Thursday, August 23, 2007
Alright, I’m really bored so, I’m gonna review 3 good movies I watched recently…
Sunshine
This movie is one of the better sci-fi thrillers I’ve watched. It about a group of scientists sent out to space, to kick start the sun; because it’s dieing, plunging planet earth into kind of a ice age. The crew of the Icarus II are its last hope. Well, this movie really shows that shit can go wrong without giant space battles and aliens. Just imagine Apollo 13 with a little more grit, realism and a big dose of the human condition. It brings to light the true meaning of sacrifice whether it’s a person giving his life or sacrificing the few for the sake of the many. It also brings to light the ideals and conflict between science and religion. The mysterious survivor of an ill fated expedition, sent for the same purpose as the one in this movies’ timeline shows how a person will and can sacrifice everything for what they believe in or what they perceive is right. Sunshine, is a great movie for anyone who likes an engaging edgy story coupled with the eye candy of sci-fi.
Cashback
This one’s interesting. It’s about Ben, who breaks up with his first real girl friend and finds himself having sleepless nights because of it. To get over the monotony of his now longer days, he decides to get a job at a department store. He goes into a world where time stops, as he daydreams and ponders the meaning of love, beauty and the torture of time. Besides the obvious, clichés of nudity in art, this movie captures the fascination of everyone with beauty. As, the main character ‘freezes’ the world around him you begin to see why the wise always say “Take the time to stop and smell the roses”. We see the beauty of still life and only then can you see why, the stupidity of demonizing art when it tries to show the purity of human beauty. This movie showcases the uneasiness we all feel when trying to bring someone to your state of mind, your world and how naked we all feel. Cashback is a great movie to watch, a romantic comedy, if you will, if you don’t mind more than a little nakedness, taboo and a less than conventional insight to life.
Reign Over Me
This movie will pull at you from the start. It’s about a man who meets an old college friend, who’s lost his wife and daughters during the 9-11 terror attacks. At first I thought this would be another depressing movie about terrorists destroying lives, but it turned out to be way more. Alan seems to have everything but a life outside his family, while Charlie has everything but a family. Both charters hit it off, hanging out and doing regular things friends do. But it soon comes to light that, Charlie is very disturbed, lashing out at Alan every time he mentions Charlie’s family. Slowly, Charlie begins to open up, giving Alan brief glimpses into his sad, angry and confused mind. The loss Charlie feels is tangible as he distracts himself with, video games and running away from the pain he feels through the music he listens to; like we so often do ourselves. But he hangs on to that one memory of his wife, whose last words to him were of remodeling the kitchen and so; he hangs on to that memory my constantly remodeling that kitchen. Goes to show how people deal with loss; how we do certain things no matter how wasteful or insane, just to keep that one memory alive. Like its title, the movie puts forward how letting someone in, letting someone take over some of the pain, can help people move on and rediscover themselves. This movie is for anyone who likes a meaningful uplifting story that will pull at you heartstrings. And the cover done by Pearl Jam for the song ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ is killer, it’s at the end of the movie.
P.S. Someone please...Battle boredom with me...
BYE.
11:20 PM