No wonder the kids are all depressed, they are being taught by a bunch of depressed, burned out, and inauthentic people.
I don’t know how this school expects to help these kids if they cannot even help themselves. The film is self aware as Brody goes over “double think” with the class and shows the faculty living it. The principal acts tough at work but helpless toward her cruel husband, the strange teacher is completely disengaged at school but is…
