Mon Mon Mon Monsters was released last year in Taiwan. The film was directed and written by Giddens Ko. I don't know any of the cast but the biggest actor seems to be Kent Tsui. You guys can research about the cast later if you want. They all seem like newcomers to me mostly. Many film festivals seemed to have enjoyed this film for it's out of the box artsy display of scenes. It always won an award for best sound effects at the 58th Golden Horse Awards.
A boy and a group of his classmates who bullied him are sent to volunteer at a senior citizen's home. They find two female ghouls in the complex's basement who try to run away but the boys capture one of them. Thus, beginning a horror of events for them all.
Being completely sadistic would be a good word to describe a good chunk of this film. This film deals with introducing you to characters that you will have very strong feelings about. First emotion, being that none of the characters are not even the slightest bit likable. Second emotion being that the character that you could potentially like is too easily caught up with the bad apples. What's worse is that these boys are the ones that cause all of his misfortune. These boys and one girl get involved in a bunch of shenanigans that will have viewers exclaiming stuff along the lines of "what in the world?". They do these things just because they don't think that there will be punishment. Even if there is, Their leader still pushed ahead with his plans anyway. I got a bit tired of all of the crazy actions from the characters after awhile. You can only use so much energy hating people until you get tired out. Only other events to look at was the monster's rampage during the other half and hour of the film. This changed the dynamic of the film's story flow just based on viewers having a new conflict to adsorb into. Two of the most epic scenes in Mon Mon Mon Monsters consist of this monster in a college classroom, then on a public bus. I absolutely loved how horrific these scenes where to the point that it not only held nothing back but also expanded on the monster as a key character to the film. Stripping down Mon Mon Mon Monster's content to the main message of the film makes you relate to the script all the more. Every single character in this film did something wrong and it shows that people can be really evil to the world solely for the purpose of easing their own pain. They don't care about the pain they cause others just as long as they feel better about themselves. I was also reminded about people being bystanders in certain situations that they know deep down in their heart is wrong. People who are bystanders are as much to blame as the ones actually doing the action. Don't let "Well, I'm not the one doing it" or "that doesn't involve me so…" kind of excuses be validation for your reason of not speaking up. Turning a blind eye to people being hurt by others makes you just as to blame as the offenders. We as humans have a mouth, eyes, and a brain for a reason. I understand being afraid to speak up also but at some point you will need to. Mon Mon Mon Monsters's conclusion was really damage control for the ones left behind. This scene along with the scene leading up to it are epic. Viewers will feel a deep satisfaction with the lesson learned from the full outcome. This is what I call an awesome closure for a film.
I'm basically supporting what I said above about the characters when it comes to the actor's and actresses's performances. I hated everyone so you can imagine that the acting was good. Of course, I didn't hate the people playing the characters however, Their talent in crafting their characters made me considering private anger management sessions. My shoe magically came off my foot then slipped into my hand every time the teacher or the leader of the bullies came on screen. One of them was about to get a shoe thrown at their face. A bit of background story was introduced to explain why the leader was the way he was(Still didn't like him) but that teacher made me so made that I could have cried. Honestly, the ghouls in this film don't seem to bad compared to the people's actions. Even though none was innocent when you look at the full picture. If one thing hadn't happened, all the other events could have been avoided. It was really the domino effect mixed with a weak character going along with whatever happens thanks to peer pressure.
Mon Mon Mon Monsters is a film that makes you rethink your actions when you're around people and something is going on that isn't right. You will think a lot about the warped characters in generally after you finish the film. I would call this drama and horror done right.
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