The material is certainly legitimate, but cliché. A school is a place full of conflict tangled up in reason and emotion that haven’t quite matured. Silent takes on this cliché material and successfully presents it in a fresh light. The “everyday classroom” that we see at the onset of the film slowly shows to be otherwise as secrets begin to be revealed. The narration is made in a low tone, but the truth it reveals becomes louder and louder. Looking back into the “cl...
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The material is certainly legitimate, but cliché. A school is a place full of conflict tangled up in reason and emotion that haven’t quite matured. Silent takes on this cliché material and successfully presents it in a fresh light. The “everyday classroom” that we see at the onset of the film slowly shows to be otherwise as secrets begin to be revealed. The narration is made in a low tone, but the truth it reveals becomes louder and louder. Looking back into the “classroom that is like any other day” we saw at the onset of the film, we can only feel fear.
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