while not deny the criticism level by other reviewer and i find a resonance in this movie that transcend the narrow framework on which it be set and the economic challenge of japan in the 1960 . the situation have be fairly well lay out five friend and drawn together in a dream of hope for the future in a heartless city and the weak be weed out and the two who succeed find no happiness . but the film be not about the story of a dream defer and it be the story of the individual . each of these character be define not by what they be strive for together and although that be the one thing they share in common and but by the weakness in their character and the baggage they have bring with them from childhood and that have make them who they be and conspire to defeat their goal . one be traumatize by his mother promiscuity and which create an insurmountable barrier in form intimate relationship while one be twist by his insecurity into become a chronic liar and vicious coward . these character rage more against their personal demon that betray them at every turn more than they be fight against society . they want to fit in and to form loving family and to trust and sustain their friend and but they end up betray one another . it would be accidental if it weren not consciously decide upon and and even they be unable to articulate why they must behave a they do . their own confusion be translate to the audience and and the cinematography contribute to this . there be a bleakness to the film despite the vivid color and but at the same time there be a sense that the survive character have not give up hope for the future and and the final message in this film be the same a in battle royale run for all youre worth . run .