A rewatch, happy to say this definitely holds up. A fascinating rough draft that inspired so much culture to follow. Remix the melodrama and you get modern YA dystopia fiction. Remix the format and you get 1-2 genres of modern gaming.
Yet none of the larger successes this inspired have as much to say as this does. Society is rotten - the kids aren’t alright, but the adults aren’t either it seems.
Can’t help but wonder what would have happened if this was just a little tighter. If the flashbacks and buildup were more focused and the edit a bit tighter for the few cutaways from the action, this goes from rough draft to finished product.
