the real world

Rating: 10/10 (2 April 2006)

i was 14 years old when i first saw this film and thought it was a bit weird an pushed it to back of my mind thinking that i was just a bit thick and didn't understand it. like 90% of people who watch this film i was expecting a pretty mindless film about bare knuckle boxing, and being a 14 year old male that appealed to greatly, instead i viewed,which at the time i thought, was a strange weird film. it wasn't until the second time i saw the film i understood what it was truly about and by the time i saw it the third time i was amazed at how accurately it captures the real world. call me crazy but this film altered my whole outlook on life, as a confused teenager this made things clearer me and i cant help but think only the intellectuals amongst us can truly appreciate this work of art. after watching the film i read the book which is just as brilliant as the film but i do think the film gives you a clearer image of what the book is trying to say,exactly what a film based on a book should do, i have spoken to many other people who agree with me that this film makes you look at the world in its scary reality.