Circle is an experimental indie very interesting and definitely succeeded. The story, in the original treatment, leaves the viewer glued to the screen from start to finish. The final, perhaps, is a bit obvious and rushed. Pity...
Very interesting concept, was definitely worth the watch, was honestly surprised that a movie filmed in 1 room with everyone standing still could be entertaining. Definitely a "Mind Game" movie similar to Cube and Exam's style.
Really interesting film, though I'm not a big fan of the ending sequence... For me, it would have been better if they cut the movie right in that last cut to black.
Way better than I expected after all those worse reviews on the web. Yeah, the story is total bullshit, but also very entertaining. I want a sequel!
"We don't even know what kind of a kid she is! I mean, what if she's a miserable brat?!"
I don't know if it's the actors, the script, or a mixture of both, but every single character in this movie talks like they're doing an awful impression of a different stereotype. I hate all of them, and I genuinely cheered every time one of them dropped dead.
Interesting concept and look at the crowd behaviour. Too bad for the ending though
I pull this one out every couple years. Very rewatchable. Julie Benz (Buffy, Dexter) is a real highlight. This is exactly my kind of movie.
I'm a big sucker for horror/psychological thrillers like this, almost like a knockout competition. Something about the psychology about people arguing and deciding who gets to live or die really drew me to this movie. But besides the concept of it, I had a hard time agreeing with this movie. It wants to push humans forward as stereotypes too hard while it could have been improved if the characters had shown more nuances instead of mostly having to guess who they are. (But who would be able to with only 2 minutes of time between each kill). I think the movie would have profitted from a different pace, maybe stretching the time towards the end. The purpose just feels so empty. I didn't know enough about any of them to feel any kind of loss nor do I begrudge the choices made by the eventual survivor(s). Because I just want them to get on with it. On some level I did enjoy it though, I've been looking for this kind of pshycological setting like Coherence.
Still a great movie 2nd time around, butttt how would it be possible for a pregnant lady to live if the fetus counts as a vote? (You could bring up the different stages but one of the ladies outside in the end looked bigger than the lady in the circle we saw) so realistically if you go along with the logic of the movie the pregnant women would’ve had to vote for their baby and then die from the dead fetus behind pulled towards the abyss
I really enjoyed this movie because it sparks a lot of conversation about who “deserves” to live and die. Whose lives are more important etc. I thought they could have come up with a cooler reason for why all the people were in that situation. Definitely very thought provoking for a movie that all takes place in that one room. It was exciting to learn more and more about the characters as the movie progressed.
50 people just standing, no movement, all in a dark room, no decor but a few lights on the floor, no ceiling nor walls. Everything is just down to the minimum, and yet, it makes a very compelling movie.
One can't say anything really original happens either, once you got the idea - every two minutes one of them has to die, they can vote for which - it all happens as expected. Most of the characters and arguments are very cliche, and the cast has conveniently almost every topic needed to go through current societal discourse (just missing on the trans issue).
So who should die first ? Elderlies obviously, then who ? What should matter ?
- Ethnicity (incoming all the cliches about
- Single ? Married ?
- Have children ? How many ?
- Criminal ? Cop ? Military ?
- Gay ?
- Religious ? Atheist ?
- Kid ?
- Pregnant woman ?
- Banker ? Unemployed ?
- Good health ? Sick ? Was sick but is better ? Handicapped ?
It's also like a game, so what's the winning strategy ?
- Be a leader
- Make target t other people
- Be nice
- Don't play at all
- Be sneaky
- Who can you trust ? For how long ?
It is a very ancient ethical debate and yet so relevant today because current technology literally ask us to train machines to make these decisions.
We just go through all of it, in no particular order. It's not specially clever, but that's the whole point. People are not specially clever. This happens exactly how it would in real life. Some people with strong opinions will lead the pack, directing the group attention and hatred towards certain subjects. But two minutes later they will target the wrong person and be targeted instead. Most of the temporary leaders are arrogant assholes that don't even realize how wrong they are, and they get eliminated pretty soon by saying the wrong thing not long after. Some of those overstay an incredibly long time though.
