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So much average

Overrated and overhyped

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This movie must be a fantasy of some idiotic child sex abuser! Because the kids( underage 16/17yrs) in this movie want to get molested! It's what every sex abuser says, "The kid was asking for it!" "He/she enjoyed it as much as I did!" Bl***y B***ds! What's sad is that it is termed a comedy!! Pathetic! In the end its's heights of insensitivity where there is a trade off between principal abusing a girl student and a teacher abusing boy students! All are happy and scott free, ready to abuse the next set of students! And the kids who grow up seem to have similar tendencies! Appalling and disgusting to see the rave reviews and even awards it has got! Also not to forget the appreciation the writer has got for this piece of insensitive crap!

Set in the early Eighties, THE HISTORY BOYS looks at the fate of a group of boys preparing for the Oxbridge examination in a context where they are forced into succeeding. Felix, the head teacher (Clive Merrison) is so obsessed with the need for success that he engaged part-time history teacher Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore) to work with his boys, even if that means eroding some of the teaching time normally occupied by maverick Hector (Richard Griffiths). Based on a Royal National Theatre success, Alan Bennett's screenplay looks at what "education" actually means; does it actually consist simply of learning information so as to pass exams, or is it a process of lifelong learning? Hector certainly embraces the latter cause, but his ideas are not necessarily embraced by the boys, especially ambitious go-getter Dakin (Dominic Cooper). The screenplay also looks at the subject of homosexuality in schools, memorably addressed in Eighties films such as ANOTHER COUNTRY (1982). In THE HISTORY BOYS Bennett takes a sympathetic view: many teachers - including Hector and Irwin - are often frustrated by the need to sustain a respectable facade, even if that means repressing their sexual instincts. This repression often leads to the breaking of taboos - for example, abusing the boys. On the other hand the boys themselves are equally repressed, partly by an educational culture that imposes certain ideals of masculinity on them (to be 'successful' you must also be good with women), and partly by the belief that homosexuality is a disease. Posner (Samuel Barnett), the smallest of the scholarship boys, experiences this conflict most acutely. In the end the film calls for a more liberal point of view: while moral standards should be sustained, perhaps educational cultures could be more accommodating towards those - learners and educators alike - who desire to be different.

It seems many reviews of this film accuse it of "glorifying paedophilia", featuring "random vaudeville tunes sung by half-naked students" and said students groped by a teacher they "worship". None of those are true. Nor is it true that this film is a "sick pervert's fantasy". This is a fine film, in which one of many broad themes (along with self-betterment; human history; morality; the importance of education; the importance of fun and the importance of acceptance) is reactions to a teacher groping students and how the victim's mind-set affects it. Many discussions by the characters in the film run parallels to this, and in one of the more explicit mentions of it, one student asks another; "Are we victims?", clearly dismissive of the idea. The film makes no move to excuse it, and it is not, as some suggest, only the 'villains' of the piece who are shocked. The teacher also hits his one of his students with a book at one point, not truly hurting him, and the student laughs it off. This is also arguably a parallel to said student's molestation. If you think this film "disgusting" or "sick" or even just "boring", please re-watch it, and try to understand it this time.

THE HISTORY BOYSThe movie is about a class of students who get taught by a couple of eccentric teachers as they are all trying to get accepted into Oxford University.This film is not riveting or full of thrills... but it is amusing. There were some good comedy moments in the movie that made me laugh, there are also some outrageous moments too.There were a couple of scenes of teachers attempting to abuse the students, and the students just brushed it off as if it was nothing because they liked the teacher and just expected it from him. They even played on it and allowed him to try. It was way too weird and wrong. The scary thing is, this happens in real life and most of the time we don't even know it.The thing that I loved about this movie was the casting... it was amazing. Every single one of these actors and actresses in this movie was awesome. I would say that the acting in this movie was so believable that it is the best acting I have seen in a very long time. The chemistry everyone had on screen was so convincing. The film starred a lot of people, but I believe they all deserve a mention.Richard Griffiths – Hector Clive Merrison – Felix, the Headmaster Frances de la Tour – Mrs. Lintott Stephen Campbell Moore – Irwin Samuel Anderson – Chris Crowther Samuel Barnett – David Posner Dominic Cooper – Stuart Dakin James Corden – Richard Timms Sacha Dhawan – Adi Akthar Andrew Knott – James Lockwood Russell Tovey – Peter Rudge Jamie Parker – Donald Scripps Georgia Taylor – Fiona Penelope Wilton – Mrs. Bibby Adrian Scarborough – WilkesIt is weird to think that a lot of these people went on to do comedy... especially James Corden. I saw Lesbian Vampire Killers and he did not act to greatly in that. But he proved in this film that he can act. And then you have the late Richard Griffiths... he played this part excellently. He was a good actor and is greatly missed.I will give this film 6 out of 10.I enjoyed it but the acting is the main thing that stood out for me.For more of my reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl