The focus of the film "Boy A" is not on whether teens should have a chance to start over after committing a crime, but more on the anatomy of teenage problems. The gang in black hoods who strangled Philip, symbolized social media, appeared with a powerful force and murdered Philip, not to solve the problem, but to end the problem, and use violence to overcome violence, and the methods are even more cruel ( Most people in the comment area are similar, mainly because they did not understand the intention of the film). Whether it's Jack, Philip, or Terry' s son grew up in an environment without love and became a problem youth. Terry is a good man, but not a good father, his son became a waste, he didn't get love from his father, and he hated Jack, jealous that Jack took his father Terry's love, and hoped that Jack would die tragically. Like Jack, vulnerable and longing for love. And Jack's parents are even more extreme. Jack doesn't get enough attention, enough love, and is driven out by his family even before he goes to jail. The kindness of Jack's nature and the tragic experience of not being able to be reborn is to make the audience pay more attention to the education of teenagers and the status quo that teenagers cannot get love, not an excuse for "human nature is inherently evil". The transformation from boy A to Jack is a process of love nourishing, and it shows the kindness in people's hearts. In the end, Michelle's meeting with Jack at the beach can be considered as Jack's fantasy. She is the only one who has loved Jack. Jack naturally fantasizes that she can accompany him, and Michelle's departure also represents the end of the fantasy, and Jack embraces death. Philip is the "evolved version" of Jack, who is what the problem boy eventually developed into, and his death also marks the tragic end of the problem boy. He never gets love, but he gets respect from violence. The fuse of Philip and Jack's crime shows what the film is about - the lack of love and the extreme desire. When the girl said "why the girls...", the tragedy was triggered, which also showed another fuse of juvenile delinquency, that is, the society's indifference and prejudice against the problem teenagers, especially the conflict between the opposite sex is more intense . The pain of indifference breeds hatred for revenge on society. At the end of the film, when Jack escapes from Manchester, a pair of children can be seen on the street, in the same shape as teenagers Jack and Philip, which also illustrates the continuation and deterioration of such problems. The part of the nightclub can be said to be the way for troubled teenagers to gain social identity, to gain self-identity in the wild. Chris' betrayal was the last straw, killing Jack directly.
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