the audience applauded

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

This movie is excellent in portraying the high school life of these people. I watched this film to find an answer that I was searching for 8 years. And this movie gave me the part of the answer. This movie perfectly portrays who I was 8 years. Unpopular, depressed, emotionally unstable, and suicidal me. I know this story very well because I was one of them, just like Trevor. This movie made cry, and reminded me about everything in my past. Trevor was me, and I was him. This movie described everything about my dark past. But, i was saved, and Trevor was saved. He did what is right. and he had some people who supported him. Those people made him realize what is right, but also to confront it. Trevor was marely a person running away from all these peer pressures, bullying, violence, and himself. But, in the end he realized that he must fight it in order to do what is right. Now, I'm not talking about the usual "right" that others teach you, but your rights, freedoms, and will to stand up for yourselves. I never gave up to fight because I have people who love me, who admires me, who cares about me, and therefore I can continue to fight on. I was once a person with nothing, but now, I have something to long for, something to protect, something live.

I was very surprised to find out that a top quality film like 'Bang Bang You're Dead' is actually a made for TV movie. This is disappointing because 'Bang Bang You're Dead' is something that should reach a wider audience on an international level and this could have been done through theatre release. School shootings have been a key and very sensitive issue in America but this problem isn't only limited to the US. In fact, bullying is something that happens all over the world and the consequences are almost always serious leading to suicide and violent behaviour if not school shooting.Unlike, independent feature films, TV movies have the reputation of being preachy and overtly melodramatic. 'Bang Bang You're Dead' is neither. It is quite raw in its exposure and the way it tackles the issue at hand. It does not have that highly polished look one would associate TV and Hollywood movies with. The hand-held camera-work, the lack of music in the background and limited give it an authentic.It is also ruthless in its exposure not leaving anything to the imagination. The scenes of bullying and other forms of highschool violence are graphic and this works very effectively because that is how it really is. There is also a lot of subtlety in the depiction as it implies that what you don't see is more frightening than what you do. 'Bang Bang You're Dead' isn't merely a voyeuristic look at highschool bullies and their victims nor is it only about what drives kids to take weapons in school. The themes are handled very well within the film There is a possible solution which is already hinted in the title of the film. Saying more would be giving away the story.The performances deserve special mention. Familiar faces like Tom Cavanagh, Janel Moloney and Gillian Barber are suitably cast. However it is Ben Foster who's the driving force. Having not liked his performances in '40 Days Of Night' and 'Hostage' while being very impressed with what he did in 'Birds of America', I had mixed opinions of him as an actor but he clearly proves that given the right material he can do wonders.'Bang Bang You're Dead' is poignant and one of the most relevant movies that should be shown to all highschool students in school. I can only hope the fact that it's a TV movie does not stop anyone from seeing this. Perhaps it is too late to hope for a theatre release but the movie is still there and it should be watched.

My personal opinion is that movies of this genre are designed to compel viewers to reflect on the putative repercussions of how we as human beings treat one another in a society where anything is possible. To begin with, humans influence one another because we all belong to a common societal structure. However, this is not to say that we are not unique because the fact of the matter is that contrary to popular belief, each one of us is not a representation of others. So what makes us different in a way that really matters? It is not the way we dress or communicate. It is not even different degrees of intelligence. Ladies and gentleman, what really makes us different is the fact that we all reside in a unique state of mind. The fault of the common high schooler or anyone else for that matter is a failure to comprehend this reality. Just because your state of mind successfully shapes perceptions of a somewhat "normal" life for you, it does not necessarily mean that mine are shaped accordingly. These perceptions are shaped by our state of mind which in turn are shaped by our differing life experiences. Bang bang you're dead is an artistic and accurate representation of the dynamics underlying this reality and teaches us (or should teach us) a very valuable lesson; do not make the detrimental assumption that the other person is living his/her life the way you are living yours.

I usually don't comment on movies I watch even though I have a lot to say about a lot of movies. Although after watching this one I feel that I really have to make a comment about it. Because it is THAT good and THAT important.This movie is about the everyday life in high school, focusing on the negative parts of that everyday life. It's mainly about Trevor, a boy who has been bullied for some time by a group of jocks. Although he's not the only victim. We follow him and see school from his perspective. How him and other people are being ridiculed and tortured every day. Some of them eventually snap. Some decide that it's payback time and that's what this movie is about. What happens when someone is pushed over that thin line and turns to violence for revenge.What struck me the most watching this film was how utterly and painfully real the environment felt. This is the school I remember going to. This is the hierarchy and cruelty I remember taking place every day. In at least one comment I read that someone thought that this movie stereotyped people and especially the jocks and maybe that's the case. Still I can't but feel that some of the stereotyping is in fact quite accurate. Because it is the jocks and cheerleaders who are the popular ones, it is they who rule the school. Whether or not they're bullies or not. Bullies comes in many forms and this movies chose to use jocks as bullies. To me that feels unimportant. What feels important is how the movie shows us how things are. How some people take such pleasure in humiliating others and how those victims of bullying actually feel about being victimized. Their pain felt realistic and actually made my eyes tear up a couple of times.Trevor is the most realistic portrayment of bullying I've ever seen in a movie. Because he appears to be so normal. There's nothing special or so called "weird" about his looks, his clothes, the way he acts or anything. He's just a kid that people chose to pick on, just like the bullies in the real world can choose anyone, for anything. There doesn't have to be reasons. What is just is. The character Trevor feels so real and his pain becomes real to you.The acting is good. It's in fact REALLY good and all of the actors does a great job portraying their characters. And as for the play this movie is based on which we see parts of, it's amazing! This movie is a important piece of work and the more so right now because of how common high school shootings are becoming and also because of the fact that this goes on every single day in hundreds of thousands of schools. Hopefully it can make some people think about things they perhaps don't notice.