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A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.
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Training people to live on an uninhabitable planet because the earth is becoming... UNINHABITABLE. Say that again slowly. Why does he have to go to Titan? Why can't they just train his body to survive the new harsh weather on earth? I don't have a problem with the acting and special effects, I just feel like the story was not well thought out.
SPOILER: 90% preparation
10% action
Still can't understand what a single "Titan" could do alone on the planet.
Hope there is no sequel to see more going trough the process.
As long as everyone gets different results, how could this plan be a viable salvation option...
What is he going to do all by himself on a remote planet ? He can't even reproduce because there is no Female ? And what will he eat ??? I am worried about him/ it.
It started off very well, but the end......nooooo.
It started off very well, but the end......nooooo.
So yes, many of its story elements have been done to death. Our Earth is no longer inhabitable because of a nuclear war, we look to the stars for a new planet to settle and make a new world, experimenting and genetically modifying humans to make a super-human, only to have it go wrong. But even though its been done to death, it wasn't necessarily bad, I found it to be very averagely done and honestly could have been and often has been done much worse. So while I wasn't enthralled by the story, it also wasn't a mess like many other films that use the same plot points, the story points were relatively well presented and I can only really describe it as average. Pretty much what you saw in the trailer is what this film is all about, not many alterations on the basic plot points.
Everything else was admittedly average but not bad. I like the cinematography, which I found to be the best part of the film, the camera use and the color scheme were at least visually pleasing. The acting was also very average, though the film has many good actors, their performances were not their best, but also couldn't be considered their worst, as I said, very average. The writing wasn't anything to be amazed about, dialog wasn't very engaging but that might be because I've seen many movies that have the same plot points as I mentioned above. So all in all a very average film, didn't find it bad even though the many plot points have been done to death. I would only really recommend this film if you have nothing better to watch.
Everything else was admittedly average but not bad. I like the cinematography, which I found to be the best part of the film, the camera use and the color scheme were at least visually pleasing. The acting was also very average, though the film has many good actors, their performances were not their best, but also couldn't be considered their worst, as I said, very average. The writing wasn't anything to be amazed about, dialog wasn't very engaging but that might be because I've seen many movies that have the same plot points as I mentioned above. So all in all a very average film, didn't find it bad even though the many plot points have been done to death. I would only really recommend this film if you have nothing better to watch.
In the near future, the world is overcrowded and its resources are dwindling. A project headed by Professor Martin Collingwood (Tom Wilkinson) proposes to populate the Saturn moon Titan with genetically altered humans. Lieutenant Rick Janssen (Sam Worthington) has brought his wife Abigail (Taylor Schilling) and son Lucas. As the volunteers get altered, some are dying while others are showing volatile signs.
Nothing happens for too long in this movie. Nothing ever happens behind Worthington's dead eyes. This could be a body horror but it does not do that. It really doesn't do much. I'm not a Worthington fan but I thought maybe Manhunt: Unabomber had given him new acting life. Sadly, this movie asks nothing of him and he gives them nothing. After his transformation, his alien face turns blank which is just as well. The emotional climax has no emotional content for him. This is a blank.
Nothing happens for too long in this movie. Nothing ever happens behind Worthington's dead eyes. This could be a body horror but it does not do that. It really doesn't do much. I'm not a Worthington fan but I thought maybe Manhunt: Unabomber had given him new acting life. Sadly, this movie asks nothing of him and he gives them nothing. After his transformation, his alien face turns blank which is just as well. The emotional climax has no emotional content for him. This is a blank.
Did you know
- TriviaThe Spanish Army took part in the film with 100 soldiers and 20 vehicles. It's the first participation of the Spanish Army in an international film.
- GoofsAfter the first pool scene, Lt. Rick Janssen reads to his son "nitrogen which can be used to produce breathable oxygen". Nitrogen being a "pure" element (ie not a compound) and so being oxygen, it is not possible to "produce" oxygen with nitrogen.
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Prof. Martin Collingwood: No one attempts the impossible without belief in something greater than themselves. Even if that something is a someone.
- ConnectionsFeatures Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902)
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- Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain(NATO Base)
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- $2,635,408
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- 1h 37m(97 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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