Why not just take all of the first films fans and shoot them in the face. His final vision is one that leaves many sore points and should have ceased production the day he passed, although considering how closely he worked with his son i doubt the finished product would have been much different had he survived. An extended version of the film is titled battle royale ii. Like the earlier battle royales, a class of middle school students are picked to compete in fights to the.
The film had great potential for being a good watch. The original battle royale, written and directed by kinji fukasaku, was one of the most controversial and celebrated movies in japanese history. Although this movie got criticised a lot and even banned in germany for glorification of violence. The government controls everything, and anything immoral, such as rock music, is. Battle royale, batoru rowaiaru is a 2000 japanese dystopian action thriller film directed by kinji fukasaku and screenplay written by kenta fukasaku, based on the 1999 novel by koushun takami. Requiem, kenta fukasaku was there to introduce the movie. The 2012 comic avengers arena has a similar plot to battle royale.
Requiem, son kenta took over, having written the scripts for both the original film and sequel, but what ultimately transpired from the novice director was a flatout disaster. Battle royale documentary featurette prologue from wowwows tv special 12 mins. Battle royale iirc, its been years since i read or watched it, was more about the battle royale itself. Battle royale 2000 was a great actionhorrordrama film directed by the late kinji fukasaku. It was waged between the prometheans occupying requiem, jul mdamas covenant forces and the united nations space command. With a tremendous amount of hype building up to a sequel, fukasaku declared war on political correctness and put forth his last efforts in battle royale ii. Requiem, son kenta took over, having written the scripts for both the original film and sequel, but what ultimately transpired from the novice director. I relatively liked the first battle royale, and i was excited when i saw there was a second one, especially since the plot looked pretty good, but it. Comparison between the requiem theatrical version and the revenge special edition. Rekuiemu, abbreviated as brii bii aru tsu, is a 2003 japanese, dystopian, actionthriller film. Three years after the failure of the last br program, a second act is forged and a class of students are sent to an island with one objective. Battle royale 2 is a mediocre sequel, and could have been much better than what it turned out to be.
Also serialized as a manga and produced into a featurelength film. And hunger games wasnt really about the games, it was much more about there society, fitting in, being liked, the rebellion, etc. Requiem is a colossal disappointment a sad film for kinji fukasaku to leave us on. When veteran director kenji fukasaku died early into preproduction of the sequel to battle royale batoru rowaiaru 2000, managing to coordinate a few cast rehearsals for battle royale ii. A group picture of the wild seven, a terrorist organization founded by the survivors of the first movies events. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Requiem is a 2003 japanese, dystopian, actionthriller and a sequel to the film battle royale, which was based upon the novel by koushun takami. Basically kawada knows how to fool the collars into thinking their wearer is dead. Battle royale ii is bigger, bolder and bloodier than the original, but is it any better. The music score was good, it had high production values and an ultrapretty female lead who looks like an anime character.
Battle royale is a film that has affected many, many people. Koushun takami wrote no sequel to battle royale, but kinji fukasakus son kenta did make a sequel to the film in 2004, titled battle royale ii. Suddenly an explosion rips through the air, and the phalanx of skyscrapers slowly collapses into rubble. The battle of requiem was a series of skirmishes on the forerunner shield world requiem beginning on july 21, 2557. This time the teenaged participants are sent to wage a war against this antihero, thereby saving the world from. Battle royale ii opens with a spectacular aerial view over tokyo. Revenge is considered better than requiem, though not to redeem the worst flaws. Gleaming office buildings dominate the skyline, the image tinged to near sepia by the setting sun. If you watch this, dont expect much out of it, as it is a mess from start to finish and really.
There is a second film which follows up on the story, and there is also the book upon which battle royale is originally based. Shortly after the beginning of the battle, the prometheans and mdamas covenant would join forces against humanity. In the future, random junior highschool classes are chosen to compete in a game called battle royale. While the author of the original novel, koushun takami, is given the gensaku credit, the story and art are by hitoshi tomizawa tomizawa hitoshi. Discover the novel that inspired the game fortnite battle.
In it, shuya and noriko lead a revolution against the government that forced them to kill. Chinkonka, a familiar battle royale veteran has become the leader of a global terrorist resistance to the ongoing oppression of youth, and so a new game is created. Many films have great ideas but most are poorly realized. Its a cool little bit of trivia, and makes the pieces of battle royale fall into place a little better.
Weapons are handed out and each student is sent out into the field alone and unprepared for the horror that awaits them. The complete collection bluraydvd, 2012, 4disc set at the best online prices at ebay. There is a book called the road to brii that is related to the movie. Requiem batoru rowaiaru ii rekuiemu, 2003, kenta fukasaku, kinji fukasaku. Requiem 2003, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Blake crouch learn more enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download.
This time its war its three years after the events of the original battle royale, and shuya nanahara is now an internationallyknown terrorist determined to bring down the government. A random class of 9th graders are sent a island, issued weapons, and forced to kill each other until one student remains, as part of an authoritarian governent program to. His son was hired to complete battle royale ii requiem 2003. Battle royale author takami said he appreciated fans standing up for his book, but stated that he thinks every novel has something to offer, and that if readers find value in either book, thats all an author can ask for. Battle royale is a film that exercises its right to explore an idea. For the revenge cut the japanese dvd has been used while the hkdvd has been used for the requiem cut. It is a sequel to the 2000 film, battle royale, which in turn was based upon a controversial 1999 novel of the same title by koushun takami. Batoru rowaiaru is a 2000 japanese dystopian thriller film directed by kinji fukasaku and screenplay written by kenta fukasaku, based on the 1999 novel by koushun takami.
Maybe because there is only one novel, that doesnt go beyond the lore of the first movie. Chosen ones by veronica roth a stunning thrillerfantasyscifi chimera like nothing ive read before. The book the road to brii isbn 4834252124 is a behindthe scenes photo collection about the production of the movie. In the picture, various ak47, akms and a svd dragunov can be seen. Here is the video of battle royale and his sequel with every character you can imagine. By giovanni deldio a group of terrorists, named the wild seven, cause havoc and death in japan, as they have declared war on all adults. There are rabid fans of battle royale and there are even more people that hate it. Starring tatsuya fujiwara, aki maeda and takeshi kitano, the film follows a group of junior highschool students that are forced to fight to the death by the japanese. Comments when veteran director kenji fukasaku died early into preproduction of the sequel to battle royale batoru rowaiaru 2000, managing to coordinate a few cast rehearsals for battle royale ii. Available for preorder includes 3 discs requiem cut revenge cut bonus disc.
Battle royale 2 3disc limited collectors edition mediabook inkl. All too often, translations are rushed due to the pieces success in the original language or an upcoming film adaptation. Instead, kenta fukasaku, who took the helm of number 2 when his old man kinji croaked, rips off everything insane, edgy, dangerous, and gloriously bloodthirsty about the infamous battle royalepretty much lord of the flies with an nra membership and exploding necklace iedsand turns it into a steaming cauldron of rhinoceros doodle. There is a sequel for the movie called battle royale 2.
Unfortunately, the revenge cut is a bit disappointing since really spectacular changes are not present and the editing is somewhat worse than it was is in the. Requiem, up to and including the hamfisted attempt to tie in the 911 attacks. Battle royale takes place in a fictional fascist japan in the year 1997. The state, known as the republic of greater east asia, dai toa kyowakoku, arose after an alternate world war 2 where japan emerged victorious and a rebellion was put down by the combined military and police forces. Battle royale is a contemporary japanese pulp classic now available for the first time in english.