It is so daring, it is so ambitious, it is so thrilling and weird and pointed and powerful. I never knew where it was going.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

People often run away into imaginary worlds, these days it has become much easier to do. Active development of the entertainment industry and high technology gave to mankind online games - huge universes where you can be anyone. In the life of Ben mentally ill person, it is difficult to communicate with the outside world, the fact that the norm for others, for Ben - a mathematical equation that can not be solved.Each output abroad, at home - a struggle, any action, whether it be a trip on the bus or the presence in the classroom at the school - the struggle. But the Internet gave him a whole new world - Archlord game in the genre of MMORPG (his nickname Ben_X), for the year, Ben has made impressive progress. The computer game was much closer to him the reality, in which he has been acting in the role of public ridicule. And the most incredible thing that he has it - Princess who loves him, cares about it. Ben is not a stranger to her people, and a close friend, with whom she wants to meet you.In the picture on the screen constantly wedge shots from the game, Ben continually imposes reality on this computer. But he does so not from the fact that the game is a fan of these people sit down voluntarily, so they just bury their heads in the sand. Ben also has no way out, since even the atmosphere of our planet is deadly for him (he has a bad heart, and the stress caused by being in the urban infrastructure can have extremely negative consequences) of this kind of psychological relief is vital to him.Subject of care of people in online games, and a literal departure, when throwing a job or to part with loved ones for the sake of staying in an illusory world is certainly relevant. That's just not a movie about it, he, of course, touches upon this subject, but only indirectly, although in many reviews of wrongly focus on computer-dependent Ben.Ben constantly think in terms of the game, obviously it helps him, at least in part, to find a foothold in reality incomprehensible to him. His powerlessness produces a pity, in fact it is a bad person, just by nature incapable of adapting to society. But Ben wants it, every morning rehearsing a smile in the mirror - because it's made, or a studied response to questions his mother, he seeks to appear normal. Somewhere in the depths of consciousness, he does not lose the hope to join the society.That's just nothing comes of it. His mother drags him to the doctors who use Ben as a walking laboratory for psychological experiments, endlessly stuffing his pills, giving advice, which, however, no they do not help improve the condition of Man. Mother refuses to believe that her son did not fit into a group of his peers, says that "we need to fight," and every day sends Ben to school is actually giving his son at the mercy of sadists. Classmates are constantly inventing new ways to abuse of a fool, zealous to each other in an attempt to inflict more pain defenseless man.No, I can not say that he hates the whole school, some throw one or two sympathetic glance, that's just from this compassion, the soul is even nastier. Formally, these "sympathizers" like in the camp of those who "for Ben," people believe that "Ben is the same as us" - they are good. But none of them did not protect Ben from the cruel jokes classmates, these good people and sat on the sidelines the whole movie, because afraid to go against the majority.The film tells about how cruel people, Ben is a handy magnifying glass through which the creator of the picture shows what is in people. It is difficult to convey the impression of the picture, as the view there is a feeling like your soul with the force of an ice pick stuck trying to crumble it. "Ben X" indirectly discusses the "Rain Man" or "Forrest Gump" because these tapes are united by one thing - the main characters in them mentally retarded, handicapped citizens of society. They are completely different, this otherness makes familiar things find themselves close to these "aliens" is more prominent and bright: the evil inflicted by such person in the eyes of the audience increases a hundredfold, and good is all the more valuable and necessary.But at the same time, "Ben X" is radically different from the "Rain Man" and "Forrest Gump," if in the same "... Gump" people eventually find strength within themselves to accept such a hero Hank's what it is, in this case All submitted otherwise. Roughly speaking, a person has a long and severely beaten, in order to instill in him an understanding of the simple fact that Ben - also a man.Due to an interesting story, the director's findings, transferred to the screen the status of mentally abnormal, the acting brilliant, I can safely put in a number of all the films mentioned above. This is a masterpiece.

