A couple of days ago, I watched these 2 movies
with 2 different main genres. The first one was 'A Daytime Shooting Star'
(ADSS) and then 'Bad Genius' (BG) a day after. Although these 2 movies are both
using high school students as the main characters, especially a girl as the
lead, but the story was totally focused on different issues.
ADSS was a story about how a naïve and bold girl
who came to Tokyo to continue her study after her parent moved to different
country for work, evolved in the process to adjust with big city way of life. She
managed to maintain her character as someone who is not afraid to say what she
think, but she also somehow missed her old hometown due to what she experienced
in her new society, particularly her classmates’ act towards her. Yes, it’s a
mere typical Japanese love triangle story because it was based on the shoujo
manga with the same name. One unusual thing was the twist ending. The lesson or
rather the moral value is to stay true to who you are no matter what, stay
honest and be confident with it only by then you’ll get a circle of good
friends, love and positivity. It is recommended and I would give 8/10 in
rating.
As for BG, it was one helluva experience,
unexpected and surprising to watch and learn of how great it was. I can’t even
imagine that Thailand movie maker could come up with something really good in a
movie. They are very successful in bringing all aspects of a perfect entertainment
into it. Especially regarding the most boring topic on earth (school exam) has
changed into something intriguing and a suspense. I guess 1,5years of scenario
writing was worth a lot. Basically, the story is about a genius student who got
involved into ‘cheating’ business for exam because of her environment. She did
it in detail and very cautious but still backfired on her in the end. Long
story short, it is highly recommended to watch. I’ll say in a scale of 9 out of
10. The most significant moral value is no matter how good you are to hide
something fishy, it will eventually being revealed like a bad karma with more severe
punishment. What goes around comes around.
P.S: I
noticed how different the uniform and the hair styles for Japan’s small city
and big city like Tokyo for Simple versus Fashionable in A Daytime Shooting Star. As a girl who
played as Lynn in Bad Genius, her outfit styles and the way she walked, I suspected her as a
model. When I read her biography she is indeed a model turn actress for the
first time.
The posters belong to the owners, not mine.
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