When
I first saw the movie title, I mistook it as "Ban X". Because of the
mistake, I was anticipating a mathematical movie or a socially motivating one
encouraging us to "ban problem x." The wrong expectation made the
movie from the start very surprising.
The
sudden movie introduction with a cyber character from Archlord and the opening sequence based on the game interface was a
creative approach. Such intro is unexpected from most of the movies we
encounter, because actual use of computer games as movie's main components is
rare. I assume that the reason is that the movies want to depict something more
dramatical than computer games. However, in the case of "Ben X," the
use of game interface was one part that made it interesting. After few minutes,
the real title of the movie came out, when the game character slashed X,
forming the word "Ben X." The real title did not have a cliché
feeling either.
From
the title and the opening sequence, I assumed that the movie might be about a
game addict. The assumption seemed legible when main character, Ben, was seeing
reality as part of the game. The scenes portraying the reality like a game were
another parts that made the movie interesting and unordinary. He saw the real
street as one in the game, dressed up by clicking the items, and saw the
bullies as ogres. The narration of the movie was done by Ben, which seemed
normal, except the fact that he was not getting along well with others.
However, later the movie revealed that Ben was suffering from autism and
bullying because of the syndrome.
In
the last part, Ben seemed to decide to end the bullying. I do not have a clue
about how the movie will end, but based on the previous interviews in the
movie, someone might die. Ben can mistake reality for game and kill the bullies
or maybe he will suicide, which doesn't seem likely. No matter what kind of ending
"Ben X" will take and how Ben will ban bullying, it has gotten my attention and I am looking forward
to seeing rest of the movie.
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