Circle (2015)

Introduction
"Circle" is a 2015 American mental horror-thriller film written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione. The film explores the existential nature of mankind, decision-making, and the moral and ethical problems of survival in a death video game situation.

Plot
The movie opens with fifty individuals waking up in a dark room and set up in 2 concentric circles, standing on little red circles that produce an electric shock if they try to move far from them. A mystical black orb in the center seemingly kills individuals at random every 2 minutes using a red beam. Through experimentation, the group discovers that they can choose who dies next. Therefore, the countdown isn't random however controlled by cumulative options.

Character Development and Conflict
The varied group varies from different backgrounds, classes, ethnic cultures, and ages - from a young girl and a pregnant lady to a senior male and a soldier. As the group continues to decrease, arguments blow up around biases, bias, and survival instincts. Everybody's core character starts to decipher under the stress, revealing a microcosm of society's issues such as racism, ageism, and sexism.

Last Phase and Climax
Towards completion of the film, the soldier, a young man, and the pregnant lady stay. The soldier, attempting to compromise himself for the coming kid, attempts to make the boy vote for him. Nevertheless, the boy manipulates the circumstance, tricking the soldier to conserve both the pregnant lady and the coming child, but, in reality, having them count as 2 separate votes, hence, killing them both.

Conclusion
The boy emerges triumphantly as the sole survivor, and the room lights up, exposing a spaceship-like interior. He is transferred back to earth, among lots of spaceships, hinting that they were a part of an alien experiment or game. The movie ends as the male considers other comparable ships, showing that the 'video game' might be ongoing for other groups too.

Styles
"Circle" explores many styles, including ethical survival, humanity, and value judgments. It postures sociological concerns on predispositions and discrimination, questioning the worth society put on human life. It in addition raises the philosophical argument of 'greater good' and exposes how fear and survival instinct can quickly weaken civilized decision-making and unity. The concept of an inscrutable death game also marks the movie as a plain metaphor for life's unpredictability and the inevitability of death.

In conclusion, while not typical scary, the film 'Circle' effectively uses the aspects of mental scary to talk about humanity and society. It is a thought-provoking, audacious experiment that asks the audience to consider what they would do under the exact same scenarios, and most notably, just how much a life is worth.

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