The Crush

This is a love story of a little boy. He falls in love with his teacher, who has a fiancé. One day, the boy calls him out. What will happen? To be honest, I hate the boy. I know he is little but I feel pity for the fiancé. When the boy sees the man, he is crushed and angered because the fiancé seemed a bit insensitive towards her. The story is easy to understand because the boy frankly expresses his feelings. I cannot understand her feelings, though. The acting and direction are very good. Many people will think the ending is a happy one and it certainly is. However, I did not feel happy. I do not hate this film, though.

A primary schoolboy, Ardal, falls in love with his teacher and he gives her a toy ring to show his affection. But when Ardal walks in the street with his mother, he meets his teacher and her boyfriend having just bought a real engagement ring. Ardal challenges his teacher's fiancé to a duel to the death. I don't know if Ardal's behavior was good or not, but I was surprised that such a young boy acts courageously in accordance with love. Pretty much every boy experiences a crush, but many of them can't tell their partner of unrequited love their feeling. Ardel took action and destroyed the relationship between his teacher and her ill-assorted boyfriend. From beginning to the end, the natural acting of actors really attracted me.

I still remember my first crush; it was in the first grade, and her name was Ms. Heather. I especially loved her smile, and she was probably in her forties still quite lovely. I even condoned her act of slapping my friend, even though her nails hit his eye and he began weeping. To me she was a cherished rose; even in the second grade, I used to smile at her whenever I passed by her class. Then it stopped, I don't remember when.

The Crush has happened with many boys, and it is usually the class teacher. But most, probably all, ended with it being a mere memory once they have been promoted to the next grade. The movie however takes a different approach to the storyline and it is not completely implausible – many such cases do pop up in the newspapers. However, the explanation offered in the end by the short is bewildering; I think the boy would have to be super-intelligent to think of such a scheme. I am not going to disclose the ending here, but up till then, the movie does work fine. I especially loved the scene in which the kid uses a swear word and instantly apologizes to his teacher. Another good thing was to have such close shots during the scene, similar to western films. The boy however should have been in the third or fourth grade as that is when, I feel many boys are fascinated by guns and such things.

I will not denounce the entire movie because of the ending, because it is a good watch, especially during the confrontation. Also, the acting is competent, especially Rory Keenan. The ending does dampen the effect though, and the 'ball rolling' scene looked silly.

My Rating: 6.5 out of 10

The movie was nominated the Oscar Awards.And this movie is a well-received movie all over the world.In the movie,the hero is young and he is a elementary school student.He uses a gun,and fires a gun to a man who the boy have grudge against.So, I felt very horrible.Even if a boy is young in USA, he can have guns.It is very dangerous.I was surprised that he shoots a gun and he pretends to kill the man by the gun,because of trifling matters.In the result,by doing this,the man does not stop to marry.I was surprised at the boy's vitality.In addition,in the movie,the backgrounds are very dark and songs are used little.I got the impression that the movie was not calm.But,there are a great deal of substance in the movie. Therefore,I believe that the movie is very nice and I would like to watch again and want to recommend this to everybody.

A boy's dream is to marry his elementary school teacher. He gives her a ring and tells his love, but she has a fiancé. The boy meets the rival, and decides to fight a duel.

No one thinks the young student can marry his teacher, even if he has a crush on her seriously. So, at first, I think the story is funny and fantastic. I like the scene that he writes down his wish for marriage as a plan in 2015. He looks very pure and cute for me. Generally speaking, a child gets more serious when he is treated as a child or ignored by grown-ups. The boy in the film is not an exception, and he acts in an excessive way. I have to admit that the story is serious, not only fantastic.

The message in the film is "Don't make light of children."