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This is the movie that distinguished David Cronenberg as one of the great weird storytellers of our time. The extent to which he captures the computer game culture and wrestles it into a synthetic biology world is amazingly effective. Jennifer Jason Leigh is the living, breathing embodiment of every fantasy girl-gamer for every male in this male-dominated subgenre. The whole idea of the bioport takes penetrative fantasy to a whole new level. I'm my opinion, the ideas in eXistenZ are far more thought out and developed than The Matrix. There is a lot more exploration of the technology and a lot less Kung fu fighting.

In the end, I blame myself for not really understanding the roots of The Walking Dead. It is when all is said and done, a "graphic novel" series otherwise known as comic books. The difference is that the story premise is based on one that has managed to resonate with audiences since the original "Night Of The Living Dead" screened in 1968. The Walking Dead original series took that cool little concept and added great actors, great writers, and a respectable budget. It took fascinating characters who would have been great in any other drama and dropped them into the zombie universe. It was fun for most of the ride. Unfortunately all of the subsequent series and their stories have gone back to their base root of comic books. And I'm just too old for comic books anymore. Kids are gonna love this, but I want the kind of substance that this format doesn't really support. Like I said, it's my fault for expecting to find Macbeth in a comic book store.

I've seen a few movies that feature a solitary performance. They often feature top tier talent because these films are extremely heavy lifting for the performer. This film closely resembles another similar film, 127 Hours. Both pit a man against the most dire of circumstances and then slowly grind the character down to whatever is truly at the core of his being. Inside is more metaphorical than the other film because it seeks to examine artistic creation and how it is so costly to the emotional spirit of many artists. Inside masquerades as a "heist" thriller, but there is a great deal more going on here. I'm not an artist, but I feel as if I have a better understanding of the creative process. It's well worth the experience.