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''Confessions'' is a 2010 Japanese thriller/mystery/horror film based on the [[Film of the Book|novel of the same name]]. It is directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and stars Takako Matsu.

 

It won many film awards, including the Japan Academy Prize, the Blue Ribbon Award, Asian Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is also Japan's official entry for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

 

* [[An Aesop]]

* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: {{spoiler|Shuya Watanabe}}

* [[Escapism]]: To rid themselves of their personal horrors, the students often mistreat the murderers.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]:

** Yuko Moriguchi wanted to avenge her daughter’s death (after she also lost the man she loved).

** Shuya Watanabe {{spoiler|wants his “achievements” to be seen and appreciated by his mother}}.

* [[The Film of the Book]]

* [[Gang of Bullies]]: The murderers are bullied with a point-ranking system.

* [[Gotta Kill Them All]]: Yuko Moriguchi and the two murderers.

* [[Harmless Electrocution]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|It turns out that Yuko’s daughter didn’t die from electrocution. However she was knocked unconscious and unable to save herself from drowning.}}

* [[Happy Dance]]: The new teacher likes the students to dance.

* [[In Medias Res]]: As each character's viewpoints are given, more info about their pasts and other events that led to the story are expanded upon.

* [[In the Blood]]: {{spoiler|Shuya}}’s mother told him that he would be a genius like her. Shame he's also psychotic.

* [[Ironic Echo]]: "Just kidding."

* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: Jesus Christ, they're monsters! The two students who murder a four-year-old are just the beginning.

* [[Lonely Together]]: Two students start a relationship because the're both bullied by everyone else.

* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Yuko Moriguchi, although only after her daughter dies.

* [[Save Our Students]]: Deconstructed. Yuko’s utter disgust at the students not appreciating life leads her to this revenge plan.

* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]: After {{spoiler|Shuya}} murders her, {{spoiler|Mizuki}} is dismembered and hidden inside a fridge.

* [[Teen Genius]]: Shuya. However he doesn't feel appreciated.

* [[Revenge]]: The premise of the film.

** [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Moriguchi is on one of these.

* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: The murderers, especially {{spoiler|when one of them knew Manami was actually still alive before tossing her into the swimming pool}}. Doesn't help that they're practically kids themselves.

* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: Yuko Moriguchi planned most of it even if she may not have researched properly. {{spoiler|She knew that even if she succeeded in tainting the milk with HIV blood, it does not give people AIDS. However, the paranoia can lead the students into chaos.}} The most triumphant example is in the end when {{spoiler|she predicted one of the murderers would set up the bomb to destroy the whole school. It also happens that the guy has an Oedipus complex. She planted the bomb in his mother’s office. The guy phoned and killed his mother unwittingly.}}

[[Category:Psychological Thriller]]

[[Category:Films of the 2010s]]

[[Category:Film]]