Instead of giving minimal depth to multiple characters, why wouldn't you give more depth to the main characters? Most of the movie is confusing, as it's telling multiple stories at once, and all of it is disjointed really.
You got this story of kids playing wars, and then at the same time, the kids as adults living their lives. It's really hard to follow when you are telling me multiple stories at the same time.
The hour or so, nothing is happening, until the last 20 minutes. Sure, the movie's subject matter is disturbing, but if we knew more about our characters, and if we got a reason to care about them, except the fact that they are children, it would help a lot.
The last 30-20 minutes, is what kinda pulled this movie out of being completely pointless. As we understand who is the killer, it gives suspense to see the brother and friends fighting for his sister. And then we learn that the school teacher and the guy that's getting drunk are those two today.
The idea of the movie is good, but the execution is not. I wish I could rate it higher, but I can't. A lot of scenes could have been cut from this movie, and made into a short film, with more character depth that would help a lot. It's a movie trying to tell 3-4 separate stories, and it does not work.
You got this story of kids playing wars, and then at the same time, the kids as adults living their lives. It's really hard to follow when you are telling me multiple stories at the same time.
The hour or so, nothing is happening, until the last 20 minutes. Sure, the movie's subject matter is disturbing, but if we knew more about our characters, and if we got a reason to care about them, except the fact that they are children, it would help a lot.
The last 30-20 minutes, is what kinda pulled this movie out of being completely pointless. As we understand who is the killer, it gives suspense to see the brother and friends fighting for his sister. And then we learn that the school teacher and the guy that's getting drunk are those two today.
The idea of the movie is good, but the execution is not. I wish I could rate it higher, but I can't. A lot of scenes could have been cut from this movie, and made into a short film, with more character depth that would help a lot. It's a movie trying to tell 3-4 separate stories, and it does not work.