Recently, cases of juvenile delinquency have received considerable attention, and more and more people have paid attention to the psychological education and family education of juveniles. After all, the development of a "devil" is closely related to the environment in which he grew up. "Art comes from life" Western countries face these problems earlier than us. They also explored the phenomenon of "juvenile crime" from different aspects in their films. Today, the editor will recommend two movies about juvenile delinquency.
1 "Lake of Eden": Family Education and Juvenile Delinquency
's first film is "Lake of Eden". This film tells about a couple Steve and Jenny going to the remote Lake of Eden on vacation. They clashed with a group of local teenagers, and they quarreled. When they were about to leave Lake Eden, they were attacked by the group of young people. The protagonist Steve was unfortunately killed, and the surviving Jenny fled to a nearby town. A family found Jenny and "kindly" took Jenny in. Unfortunately, Jenny soon discovered that the family taking her in were the parents of the "bad boy". Jenny, who thought she had escaped, was eventually killed by the parents of the bad child. The movie
is relatively dark, and the ending is also against the "reunion" model. The two protagonists both die, but the juvenile delinquents and their parents survive. The formation of juvenile delinquents is not just their own problem, the film directs deeper criticism to their parents.
2 "Confession" the revenge of adults to children
Japan also has "juvenile protection regulations", so juvenile delinquency is also a thorny issue in Japan. In many cases, they clearly commit crimes, but because they are minors, they can only "Lighter punishment." The movie is based on this background and produces a story of an adult revenge on a child. The
movie "Confession" tells the story of a junior high school teacher Yuko Ren Moriguchi avenging the murderer who killed his daughter. Not long ago, Ren Moriguchi’s daughter drowned in a swimming pool. The police investigation believed that it was an accident. But after Yuko’s investigation, it was not an accident, but a murder. She found three classmates who murdered her daughter. Method launched revenge on them. Although the process of revenge on
looks very enjoyable, the ending is not good. Teenager A (Watanabe Shuya) is a high IQ student. Because his parents divorced when he was a child, he was eager to get the attention of his mother, which created many incidents, hoping to regain his mother's attention. Boy B (Murashita Naoki)'s father is absent from home all year round due to work, and his mother is doting on his son. This caused him to have a weak personality, and he pushed all the responsibilities out when he encountered a problem. At the end of the
movie, Yuko succeeded in revenge and destroyed two teenagers. Did she win in this battle? No, her daughter will never come back, and she has gone from a teacher who teaches and educates to a criminal, and she has fallen into the abyss of sin.
