Not only is South Korea famous for its dramas, but it also presents films that are no less interesting. One of them is Brave Citizen. If we look at the title, we will know that this movie tells a story about civilians. More precisely, this Korean movie tells the story of a woman, played by Shin Hye-sun, who risks her fate as a teacher after quitting her activities fighting in the boxing ring. On the other hand, she also has to face the problem of bullying at his school.
There are a lot of stories with school backgrounds that are always interesting to cover, both in terms of teaching and learning, relationships between students and teachers, management systems, and much more. Likewise, in this action genre film, the school which is the main setting shows a very serious case of bullying.
One of the male students in his final year was the main perpetrator of bullying against his classmates. Lee Jun Young plays the cruel student. He chooses weak and poor victims to get pleasure every day. Not only did they get bruises and pain, the victims were even tortured to death. Some even choose to commit suicide because they cannot bear the pain, both physically and mentally.
Not only when they are at school, bullying continues to be carried out when they are outside the school environment. What is worse, not a single student, not even a teacher or school staff was able to stop the perpetrator. It is said that they once took action, but who would have thought that they would be the ones affected while the perpetrators were still joyful.
Finally, a new teacher took the initiative to end this immoral act. The teacher couldn't stand the events which is straight on her eyes. Even though she knew that her decision would threaten her career. However, she did not have the heart to see her students treated inhumanely in everyday life. The teacher faced many obstacles in carrying out her actions. She also took many steps to fight the perpetrators of bullying, even fighting in the boxing ring.
While watching the film, not only will you get entertainment value, but Brave Citizen will also educate the audience about the consequences and risks of bullying acts which are depicted clearly and remind many viewers of the existence of similar cases that are still happening today. This film could be the next watchlist for those of you who want to see an action film with a world of education as a theme.
