Confessions.2010

5/5 – A flawless, devastating masterpiece.

The keyword often trends on Reddit and film forums because of its exploration of "hikikomori" (social withdrawal) and "akogare" (longing). The killers in the film do not kill for money or passion. Student A kills to get his mother’s attention (she abandoned him to pursue a robotics career). Student B kills because he is weak and pathetic and wants to prove he isn't a loser. Confessions.2010

deviates from every expectation here. Instead of a frantic search for a murderer, Moriguchi calmly announces that she knows exactly which two students in the room killed her daughter. She names them: Student A (the intellectual) and Student B (the pathetic follower). 5/5 – A flawless, devastating masterpiece