Confession (2010) is about a revenge of middle school teacher whose daughter got killed by student(s) from that class. Because of an unfair law that protects youths who conduct crime, she starts to revenge by her own way. When I watched this film, I was unexpected because the story of this movie is kind of different from what I understand from the trailer. This movie is different from other revenge movies I have ever seen that it focuses more on the backgrounds of murderer and the intention of killing the girl. Every method she uses to revenge is very clever and creative but still reasonable for ordinary woman like her. The footage of this film is very stunning and thoughtfully taken. Also, it fits with the soundtracks so much. The soundtrack of this film shows pop culture of Japan. They are fun songs but they use them in very sarcastic but interesting way. The movie also mention about Japanese society especially problem of students affected from schools and family, such as sexual harassment, bullying, neglectful teachers and domestic violence. However, at the first part of the film, there is a scene that teacher explains what happened with her daughter that I, personally, think that it is a little bit too slow since

No cheap jump scares. No real gore, or much graphic violence at all.Just the horror of the human psyche, and the horror people can inflict on one another for a variety of reasons. Some scarily petty, some arguably justifiable.It lulls you into believing you know it's true course, then surprises you with another turn of the screw.So, so much better and more interesting than the tired formulaic Hollywood horror that is churned out simply to turn a buck out of the popcorn teenage market.Having said that, it's very good, but not a masterpiece.Just kidding. 10/10

I liked this movie a lot, as with many Asian movies you think a lot during and after watching it.I don't find anything seriously bad with it, i seen people who feel annoyed by the slow motion scenes, but for me i felt thats exactly how the movie should be done and i also felt that the slow motion was due to the confessions being told in detail instead of real time as being told without specific detail, almost like when someone write in caps and you feel the person is screaming. So for me the slow motion was perfect.As always i get a weird feeling after seen a movie like this and this feeling has come in a flurry no as i watched this one, memories of matsuko, the world of Kanouko and memories of the sword, the latter one is a Korean movie and much lighter, but all of them makes you or at least me think.

Imagine this: You are a teacher who has just discovered that two of your students are responsible for your daughter's death. Filled with anger and grief, you're more than ready to take your revenge. But what if the murderers are considered under-ages (middle school students), and they can't be punished fairly because the law protects them? That is the main plot of this Japanese psychological thriller from the brilliant director Tetsuya Nakashima. Confessions aka Kokuhaku, which is adapted from a debut novel by Kanae Minato, takes unfolding mysteries in a movie to a whole new level, like opening a box of intellectual surprises. As the story reveal the major character's confessions, the more I know about their motives, and made it hard for me to choose sides.I think Nakashima tries to show how dangerous kids could become if their parents don't treat them properly. In the era of internet and social media, children are prone to be influenced by bad contents if their parents don't guide them. As in Confessions, one of the murderers is a neglected kid who is incredibly smart, but turns into a devious criminal because the society (netizens) doesn't care about his good grades, but cheers to his bad-ass delinquency."Nobody taught me that killing people was wrong. Where other kids got read picture books and fairy tales, my mom taught me Ohm's Law and Norton's theorum. She only ever talked about electronics," Shuuya, a 13-year-old genius student who kills innocent people only for his nonchalant, career-oriented mother to notice him.The setting may resembles 'Elephant' by Gus Van Sant, or 'We Need to Talk about Kevin' by Lynne Ramsay. However, both of which focus on teenagers having mental illness and their insane violence. On the other hand, 'Confessions' portrays how a teacher explores under-aged criminal minds and gives them punishment that serves them right.The film's palette are dominated by black-and-grey colors, with clever play on details mostly showcase middle school student stuffs, perfectly blended by dark, engaging soundtracks. The tone, art and theme somehow reminds me of Richard Ayoade's work in 'Submarine'. I must say the soundtracks are top-notch and sometimes add cuteness and quirk to bloody scenes. The only flaw is too much slow-motion and repetitive scenes though sometimes effective to deliver emotions.On the whole, 'Confessions' is a bleak, savage and mind-blowing thriller that takes on heavy subjects in coming age realm, with engrossing story lines and arousing life-lesson quotes.