blakelockett45 Review of Afterschool

Afterschool (2008)

An eerie and disturbing look at child psychology and underage drug use

[8/10 · 25 June 2016]

Antonio Campos delivers a slow and hypnotically paced film that keeps it's audience on edge with just a few disturbing scenes that leave the viewer to speculate rather than to spell it all out. The film deals with Robert, a school kid who's camera pics up the death of two school girls, and the events around the deaths. Robert seems to be just a shy kid at first, a regular teen. But there's soon revealed to be a darker side to him and a rather disassociated psych. In this generation of dissociation through images, these are themes myself and my own generation are dealing with today. There is hope in the chaos that the film puts forth and some good natured characters all dealing with guilt surrounding the death of the two girls. But there is an eye opening eeriness to the detachment and the falseness of some people in these situations. 8 out of ten stars