ro6ot
Joined Aug 2001
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sorry, this isn't a Hollywood movie about schizophrenia, its not a killer/thriller, its not a gross~out picture, and its not boring. Not being schizophrenic myself i can't attest to the strict accuracy of the impression one is left with. All I can say for sure is that this is without question one of the most strangely beautiful, compassionate, powerful pieces of art i have ever seen.
The story is ultimately incredibly frustrating and deeply tragic, much like the life of its protagonist; poignant and scary start to finish. the cinematography captures the absurd beauty of the natural world and juxtaposes it with the terrifying strangeness of feeling utterly disconnected therefrom. Peter suffers from random auditory hallucinations, so we do to. He is deeply paranoid and almost utterly lost in the world; its clear someone is out to get him, and we are never sure whether he actually hurt anyone or not.
If you want to be spoon~fed something you've already experienced many times before, this isn't the movie for you. But if you appreciate being challenged, forced even, to see the world through a very different lens, you should really see this movie if you haven't already.
The story is ultimately incredibly frustrating and deeply tragic, much like the life of its protagonist; poignant and scary start to finish. the cinematography captures the absurd beauty of the natural world and juxtaposes it with the terrifying strangeness of feeling utterly disconnected therefrom. Peter suffers from random auditory hallucinations, so we do to. He is deeply paranoid and almost utterly lost in the world; its clear someone is out to get him, and we are never sure whether he actually hurt anyone or not.
If you want to be spoon~fed something you've already experienced many times before, this isn't the movie for you. But if you appreciate being challenged, forced even, to see the world through a very different lens, you should really see this movie if you haven't already.
I went into this movie expecting:
1) Excellent Cinematography worthy of the IMAX format, and
2)amazing caves.
These elements Ruined the film:
-sketchy, condescending, quasi-scientific "plot" (EXTREMOPHILES? give me a break!)
-worst of all, the Moody Blues songs, which were cringe-inducing
throughout. This is good music, and has been for 30 years; but
whoever did the sound for this film is obviously a proud graduate
of the "way too much is almost enough" film school.
The star of this feature should have been the caves, (maybe if you
bring ear-plugs?), but instead we get:
-a spelunking hi-tech internet kindergarden teachers assistant,and
-a daredevil microbiologist, who pays lip service to a hazy
cure-for-all-illnesses pipe dream, but from the tiny amount of real
information about what she is doing, I think she is actually doing
biological weapons research, but doesn't know it. On second
thought, that would be too interesting.
TheTitle of this movie should have been: "ExtremeSports and 'Don't Worry We Hate Geology Even More
Than You Do' Present: The WonderTwins Conquer Cartoon Cavern! Starring the Voice of Liam Neeson! ROCK with the Moody Blues!"
1) Excellent Cinematography worthy of the IMAX format, and
2)amazing caves.
These elements Ruined the film:
-sketchy, condescending, quasi-scientific "plot" (EXTREMOPHILES? give me a break!)
- annoying, unnecessary "characters", poorly developed,
-worst of all, the Moody Blues songs, which were cringe-inducing
throughout. This is good music, and has been for 30 years; but
whoever did the sound for this film is obviously a proud graduate
of the "way too much is almost enough" film school.
The star of this feature should have been the caves, (maybe if you
bring ear-plugs?), but instead we get:
-a spelunking hi-tech internet kindergarden teachers assistant,and
-a daredevil microbiologist, who pays lip service to a hazy
cure-for-all-illnesses pipe dream, but from the tiny amount of real
information about what she is doing, I think she is actually doing
biological weapons research, but doesn't know it. On second
thought, that would be too interesting.
TheTitle of this movie should have been: "ExtremeSports and 'Don't Worry We Hate Geology Even More
Than You Do' Present: The WonderTwins Conquer Cartoon Cavern! Starring the Voice of Liam Neeson! ROCK with the Moody Blues!"