Mnemophrenia

This is one of those rare occasions when watching a yet undiscovered movie makes you feel genuinely lucky. Going into this movie with only a basic knowledge of what it is about but with a good deal of interest in the broader topic, I must say that I was given ample food for thought. Mnemophrenia manages to intrigue and entertain in equal measure. Given the movie's low budget, this is a trully remarkable feat.

"Er...um...yes of course now surely you can all see how this could change us all in the future, giving us such freedom to...." To what, not know if half or more of what we think are our actual memories are true or not? To move freely in what way(s)? This very arthouse movie is overtly nebulous in its attempts to show great meaning and arch intellectual reach. Acting is often mediocre at best. The actors seem more like stage actors than ones used to performing in front of a camera. Characters say a number of statements like, "Imagine the possibilities of life with mnemophrenia.", or, "Can't you see what this could mean for the future?". But they don't go into much detail about what it could mean aside from inferences about empathy/understanding being increased. The visual work is often impressive in the use of the computer analysis overlays and in creating a dream-type effect during the VR scenes. But I felt too often the film was meandering, repetitive.

This movie was so bad. Boring, poor visual effects and bad dialogue. The only reason it has a good score is because of reviews.

An intelligent and complex movie that raises a number of important questions concerning our interaction with technology. And a great example of the power of indipendent and low-budget cinema!

Great film albeit disturbing. I think reality is hard enough to find already so to live in a fantasy knowingly thinking it not to be reality will blur our already tenuous link with what we think to be real still further. The film brings up questions like these and left me in wonder and trepidation as to the future of mankind. The director has, I believe, done this deliberately so as bring the audience into the subject, leaving them to work it out for themselves. The girl with a VR boyfriend really shows the double edged sword of this technology. Indeed it is a technology which will become more available and probably along the very same limes as Dr Konstantinidou is suggesting.