my only question is how high was the writer when he was coming up with this plot...

Being a shorter than average height would've definitely saved me from that gust of wind that kept slicing through people

teacher: " make ur own story for the essay" me:

i was so confused on the meaning or the story behind this movie but once he explained it i was so astonished on how deep the meaning is in this movie, props to the creator

This movie is kinda crazy, everything just happens. Like, what do you mean that after all her friends die she just has a new life? Imagine how freaky that would be

This is how society rules upon everyone's thoughts and actions. At first, it seemed like a simple mystery movie, but it's clear how deep the movie is after the explanation.

The movie seemed ridiculous to me until the metaphorical meaning was explained. Finally understanding what this means, i love this sm

The way you explained the movie at the end is wonderful. I agree with it....

This movie is more confusing than my father's reasoning on why he left me.

This movie is the literal meaning of "never let them know your next move"

Question for all girls watching: Which of these personas best describes you and your life struggles? Who can you relate to the most? - Mitsuko, a highschool student with psychotic killer teachers - Keiko, a runaway bride and lesbian - Izumi, a popular marathon runner *who just learned the truth* Personally, I best see myself as Mitsuko, because I am a junior in high school and I tend to worry about getting perfect grades, except unlike Mitsuko, my teachers are really nice and *definitely don't want to kill me if I misbehave/mess up.*

I remember watching this movie as a teenage and was so confused! It had those Millennium Actress type of transition but with more gore and I wasn't sure what the genre was. But then again, it was Japanese and they're into death games so what else is new. Didn't understand the plot until I watched this. It's actually beautiful.

The movie seemed shocking, random, and genuinely horrifying at moments but the explanation of it being a giant metaphor in several ways at the end made everything make sense. I'm impressed by the people who wrote the screenplay for this. Your movie recaps are genuinely amazing

dont you just love it when in totally normal films like this there can be a scene where someone gets eaten by a crocodile then everyone else gets into a pillow fight 30 seconds later.

I think this is the first video I've seen where Adam (or the script, idk how it works) actually breaks down what the story is trying to say. That's pretty neat.

I just watched the movie and had to see your take on it clears up a lot of thing knowing it represents a metaphor

This is one of the weirdest I've seen but really interesting. Your explanation by the way is very good! I love it, you managed to touch the core meaning of the movie in more ways than one. Nice video!

This man isn't just narrating the movie, he really is "explaining" and recapping it. And it's not a bot voice.

Wow, this movie made me cry. I have never seen it, but seeing and hearing how you narrate it hits home so much for me. As a woman, I struggle in the same way, though not quite as crazy as she was depicted, I still cried when I thought about how society views me. Thank you for this.

I LOVE these off-the -cuff shorts!

I love how the narrator ACTUALLY addressed aki and mitsuko as together rather than saying "oH gReAt frIEnDs" 😭 The narrator has common sense

Im in true colors currently and I’m still watching mystery recapped because of how amazing he is!

I’m horrified of school now. Great recap! Also, what’s the music in the background?

