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Grace is friendly to Lynn before she knows that Lynn is a genius, and Bank refuses compensation for cheating from the beginning, though he's clearly intelligent enough to become devious if he chose.
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** It also throws class relations and privilege in the mix. The richer classmates have parents that can pay their way to a good school and benefit from the work of poorer students like Lynn and Bank, who have to work harder to get opportunities.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
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** It also throws class relations and privilege in the mix. The richer classmates have parents that can pay their way to a good school and benefit from the work of poorer students like Lynn and Bank, who have to work harder to get opportunities.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]opportunities.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
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Natter. The point is that both interpretations are viable regardless of which one the film or the audience thinks is more likely
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** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was [[spoiler:expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.]]
*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was [[spoiler:expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.]]
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** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was [[spoiler:expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.]]
*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was [[spoiler:expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.
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*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.
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*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was expelled [[spoiler:expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.]]
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** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
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** Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]]]
*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.
*** The first interpretation is more likely. And he's not only jaded and bitter, but he had few other choices. He was expelled from high school with a permanent black mark on his record, and is banned from taking international tests, effectively make him forever ineligible for any sort of scholarship. The only type of employment available to him is either busting his backs working menial job, like he has been doing, or cheat.
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Questions raised in ACI arent really spoilery by themselves
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** [[spoiler: Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? [[spoiler: His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
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** Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get betterscores?scores?
** [[spoiler: Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
** Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better
** [[spoiler: Was Bank an initially morally upright person who just became jaded and bitter after the film's events? Or was he actually more devious than how he appeared, right from the very beginning? His demeanor during his final confrontation with Lynn seemed to be too abrupt of a character change, plus the way he spoke about the proposed scheme (not to mention, his threat of blackmail) seem to suggest that he has been extremely capable of doing these things all along.]]
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* {{Anvilicious}}:
** The film is a commentary about the cheating culture present in Asian schools, the system's overemphasis on grades, and the corruption present in the school system. The school accepts 'tea money' from parents, and the afterschool worksheets given to struggling students are the same as the exam itself.
** It also throws class relations and privilege in the mix. The richer classmates have parents that can pay their way to a good school and benefit from the work of poorer students like Lynn and Bank, who have to work harder to get opportunities.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
** The film is a commentary about the cheating culture present in Asian schools, the system's overemphasis on grades, and the corruption present in the school system. The school accepts 'tea money' from parents, and the afterschool worksheets given to struggling students are the same as the exam itself.
** It also throws class relations and privilege in the mix. The richer classmates have parents that can pay their way to a good school and benefit from the work of poorer students like Lynn and Bank, who have to work harder to get opportunities.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Grace, who befriends Lynn on the first day and encourages her profiting off of cheating. Was her friendship with Lynn genuine, or was it all an act to get better scores?