Just one thing is a little weird. Everybody understands pretty quick that if any survive, there can be only one. So pretty much none of the strategy make sense. I mean, when they're down to a few people and beard guy tries to convince 3 people in a row with some "do you wanna live and see your family again ?", how can it work ? Specially as the two opposing sides are "kill the kid as soon as possible" against "don't do that". But I get the point. People are probably very easy to manipulate in this situation.
Interestingly, the movie is not that predictable, because you pretty much know all the scenarios, and they could literally go any of these way without changing anything. The tension is maintained and the dynamics change as we go, starting from random behaviour to a few leaders of opinions to pure group strategy. So sure the winner is the smart guy that plays the nice guy and uses a very clever trick at the end, but it could really have been anything. Could have been they let the kid win and she steps into a very different world at the end, or one of the other assholes, a more obvious traitor could have made it to the end.
As a description of mob behaviour and the current state of society, that is very very good. However I'm just a little sad that is really is just that. I would have appreciated a tad bit on the why/how part. We're told very early "it's aliens", so ok. But why ? What's the goal ? Is it happening to other people (probably). Will there be other rounds ? Is there a winning strategy ? This is briefly evoked, but it quickly turns into who should we kill, and a little more thinking and scenario evolutions about what is happening could have beer very interesting. Or on this other end, be darker about how they came here and what happens after. See Cube.
Decent enough movie. There's times when the writers made some of the characters almost comical in in their attitudes and beliefs but overall worth a watch.
Extremely provocative, Circle is a remarkably daring science fiction drama. Inspired by 12 Angry Men, the film follows a group of people that have been abducted and placed in a room with a laser that kills a person every two minutes, and they most vote on who dies until only one person is left standing. The script is especially well-written; capturing the confusion and desperation of the situation. And the dialog gets incredibly raw as the characters let loose their prejudices, beg for their lives, and rationalize killing. However, the film never really answers the question of why this is happening to these people or the purpose behind it. Full of mystery and suspense, Circle delivers a visceral experience that leaves the audience on the edge of their seats.
I thought this was alright, nothing amazing. Ending kinda sucked I think.
Started watching, couldn't finish. Forced inane boring trash.
this is one f0ked up situation to be in :o
The movie is very good until it reaches the end, nothing against the last death, but it was kind of silly the issue of ships etc. It would have been better if I had finished with the last ray.
“Oh my god she got a B, let’s kill her”
A successful indie, never heard of the folks, but definitely inspired the get out of room of movies.
Still haven’t understood a lot...
There are such questions; they are "The questions we cannot get the answers to are based on the lack of answers. (citation)
A film based on the "last man standing" concept. Predictable take on ageism, race, religion, good/bad. The ending was just daft.
.. another one of those movies I only watched until the end to prove how much I really hate myself :expressionless:
This was an interesting story and plot. Although I didn’t like the ending part which led me to have more questions than answers, I still think this is a worth watch for anyone. It kinda has a story like the cube but totoally different at the same time
Really interesting movie throughout. It really keeps you hooked and instead of depending on the gore like many other movies in this genre, it instead investigates how humans really treat each other and how we see each other and how we throw around guilt. It becomes a game of pointing fingers and that turns out surprisingly entertaining.
Interesting concept, hampered by some bad acting and poor dialogue.
Excellent thriller, pretty bleak but gripping.. Recommended!
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3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Circle’:
Was there supposed be some deep meaning at the end? Did I miss something? Pretty sure I didn’t. And all the anticipation was directed towards the conclusion. Disappointing.
It was a simple, yet intriguing premise, so I didn’t hate it. But there was so much more potential to have been reached. I thought there’d be some big twist with the guy who never spoke or killed anyone. That would’ve been cool. But nope.
I was often confused by the logic of some of their decisions. There were AWFUL people in that room who stayed around far too long.