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Remake of the Thai film Bad Genius (2017)
Narrative
A group of high school business team seniors try to take down a rigged college admissions system.. There is a scene early in the film that shows Lynn calculating the cost of commuting to the private school she attended. The film showed a pile of public transit tickets clearly marked with the SEPTA logo, which stands for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
SEPTA operates in the Philadelphia metropolitan area
Half a minute later, the film identifies the city Lynn and Dad live in as Seattle.. References Ριζες (1977). A high school thriller that follows Lynn (Callina Liang), an exceptional high school student who devises a systematic plan to cheat on exams to bring justice to a rigged system.
The original film was inspired by true events involving the SAT
Directed by JC Lee and co-written by Julius Onah, Bad Genius is a remake of the 2017 Thai film of the same name. Cheating scandal. A film interested in social commentary about wealth inequality and how success comes easier for some, while for most it’s a hard and long journey.
A film about a reality that easily interpellates most people
Its protagonist said something apt when talking about S.A.T.: “It’s a scam created by people with money and sold to other people with money to protect their position.”; Mei Ling creates a system to outwit the rigged game as they think of it and help not only her classmates, but herself and her struggling father with suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The reality that reveals the truth is sometimes better left unspoken, not because it’s unknown, but because sometimes it’s easier to forget that people are just a means to an end and relationships are nothing more than transactions. Everything is a transaction and everything has a price, even if they hide the price tag.