I’ve been subbed ever since u have 3k subs

Imagine being in the same world as this protagonist

The symbolism in this movie is interesting. After you explained that this movie's purpose is actually being an abstract story about the struggles of gay women in Japan, that aspect of this movie is very clear, but there is still one mystery... It was technically never truly shown what "real life" is in this story. This story mustn't only exist in that abstract way considering the main character of the movie has one consciousness in the video game despite being in different bodies with different identities, and considering the fact that she knows that she comes from somewhere real. When Mitsuko got to "real life", she was actually far in the future, not where she had expected to be, so we never discovered the world she was familiar with. I think that one of the high school settings is "real life", since the character that created the game Mitsuko was trapped in mentioned that he admired her during high school, and since the main character's consistent consciousness was Mitsuko, as shown (at 8:26) when Aki gets the main character to turn back into her original identity as Mitsuko, followed by Mitsuko having that identity when she escaped the video game. However, there are two schoolgirl iterations of the main character. The first schoolgirl iterations at the beginning of the movie seems to be Mitsuko's origin before any chaos happened, but the second second schoolgirl iteration is portrayed as more "real" throughout the movie despite existing after supernatural chaos happened, which is very confusing. There is also the fact that all characters in both high school settings are deliberately female as it was intended by the game in-story and by the theme of the movie, which adds to the confusion. My theory is that the second schoolgirl iteration of Mitsuko is the real one, since it is portrayed as such, but this movie did not show the real high school setting, the movie showed a survival horror video game recreation of it. Mitsuko might have got trapped in the video game during a long unknown amount of time after Mitsuko finished high school, in the future when the science of video games and cloning will supposedly be a lot more advanced than it is now. The character that made the video game using the DNA of Mitsuko and her friends said in the movie (which is not found in this Mystery Recapped video) that he got the DNA in spring of the year 2034, and this is a 2015 movie. Future technology sci-fi shenanigans is also probably why there is a younger and older version of that man. The man probably trapped her in the game which preserved her for the 150 years, and when she finally escaped, he wasn't finished with her and was ready for his ultimate conclusion to sleep with her. After the ending played out, Mitsuko killing herself and doing so again as multiple different identities within the game was because she wanted to save the video game clones of her friends, because her real friends presumably already passed away by the time Mitsuko was 150 years into the future, so saving the clones was the next best thing when her old life was completely gone. Once Mitsuko died, and her identities in the video game followed suit, the game's supernatural dangers no longer had a main character to target like they are supposed to, thus saving the clone friends from being caught in any of that lethal conflict. The ending being a snowy field most likely signifies the afterlife and Mitsuko finally being at peace there, at the point when the conflict was all over, which is especially suggested since she appeared in that setting in her death position. The snow might have actually been a huge tangible cloud for all I know, if that's what kind of afterlife this story was trying to portray. Mitsuko even had the school uniform at the beginning of the movie, before there was any danger, likely signifying safety and/or representing the fulfillment of her yearning for her surroundings to be normal. I don't think this means that the first schoolgirl Mitsuko is the real one since that has evidence against it. I may be wrong though, since I don't have unquestionable knowledge of what went behind decisions for this movie. Anyway, "It's over now.", Mitsuko said as she ran off-screen to enjoy her everlasting freedom.

Ah yes. School girls experiencing D-Day.

Mystery Recapped is an interesting channel. I found his channel by accident today. But I gotta say, I’ve never seen or heard of any of these movies lol, this particular channel has an interesting voice as well. Good narration for sure.

I love how most of the NPC who are close friends with Mitsuko are doing as the system programmed them to but is secretly aware that there’s a different reality to theirs and that Mitsuko is the only one who can change it. Imagine how they recall it each time they die over and over again to the point they’ve become aware that something is not right but they are powerless since they’re all NPC. So all they can do is aid Mitsuko to help stop this cycle.

This movie was so confusing but I’ve always loved it because of how interesting it was. Now that he’s explained it it’s even better.

Your voice is so calming

Love the content

I'm so happy someone's finally addressing that mitsuko and that other girl were actually in a relationship in many recaps of this movies there addressed as "great friends" which basically destroys the entire reasoning behind the movie

It's sad but true...Japan in many ways still do not treat women like in other countries. Traditional roles still exist, sexual assault is a daily occurrence with the submissive culture, and really is one of many sad faces of this culture...growing up there and looking back, I can only imagine the hardship of these women. Even people with mental illness is treated less. Sure, these things exist in other countries but some stock out more than others in my opinion.

i want to write something as unpredictable, crazy and weird as this. all my works and ideas are usually like that but this is on a whole new level

this guys voice is calming..

I watched this movie a few years ago on New Year’s Eve with some friends. It was absolutely bizarre, and I didn’t understand it much until this video. Thank you for explaining it so well !! The concept is absolutely amazing and the depiction, when looking back knowing the full story, is beautiful.

This movie changed so quickly like you can’t even blink or else you’ll miss something

I like how a whole gust of wind destroyed the whole upper half of the bus and people inside of it

100% explains how school Students get treated

The explanation told us more than the movie ever did.

i appreciate that they try to transmit a deep message with an unique movie however, it doesn't matter how significant and relevant the meaning of the story is the whole thing is ruined when you leave the audience the entire movie asking WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON? Like, how i'm supossed to understand that the man with the pig head chasing a girl running a marathon is supossed to represent the toxic masculine oppresion over succesfull women? all i see is a confusing pseudo horror slasher film, not some kind of social critic on gender roles and homophobia?

This movie feels like the dreams you barely remember

this movie has the biggest plot twists anyone can imagine

Watched it long ago and tbh it was not just a movie but an emotion. the soundtracks are so sad and it made me tear up. TAG is an underrated masterpiece.

1:41 They took "she is too stunned to speak" on an another level

Teachers: “don’t worry, 8th grade will be awesome!” 8th grade:

as a very short person this is a absolute win

I love how she goes through the door even tho the bus is sliced in half

I really liked this story, and the LGBT metaphor makes a lot of sense. There's also the fact that her whole world is controlled by men, and how much fetishization of lesbian women there is to the point where most lesbian content is made for the male voyeur.

