Academic pressure is deadly in coming-of-age film ‘Better Days’ | via scoutmagph
[Trigger warning: The film and this article delve into bullying and suicide. Note that this story also contains spoilers.]
Directed by Derek Tsang, this cross-genre film pushes us into one hell of a pressure cooker a.k.a. a Chinese school two months before Gaokao, a two-day National College Entrance Examination that’s as future-defining as it’s dream-crushing. With the film’s aggressive cuts and unsettling score, we recognize and identify with the collective stress.Among those trying to stay afloat is Chen Nian, an impoverished girl who also happens to be one of the class’ top students.
“Your ranking went up again this week,” says Wei Lai, the infamous abuser masquerading as a cool, popular kid. She continues to press Chen Nian with questions: “How did you manage to do so well? Want to join our study group?” Wei Lai’s clique is the audience of the torture, and the more Chen Nian flatly refuses, the more desperate Wei Lai’s voice grows . Soon after, all hell breaks loose.
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