Exam (2010)

"Any questions?" Invigilator

Exam is a classic psychological thriller. It's about the idea of what could happen and what you would do in this situation. You are given a small enough amount of information about the characters so that you can see yourself or people you know in them. They are meant to be a cross section of humanity so that you are likely to find one that you can relate to. The story itself isn't about the exam or the job. It's about the process, the interactions, the trains of thought, the reactions. It's about which person represents you and if you would do anything differently. You cheer for the person you relate most to. You want that person to succeed. And you learn about yourself by watching them fail or succeed. You see how their weaknesses hinder their ability to pass the exam and you see how their strengths propel them forward. And then you start to think about if they really are weaknesses and strengths or not. To me, the deeper message here is that there are different people in the world. Some people will be right for some things, and others wont be. What is a weakness in one situation is a strength in another.

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