Boy Kills World does just that (Spoilers)
Apr 27, 2024 20:20:52 GMT -5
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Post by edwarddubin0604 on Apr 27, 2024 20:20:52 GMT -5
When I saw the movie poster for Boy Kills World I thought at first of Dave Peters vs. The World graphic novels that were made into a movie that starred Michael Cera years ago. My interest was quite piqued for weeks and when I got to see Boy Kills World I was watching a mash up of various movies...Spoiler alert in advance. The movie starts with a series of training montages reminiscent again of Karate Kid and the recently released Monkey Man with the main character named Boy...Yes that's his name which is a play on Tarzan's son name in the old Tarzan movies. He's raised by this mysterious man, who looks like a skinny Shinsuke Nakamura lookalike who also trains him. One day Boy is in the marketplace delivering a cart of cabbage which happens to also be the same day stormtroopers happen to appear to round up contestants for a show called The Culling Game...Think Hunger Games but in a studio. Anyway, accompanying them is the emcee played by Sharlto Copley and a mysterious motorcycle riding henchwoman with a LED helmet that broadcasts what she is saying. They take the contestants and Boy smuggles himself into the studio where the real mayhem and bloodshed begins. He wants to kill President van de Meer and on his way to do so he leaves a body count and trail of blood in his wake that would make even Quentin Tarantino proud and when he finally reaches the president he's in for quite a surprise...Think Darth Vader's revelation that Luke Skywalker is his son from Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back. There were some silly moments such as one fight sequence where one storm trooper keeps getting up after breathing into his nasal injector and when The Culling Show is being broadcast where the contestants are killed off by these not so cute characters and Boy returns the favor including one who also graces the cereal brand box he loves eating. I admit I enjoyed this movie despite the movie borrowing from other movies. Michael Skaarsgaard looks like a skinny Cody Rhodes and is quite good as Boy and despite remaining silent and not moving his lips throughout the movie his dialogue come out as thoughts. There is also a pop up surprise during the end credits. Boy Kills World is like a videogame come to life and the optical and special effects are also good along with the rest of the cast. Despite some plot holes, a bit more originality and with a little more humor Boy Kills World would have been both a great parody and tribute to Quentin Tarantino movies. This is a future cult classic and lets hope we see more of Michael Skaargard in the years to come.