looking to make sense out of this flick?
if you're reading this, you might be looking for an explanation but I'm not going to attempt to explain it because its really not very difficult to decipher and what is decipherable is very short and thin or disappointing anyway, this sure isn't inception or butterfly effect. The film is quite convoluted but only because its so underdeveloped. The tight budget and focus on effects probably contributed. I feel like it was made with intentions of a 3rd soon after, to put the lame-o explanation to rest and cure any frustrations this sequel induced, but here we are 8 years later and still no follow-up. Yet it is the news that Cube 3 finally starting to take form that has brought me here.
I decided to watch hypercube the other day for the first time in a few years and while I like it more each time, I continue to feel the budget and focus on effects are what put this excellent idea in jeopardy. With sci-fi of today like inception, butterfly effect and numerous TV series with episodes of time travel and/or alternate realities, I think there could've been a lot more here. Running less than 90 minutes, this could have been half an hour longer, at least. With that being said, I liked the use of alternate times and realities throw in the mix. Had this aspect of the story been taken more seriously, I think this film could've easily surpassed the original. We see several different views of alternate realities that don't happen, which is my biggest beef. For example, seeing whats-his-name stab Mrs. Paley and get his head knocked off, and later, seeing Kate get her head knocked off, these things do not happen to our characters. At least one of the alternates DID happen to our characters. I'm just looking for some consistency. I noticed Kate on the other side of the collapsing wall (first trap) this time around and unfortunately that was the only real use of the films time-travel-potential (I think I just invented a concept, the way to surprise an audience with the use of time travel in film). I liked it, but this idea gave me tons of more ideas for me to make a film of my own. This is, I'm sure, where the budget likely hurt the story potential. I loved whats-his-name getting stabbed in the eye, running to the next room, and there's whats-his-name, aged several years and fired-up to the 3rd power. There are many instances in this film that are a sci-fi fan-boys wet dream but not all of it works, in the given runtime. Still, I like this, but maybe only because of the lack of explanation at the end? while I would like to know what the deal was with Alex Trust and the reason Kate was sent inside to retrieve the "object," I'm willing to bet not knowing is why I really appreciate it.
Somebody give Darren Aronofsky, Richard Kelly, or why not even Chris Nolan, a phone call and hire them for a reboot! the POTENTIAL
I decided to watch hypercube the other day for the first time in a few years and while I like it more each time, I continue to feel the budget and focus on effects are what put this excellent idea in jeopardy. With sci-fi of today like inception, butterfly effect and numerous TV series with episodes of time travel and/or alternate realities, I think there could've been a lot more here. Running less than 90 minutes, this could have been half an hour longer, at least. With that being said, I liked the use of alternate times and realities throw in the mix. Had this aspect of the story been taken more seriously, I think this film could've easily surpassed the original. We see several different views of alternate realities that don't happen, which is my biggest beef. For example, seeing whats-his-name stab Mrs. Paley and get his head knocked off, and later, seeing Kate get her head knocked off, these things do not happen to our characters. At least one of the alternates DID happen to our characters. I'm just looking for some consistency. I noticed Kate on the other side of the collapsing wall (first trap) this time around and unfortunately that was the only real use of the films time-travel-potential (I think I just invented a concept, the way to surprise an audience with the use of time travel in film). I liked it, but this idea gave me tons of more ideas for me to make a film of my own. This is, I'm sure, where the budget likely hurt the story potential. I loved whats-his-name getting stabbed in the eye, running to the next room, and there's whats-his-name, aged several years and fired-up to the 3rd power. There are many instances in this film that are a sci-fi fan-boys wet dream but not all of it works, in the given runtime. Still, I like this, but maybe only because of the lack of explanation at the end? while I would like to know what the deal was with Alex Trust and the reason Kate was sent inside to retrieve the "object," I'm willing to bet not knowing is why I really appreciate it.
Somebody give Darren Aronofsky, Richard Kelly, or why not even Chris Nolan, a phone call and hire them for a reboot! the POTENTIAL
- ScottyJBD
- Mar 29, 2011