Because of the trailer, the expectation for this movie is extremely high. After watching it, I feel that this is one of the few movies in this year, worthy of the expectations brought by the trailer!
At the beginning of the film there was a strong lily smell, Grace exuded a feeling of "You look like a schoolmaster, so I must come close to you" to Lynn, and the schoolmaster Lynn was taken back by Grace in this way! Maya is really a giant lily at the beginning.
Then came the first cheating. The genius Lynn softened his heart and helped Grace cheat for the first time, thus opening the important content of this movie. And just such a small eraser cheating can also be so thrilling to be filmed by the director. The editing, soundtrack, and cutting of the mirror all reflect the superb handling.
Later, Grace's boyfriend (the rich second generation) Pat, offered to pay Lynn to help cheat. So Lynn, in order to help the family's single father bear some financial pressure, the scope of cheating became wider and wider, and began to use piano fingering to send answers.
After the first examination, the school came up with two sets of examination papers for the first time, and the previous cheating method did not work. Lynn exchanged exam papers with the student barrel next to him, but another high-achieving student with a strong memory, Bank from the same poor family thought that the barrel was copying Lynn, and reported the barrel. Lynn was dismissed because of a draft paper that did not belong to his topic. She was arrested for this reason. Although she was not dropped out of school, she also lost the chance of a Singapore scholarship to Bank...
This place is quite embarrassing. It can be seen that Lynn did not feel that cheating was wrong at this time, but was sincere. It really feels like this is a win-win situation: I bought clothes for my dad and made money, but those poor students paid money to gain results, why not?
These cheating processes are all thrilling but very real: the teacher's footsteps, the sound of the clock every minute, the various expressions around... But think about it, once you cheated when you were a child, when is it not thrilling?
Later, Pat's parents asked Grace and Pat to apply for Boston University together, so that they could take the STIC (the SAT in the real world) together. Grace and Pat are simply scumbags, how could they have passed the exam, so they came to Lynn again.
Lynn didn’t want to agree, but when she returned the textbook, she noticed the time zone difference, and she wanted to leave her father to study abroad. The change in expression here shows that she has made up her mind and will definitely go. Cheating for Grace and Pat. Not only that, she also repeated her old tricks and proposed to let the other two find "clients" and bring in more people, so that her plan would not lose money.
The solution she thought was to go to Australia to take the test by herself, use the time difference to send the answer back to Thailand, and use the product code on the pencil to distribute the answer. But she couldn't remember so many answers alone, so these people thought of Bank.
Bank was able to get the Singapore scholarship before, but the night before, he was beaten in a group, knocked unconscious and thrown into the garbage dump because he drove on someone else's car. He missed the exam and didn't get the scholarship. (It's actually quite uncomfortable here, especially his desperate mood... Think about it, I really feel the same, I was full of blood and dirt in the garbage dump, crying to the sky. Especially when it was later discovered that the rich second generation did it, That kind of feeling intertwined with fear and anger may also be a foreshadowing of the ending)
So these people used money to pull Bank into the group and let him be responsible for recording half of the answers together. It seemed that the plan was perfect, but Bank realized at the last moment that he was beaten because of the conspiracy of the rich second-generation Pat. In fact, he could understand his feelings of not wanting to do it for a while, but he finally embarked on a cheating trip in order to "not be beaten in vain".
In the scene before the departure, Lynn and Bank stood on the bridge with "√" and "x" respectively. Thinking about it now, it is also a very obvious hint to the ending. Lynn didn't want to do it anymore, and Bank asked her to be responsible for the finishing touches.
The two came to Australia and found that this year’s exams had been leaked from time to time and the security had become much stricter, so they stuck their mobile phones under the toilet cover and used the rest time to communicate the answers.
When the answer was passed for the third time, Bank was reported by candidates for using the toilet for too long and was eventually arrested. It can be clearly seen from this place that Lynn and Bank have completely different reaction abilities and psychological endurance capabilities. When the examiner also slapped the door, Lynn hid the phone in the upper of the shoe, and finally hid it in the bucket of the water dispenser with drinking water. This is simply the processing power and response power of the agent level! ! !
When Bank was arrested, only Lynn was left to record the answers. Time was running out. She had to record the answers by memorizing music, and then leave the examination room early with fake vomiting. In the process of being "hunted" by the examiner, Lynn did not forget to pass the answer. At this time, it was so thrilling to tremble. On the one hand, he was worried that Lynn would be caught, and on the other hand, he felt that she would definitely be caught. On the other hand, Grace and Pat were caught by Lynn. Father came to the door, and the common development of several sides made people want to hurry in and take a breath. The director's editing and soundtrack are really indispensable.
After the final answer was passed, Lynn lost the phone and was overtaken by the examiner, and Bank assumed all the responsibilities with the reason of "checking the phone dictionary".
Lynn, who returned to Thailand, broke with Grace and Pat and confessed everything to his father. Bank took his own money, but was reported by the embassy to drop out because of cheating. Grace and Pat successfully passed the exam.
Bank finally used money to renovate his laundry shop, but it also fell completely. This can be expected, but it is also unwilling to admit that the "nerd" who had red eyes when he assumed all the responsibilities, had vicious eyes when he threatened Lynn and cheated together, he was actually alone. It's a pity that Lynn took the initiative to report the outcome to the exam party. Many people think it would be better if they could stop at the door she opened the Bank and say "The choice is with me".
After all, she opened the door to the light, and that moment was enough.
This subject matter is actually very small and very real. To be able to play so many tricks in the main scenes of a school, a home, and an examination room, the director's skill cannot be underestimated. Previously, my understanding of Thai movies was only limited to horror films. I didn't expect that dramas could be made so exquisitely, and I was very pleasantly surprised. And it can be felt that in the lens and lines, the movie has intentionally made a lot of understandable metaphors, such as the "Credibility Printing Factory" printed cheating pencils, the aforementioned "√" and "x" hints, etc. Implying that metaphor does not overplay the audience's IQ, knowingly smile and at the same time lay the plot, it is a very friendly way.
The hostess’s temperament is very good, people can’t believe that this is actually a new actress, and the Thai actor’s acting skills are beyond my expectation without the feeling of “excessive” (maybe the Thai drama I’ve seen before has left behind Not a good impression, this time I totally changed!) And the female lead role is also crushing all other lead actors.
Although the story in this movie does not happen to everyone, such a "youth film" is true enough, not just a form and pain.
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