Detention was a big winner at the recent Golden Horse Awards, taking the best new director prize for John Hsu as well as the best adapted screenplay, best visual effects, best original film song, and best art direction prizes.
The film tells the story of a two students who find themselves trapped in a haunted, horrifying version of their school at night. Through flashbacks and dream sequences, it is revealed that there is more than meets the eye to these two students. Ultimately, the students must come to grips with the literal and metaphorical ghosts of their past, if they are to escape their terrible fate.
It also helps that the film boasts a good-looking cast. Despite being subject to all sorts of horrible situations, Gingle Wang and Tseng Ching-hua are endearing characters who manage to garner your sympathy, even when you learn the truth of their situation and respective characters. Thankfully, they don't fall victim to the cliched behaviour of horror movie protagonists, which contributes to their likability as characters.
Story continuesIt retains many of the key beats and scenes from the game, but this does come at the cost of the clarity of the narrative. The broad strokes of the story are clear, but the minutiae and details are not. The metaphorical storytelling portions of the movie make the plot unclear, muddying your understanding of what's happening.
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