Box: Metaphor

A very dull film that thinks it has much more to say than it actually does.

You learn more from the plot synopsis on this site than you do from watching this film. It may have been a good idea in concept but this movie conveys nothing of note to the viewer.

Nothing is explained and there is no set up, pay off or character arc at all within the movie. The motives of any of the people in this film are not explained or developed.

If you want a scathing attack on modern society go watch The Platform or Infinity Pool instead.

The special effects are like something from a Neil Breen film and the poor lighting offers little to show any acting from the main character.

1 star.

This is not a movie.

It is the expression of the arrogance of a director who has no ability to direct a film but who thinks he is capable of creating deep metaphors.

Mediocre script, absolutely implausible situations, the film has a passion for torture and suffering, without direction, without objective, without content.

Honestly, don't waste your time watching this, it's just not worth it.

I absolutely don't understand how anyone has the courage to pay to produce this type of mediocre narrative.

And then, distribute!!

It would be offensive to call this thing a "movie." It's a scar, a stain on the art of cinematography, a stupid and purposeless mistake.

I regret that IMDb does not allow giving zero stars or negative stars.

One star is too high a value for this deception.

In a dystopian future, crime has skyrocketed. Criminals are sentenced to die or imprisoned in a metal box. A woman has been sentenced to 7 years although she claims to be innocent. Each box is given supplies through the mercy of citizens although mostly, it shows the cruelty of humanity.

This is an Australian indie. Initially, it reminds me of Cube although we are not moving outside of this box. We're kind of stuck here. That's the main drawback. There are other movies like this. I don't mind an out-of-the-box concept, but they need to get out of this box. My suggestion is a flashback to show how she was convicted. This is an undercooked idea movie. It just needs more time in the oven.

Imagine having to spell out for a dystopian sci fi thriller that the box is a metaphor. Did they anticipate the intellectual limits of their small potential audience very well or were they simply too dumb to even flirt with mediocre filmmaking.

I honestly didn't waste more than 3 minutes on this. The very opening intro was so awful both being writing in a slow very clear font while also being read aloud was strange except perhaps in a video game intro.

The very first premise is how this torture and governments in general are all bad at things and how at any other time this would be considered inhumane.

Illustrating a radical naivety to how very different periods of time and circumstances create very different societal perceptions of what is right and wrong what is necessary.

Worse after deciding i definitely couldn't watch this and still have hair left on my head i dared to proceed on past the 2 minute mark approaching the 3 minute mark. Where in the next opening scene much of the previous statements were reiterated nearly word for word by the little lady on the screen in the box now explaining the same tedious filler to the character.

Its like they were going for some sort of worst film of the year award on purpose.

Perhaps everyone involved learned all their filmmaking and writing skills from a tik tok video and have never seen anything that wasn't in the bargin bin at a closed down truck stop.

I suppose its possible it became intelligent purposeful and amazing after this point as if by magic or madness.

My magic 8 ball however indicated all signs point to NO.

I watched less of the film than the trailers run time.

I still regret that mistake so much i had to login to imdb to toss it a one star and a review both in hopes of saving others from even wasting a second on this.

It seemed like civic responsibility somehow.

A film set in the distant future, telling the experiences of a woman trapped in a metal box. From beginning to end, you will try to understand what happened and why (and fail) for 1 hour and 18 minutes. Although the film is shown in the science fiction category, it is actually a cheap horror film. It cannot be said that there is a plot in the film. The entire film deals with the torturous time of the lead character. Although it tries to make it interesting by adding a few absurd scenes, it is at best boring. By the way, many inconsistent and meaningless events have been added to the film, I guess to give it a cult film atmosphere.