The Japanese reaction to the film at the beginning of the 2000 century has been compared to the British rage over a Clockwork Orange in the early 1970. Most US viewers would see the appearance of the tie wrapped around their head is a reference to Rambos character from the first blood but Simon Pegg himself says it was a reference to Deer Hunter. We are led to believe that all young people in Japan are Bad Seeds i n this film but that really does not seem to apply to the class that the movie follows. The last survivor of each class winner is equipped with a lifetime pension and a card signed by the Great Dictator. Taguchi said that in the manga version he modeled most of the Takamis characters after people he personally knew.The Japanese reaction to the film in the early 2000s has been compared to the British outrage over A Clockwork Orange in the early 1970s.Most American viewers would see the appearance of the tie wrapped around his head being a reference to the Rambo character from First Blood but Simon Pegg himself states that it was a reference to The Deer Hunter.We are led to believe that all youth in Japan are bad seeds in this film but that really doesnt seem to apply to the class which the film follows.The final survivor of each class the winner is provided with a lifetime pension and a card autographed by The Great Dictator.Taguchi said that in the manga version he modeled most of Takamis characters after people he personally knew.