Takashi Miike always delivers. I feel like even though the violence in this film is very on the nose and that's what makes it disturbing but tbh it's not even close to being as violent as some of Miike's grittier films but let me tell you it is VIOLENT AND DISTURBING more so because of the inherent evil power of the bad guy. And the unpredictability of the plot and characters make it a complete and utter thrill. I just think it's a relevant film considering all the school shootings and other violence happening in our cities. This film is a look into the brain of an evil man. About how something that has the power to change the lives of hundreds of innocent lives is created from the hell of one person. It's also a film about the power that teachers hold. How their actions and impulses can ruin and destroy an innocent child. So, yes, it's carnage on tv that doesn't pretend 'to give a message ' or makes lengthy speeches about humanity and love. It simply shows a carnage in its tedious, brutal enormity, a carnage that sadly becomes reality for someone every other day. You just have to watch it and the message will be clear to you, especially toward the end with the Odin monologue. Personally I thought it was brilliant.