Ben X First Review

     I recently read a newspaper article about two kids seriously addicted to the computer games. They were so lost in their game world so that they considered their grandmother as an enemy and exerted violence on her. The writer of that article claimed that the reason the kids became such a serious addict was that they were impoverished, were isolated from same-aged friends, and the only entertainment they could relish was computer games. Inthe imaginary world, where they can have anything, play freely, fight and win, they were so satisfied with such "utopia" life that they started to refuse the reality, the "distopia" life.

     Even though I did not finish watching the movie Ben X, I can predict what will happen to Ben in the following running time, based on the newspaper article. His discontent reality and ideal game-life will soon collapse and demand Ben to choose one. Presumably, Ben would choose the latter as his reality and maybe start to kill his "enemies" -- for example, bullying students -- as he does to his online enemies.