This film is one of the best I have seen this year, after Behind the Sun and possibly The Devils Backbone.
I was so freaked out by the actions of the guards to the prisoners after such a short space of time. I must admit before I saw this I had very little knowledge of the Stanford Prison Experiment, to be honest I was under the impression that this was based on fact and that people did get actually die.
Having visited various websites I know that the experiment was stopped before any 'major' damage was done, however there perhaps should have been a disclaimer at the start of the film stating that this was the directors take on what would have happened. As I say though, the film intrigued me that much that I have read quite a few articles about the actual case.
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But I have to say the movie was fantastic, it had such a claustrophobic feel to it and was supremely directed. I loved the scene near the end where the remaining gaurds and prisoners are standing around, it looked like a scene from Night of the Living Dead. Also when "77" is in "the box" it was great to see those black and white shots of him trying to get out, the way his eyes lit up was so spooky.
Bleibtreu as "77" was simply brilliant.
Very, very highly recommended, catch this before it gets screwed over by a team of some Hollywood script-writers and directed by some bland no-hoper.
I was so freaked out by the actions of the guards to the prisoners after such a short space of time. I must admit before I saw this I had very little knowledge of the Stanford Prison Experiment, to be honest I was under the impression that this was based on fact and that people did get actually die.
Having visited various websites I know that the experiment was stopped before any 'major' damage was done, however there perhaps should have been a disclaimer at the start of the film stating that this was the directors take on what would have happened. As I say though, the film intrigued me that much that I have read quite a few articles about the actual case.
*********************Possible Plot Spoilers Ahead!************
But I have to say the movie was fantastic, it had such a claustrophobic feel to it and was supremely directed. I loved the scene near the end where the remaining gaurds and prisoners are standing around, it looked like a scene from Night of the Living Dead. Also when "77" is in "the box" it was great to see those black and white shots of him trying to get out, the way his eyes lit up was so spooky.
Bleibtreu as "77" was simply brilliant.
Very, very highly recommended, catch this before it gets screwed over by a team of some Hollywood script-writers and directed by some bland no-hoper.