Wow wonderful movie!! The writer is so talented ❤.

man your voice us sooo smooth

this is like a dream, 1 moment you're just chillin some place you haven't been to, then suddenly you're in a different place and when you try to rationalize what's happening, your mother suddenly wake's you up for school and you see yourself back at your teenage years, and then you start prepping up for school but then you finally wake up for real! lol

I really like your summary and interpretation. This movie felt more personal to me than most, and I respect your sharing it here for those who may not be able to watch the whole film.

I really miss this movie this really touched my heart ❤️❤️❤️

I love how sur just running while holding a middle finger up 😂

"Teachers kill if students don't obey" Nerds, Teacher's pet, Principle's kid: i have no such weaknesses

Best KZfaqr

Why have i never see this dudes face before 😭

7:03 NOOOOO SHE STABBED INOSUKE 😭

Well. This gives a new meaning to: Learning is power.

The wind literally changes the movies name from ''TAG'' to ''DEADLY WIND ATTACK'', the films also seemed Shocking, Horror and Deadly. Good job!

This is proof that we are not alone in the universe. This movie has alien-dna!

I have watched this when I was a little kid, that’s why it was so familiar. This movie tramautized me with all the gore and everything and I was paranoid about being on buses.

I love how he is addressing them as they are, a couple. There is so much lesbians and gay subtext and this man legit just stated the obvious. When he said “her girlfriend Aki” I smiled so wide. Thank you for this!

BRO THIS MOVIE IS SOOOO GORE

I showed this to my friend and they said that this was the literal definition of when the English teacher overanalyzes words in a story. I laughed so hard.

Im so happy with the ending and how adam perfectly described the premise

It must be serious if Mystery Recaoped is giving us a genuine ‘moral of the story’

This movie is like a fever dream...

Imagine if there was an FBI Agent Hacker Student who came to the school with the Quiet Kid and a Gun

This movie is so bizarre, I love how you have to look deeper to see the meaning of it, and how this is a movie that has the meaning of a subject that’s often overlooked.

This literally breaks the 4th wall. Like she changes people out of no where. But the story plot is very good.

That was the first time I've seen your face XD I've only watched like 30 videos before I seen it🤣

YESS I FOUND IT YOUR THE BEST IWATCH THISMOVIE SINCE I WAS 5 OR 6 YEARS OLD

Moral of the story : whenever you see a school girl very happy to see you ...RUN

No one: Inosuke: 6:55

*Wow!! That's A Lot Of Ketchup On The Floor!!*

Teacher: *pulls out a minigun* Me: where did that come from!?

0:33 Wind: To show you the power of Flextape, I sawed these buses in half.

Dealer: What drug do you want sir The writer of the movie: Yes BTW jokes aside this movie shows the reality of today's society

Bros voice is majestic

schools are already like this (mentally) now physically would be two times worse 💀

i watched this years ago. I didn't really understand the story (cuz I was a kid at that time.) and I don't really understand English. But I'm really glad you made a video about this. it made me understand it more, and the story is good because as a woman myself, I could tell these struggles are true (I'm only a teen but I know woman's do suffer from this or experienced it.) and I don't even know if I'll understand the story if I watched it again if it wasn't for you that explained the video. Thanks for doing such great contents, Keep it up ^^

1:09 everyone else got killed besides her and she was up completely

Thank you I will watch out and take care

The most disrespectful sign 6:28.

Those who say my school teachers are strict...

This movie started bizzare a many i watch didnt think much of it but at the end i felt it so much i felt it so differently and sudden relasize came into my mind. How i never know reasoning behind all my pain now i see and accept this movie as my reality. I have self damaging in streight relationships.

6:36 it's called "tulipan" (idk how it is called in english). It's a homemade melee weapon which is mostly used for self-defense or by robbers (since we drink from glass bottles, they are easy to get, right?)

Over the lifecycle of a student, this movie is actually accurate

You just unlocked one of my long awaited memories. I've been searching for this for so long. Thanks.

I watched this movie a long time ago, and now im glad it's popular and noticed. I was so upset that this movie was underrated before, it finally got noticed and its getting the recognition it deserves

Me when mystery reccaped says "Hi mystery recapped here." hi mystery recap

it makes soo much sence

1:52 wind ptsd

5:00 BRO WHAT????? WTF

that is the thriller-horror of all time

Bro wanna watch a movie tonight? The move:

He always true his best to entertain us and he gets us always..