It has come to our attention that we should rewatch the movie 'Handsome Suit'. However this is an unjustified, terrible decision and would have detrimental effects on the developing mindsets of the new generation. Its harmful stereotypes, insulting use of language and lack of structure not only makes it an ineffective film but also a threat to young perceptions of our world. Do you want to waste precious class time on such an useless, damaging joke instead of watching something new and interesting?
The stereotypes enforced in the movie show a clear understanding of the banal, sexist, misogynistic and fat-phobic ideologies of the director. Takuro is immediately perceived as 'ugly' and 'fat' to everyone, despite people having different tastes and interests. This would make anyone similar looking feel self-conscious and destroy their self esteem. It portrays girls as girly, judgmental and all interested in the same type of man-which is evidently not true. But this still poses as an insult to the female race, and a deeply offensive one at that. How could anyone believe they could be loved if they got a part in a movie where the whole point of their role was to 'be ugly?'
Not only that, but the whole movie itself is one big cinematic faliure. Its pacing and plot is childish, and for a class of 14 year olds who have mostly already seen it we do not deserve to experience such banal torture again. The whole movie through is quite predictable, and the only plot twist we experience is a disappointing and unsatisfying one-and does not do justice to the gorgeous, genuinely more appealing 'off-suit' character Motoe with more personality. Instead the love interest turns out to be the pretty ex-model-what does that say about our standards? We deserve to watch a newer, more entertaining film with better moral standards.
What awards does Handsome Suit have anyone to prove its capability? Has it won any major film awards, or is it a failure in even the film industry? It's obvious to see that the latter is the obvious option. It has no credibility outside of Japan. Even its own Wikipedia page is vague and quickly written, the actors having received almost no credit for it because it simply wasn't good enough to give them fame. Even a mere glimpse of award winning Ghibli studio films (which more interesting plots and lovable characters) would tell you that even they are films more worth watching.
Don't waste your class time watching a film the majority has already watched. Don't waste an education space your parents toiled to pay for watching a film that heavily stereotypes and discriminates against unchangeable characteristics. Save our future, preserve the impressionable minds of the developing generation. Watch anything but Handsome Suit.
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