"Ben X" is a word pun in Belgian Dutch and could also be read as "ben niks", which means "I am nothing" in English. In fact, Ben, the teenage protagonist of Nic Baltazar's first feature film, has lost contact to the world that surrounds him and does not want to play any role in it. He lacks communication skills, and does not seem to be bothered by that. The sad result is that he is bullied by his classmates in the most atrocious ways, a treatment that he does not even try to resist.On the other hand there is Scarlite, a beautiful girl, that seems to be in a way connected to Ben. When two of his classmates, Desmet and Bogaert, have taken his mobile phone away from him during another bully attack, they find a picture of Scarlite and a message telling him that she is going to meet him the next day at the train station. They are full of surprise: how could a guy that does not speak to anyone have such a lovely girlfriend? The answer is that Ben has created a parallel world of his own, playing online games. In cyber space he has met a girl who uses the name of "Scarlite", and who has become a collaborator in his adventures and even a kind of confidant or friend who intuitively guesses what is behind his plan to play the so-called "endgame": he is planning to commit suicide, and almost instantaneously she volunteers to be his "healer".But the meeting in the real world turns out to take shape in the only way that seems to be possible for a guy that is suffering from the Asperger syndrome: Although Ben sees Scarlite at the train station, he is unable to communicate with her. It is as if suddenly a barrier has appeared which he cannot penetrate. The girl finally walks away, but Ben forces himself to follow her and steps into the train that she takes and even manages to sit down next to her. Then, noting that he is in some sort of pain, she simply asks him if he is fine. Ben again cannot respond in a way a non-autistic person would do, and he hurriedly escapes from the train and loses track of Scarlite.Is this the end? In the next scene Ben is seen on a platform ready to jump. But when a train arrives and he is about to carry out his plan, he is miraculously saved by Scarlite who pulls him back. As it later becomes clear, this second appearance of Scarlite, in which she proves to be the "healer", preventing him from suicide, is no more than a construction of his imagination: Scarlite is present throughout most parts of the remaining footage, but she is never seen interacting with members of the real world, for instance Ben's parents, and in the final scene she virtually disappears, after seemingly having had a conversation with Ben the moment before.It therefore seems as if Ben is sitting alone and talking to himself. Strange situation, but thinking about it well, this must be taken as the only possible solution for his life. As it is difficult to establish a well-working human relationship for most autistic people, the salvation could lie in the imaginative forces of the mind.We might even call it love. Although the idea that autists are able to develop such a feeling must be new even to experts, the facts of the film are quite clear: Ben has become attached to Scarlite - or the idea of Scarlite - and after she saved him from suicide, he accepted her as a kind of personal healer. He has failed to approach her using the patterns of social behavior that a non-autistic person would use, but nonetheless nothing is lost. Using the forces of imagination, from that moment onwards Scarlite will be a part of his life. He will not stop loving her, and this imagined relationship might even prove to be more stable than a real one.

I was shocked. It's so very touching, sensible, hard, beautiful, soft... It deserve a vote bigger, larger, greater than 10! Extroardinary performances, script, message!The actors are complete unknown for me! But, again, notoriety is not equal to talent! I hope that the viewer of this movie, will take a greater responsibility in their children education. Ben's classmates may be any kids from school. It's just the flock effect. Hopeffuly, after this movie, you will try and successfully you will make your children to think for themselves, with their own brain and heart.Like his father said: "his problem were people, not his illness" And there are many other examples who sadly... died.

For me, it was probably the best movie I've seen about bullying and adapting to modern society when you don't fit the mold, when you're not particularly socially adept. It's not just about autism, everybody should see this, particularly those who have been ostracized in school for whatever reason, especially gaming geeks. Mostly because of the incredible performance by the lead actor (but also because of how well it was filmed), I totally felt and rooted for him. I quite enjoyed the gaming background of Ben although it didn't feel completely believable. No one with a gaming character would just stand there without fighting back. In my book, it's a must-see if you can find it.9 out of 10.