Monster
Monster
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.
Varun reviewedOctober 19, 2024
A good film that unravels using a plot structure of shifting perspectives to tackle various different issues and themes. Each person deals with their own different challenges caused by their inability to see the whole picture due to lies, denial and socially alienating norms. The strange confusing start leads to a satisfactory explanation in interesting, devastating and also beautifully subtle ways. What this film captures well is the level of cascading tragedy that can spread like cancer from the ignorant and hateful ways in which people deal with issues that they deem inconsequential. The movie was also well shot and had many picturesque scenes. I’ll end this review with a quote that really stood out to me.
"If only some people can have it, that's not happiness. That's just nonsense. Happiness is something anyone can have."