Feb '18
I almost never see a normal high school bully in a movie. They're always borderline homicidal psychopaths who have an inexplicably intense hatred of their victims. Stephen King writes these types a lot. I dealt with my fair share of bullies, but I never once felt like my life was actually in danger. Did I just get off lucky?
Extreme bullying happens. Columbine comes to mind. Supposedly the shooters were bullied relentlessly. It's rare enough though that most people probably only vaguely relate with the victims of bullying in movies.