Wtf?
Why did the guy kill the girl in the beginning who was giving him a blowjob? That was so *beep* up.
shareBecause he had a sports event coming up and wanted to conserve his strength.
So he couldn't just tell her to stop and drive her home?
shareI think that the filmmakers felt that they needed something to shock the audience right at the beginning of the film, and this was a very effective way of doing that.
It also helps to set up the idea that, even though these Blue Ribbon people are well groomed and high achievers, they're also completely lacking in conscience.
I agree, it is very effective. Great setup. I forget what Bruce Greenwood did to their heads, but he messed with them pretty bad. Honestly you don't need a scientific explanation for films like this, I think it's better when everything isn't handed to you on a platter. He messed with their heads so he could control them and whatnot, his experiments went wrong, etc. It's all good.
"Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time."
While it's true that a scientific explanation is unnecessary, there is one, which was referenced in the second act. Hormones, baby. The treatment (oddly similar to the Ludovico Treatment in A Clockwork Orange, which, weirdly enough, also aired on cable the very evening that I saw this) brought out unexpected side effects when combined with manifestations of puberty, particularly feelings of lust. Basically, when stirred by desire, the treated kids became homicidal. So the jock's disgust at his date's immorality (a desired result of the treatment) translated to deadly rage (oops).
shareexcellent explaantion
share