5. Humour
It's testament to the naturally hilarious Jennifer Lawrences acting ability that she could go a whole movie without inducing a single laugh. Shed have been perfect for an actual American remake of Battle Royale, because Battle Royale, is a hilarious film. Naturally, the comedy is very black, and its not for everyone, but watch the film with the right audience and there will be screams of laughter throughout. Theres something delightful about a teacher forcing his students to kill each other, but bringing his favourite student an umbrella so she doesnt get wet. The juxtaposition of naive high school romances against cartoonish brutality is just endlessly funny. An instructional video about a fight to the death, presented by a manically cute Japanese woman is comedy gold. Its a movie that has no business being as funny as it is, and yet is. In scaring us one minute, and delighting us the next, Battle Royale manages to be both a lighter and darker film than The Hunger Games. Another point for Battle Royale.