of this found footagey flick, is in how that unwraps. As they say, the devil is in the details, and this flick is devilishly clever in it's construction, but not so much in terms of saying anything new about the bullying and lateral violence that leads up to retaliatory spree killings.
I really enjoyed it though. It's so very film fannish. I didn't like how the crazy aspect was addressed, but it was accurate in how that aspect ISN'T addressed in our society too. Crazy gets short shrift and that's exactly why these kinds of situations happen. And it's crazy how callous we are in respecting other peoples' needs. It's distressing to see how violence in so many of our interactions is viewed as normal. WTF people, why can't we see that the other is our brother? Our mother? Sister? Father? We're all connected, and when we do things to others that don't honour that fact, it hurt us too.
It's got some good musics too, and style to spare. I recommend it.
the end credits by Josh Schonblum rock!
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