stupid plot, especially going for "what else can we do". I started laughing when that freighter appeared on the crest of the wave.
And let's not mention the lack in morals in a first-responder who absconds with a helicopter that could be used to save a lot more people than just the wife and daughter... the same goes for the boat, by the way.
I see many people here complaining that the message of this episode was blatantly obvious and simple, but I don't really think that is the point of the episode.
In my interpretation, this episode was mainly here to tell a story of a tragic character that does immoral things out of desperation whilst also showing glimpses of humanity in his actions, which in no way justify his actions. Similarly, they try to humanise each and every side of this story. Even the big CEO of the company that arguably does a lot of social evil has his big humanising moment, where he admits that it all spun out of control, and I think we can all relate to that.
There is no evil character. It is all a complex web that creates evil, and the point, as I see it, was not to bash into the heads of people to not text and drive, or to stop using social media, but simply to tell a story. A story that utilises the all-consuming technology in our society, and I think it does that job fantastically. It is suspenseful, layered, and incredibly moving.
that burning scene were the mutated body of that girl in red coat, man that pearced my heart. everything was horrifying, but that scene...
Better than 2. Not as good as 1. The ending still leaves lots of questions unanswered. Need another film to clear it all up for the viewer, for once and all.
Forget about Netflix, Starz, HBO and whatever other producing companies out there. The BBC is where the good content is at.
The production value on this is through the roof.
The casting and acting were great (they even went as far as getting actors with a whole bunch of different nationalities so they'd be true to the character the were portraying). The writing was extremely compelling. I was hooked from episode one.
The war aspect is starkly portrayed in all its horror, but the most compelling part, imo, was the human element, primarily presented thorough Harry who starts out being sort of naive, only to have a very rude awakening. But the fact the he doesn't lose his honorable, charitable, idealistic qualities even in the face of horror and heartbreak, was one of my favorite parts.
The special effects and sets were also amazing and so very realistic.
A definite 10/10. More people need to be watching this for sure!
Loved the idea, the concept and a lot of the allegories and analogies. I guess the child was put there so she could starve and die - the immigrant one at the lowest level by the system. The mother did a lot to try and make the food last to the ground level, she did a lot of nasty things for her child. Maybe I'm reaching here, but I think when the child goes up, she broke the system... Against all odds she made it to the top, a flaw in the matrix that happens almost never in this much beloved capitalism of ours (irony here)
First of all, its a pretty cool feeling knowing that you helped produce this film on indiegogo (or kickstarter, whichever one it was). I was impressed by how well made it was. It felt like a big budget movie.
Second, the story was great. A few things happened that I didn't expect to.
The only thing that I didn't like was the ending... It needed 5 more minutes to explain what the hell just happened. Connor said he's going to make things right. But nothing happened. He visits his mom's grave. Then what? He's back where he started, minus having a mom?
Did Garrett essentially replace Marcus with that deal?
Did Park not end up having powers? I definitely thought he was going to have powers.
So Nia got to visit her dad in prison. That's not really a happy ending for her, is it?
Maybe I missed something while I was watching...
What can I say about Titanic. It is is the ultimate love story, the basis for all romance. It is beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time. The saddest part is thinking about all those people in real life who lost their lives that day.
Nice story about not so mighty gods and superhero fisherman :)
It speaks the truth and we really need to act on It now and everyone can make a difference.
Everyone keeps suggesting there is a paradox concerning the 5D future humans and their ability to save humanity in the past. It's really not a paradox at all. Everyone assumes humanity survived to ascend to the 5th dimension but how could humanity exist in the future if not for the actions of Cooper.. who was guided by future humans (begin endless loop).
Did anyone ever consider the other important character in the movie? Amelia Brand carried on with the rest of her mission (thanks to Cooper). I postulate that Brand used the human seeds as intended and set up a colony. A colony that would thrive and eventually evolve beyond human. Thus Earth is of little importance, and may have indeed died. These colonists, and the generations that followed, would have been told the story of a great man (Cooper) who saved them from extinction. With the ability to manipulate space-time, they would pay homage to their hero "God" by helping him in the past so he may fulfill the mission most important to him, to once again see his daughter. Plan B worked beautifully. But the 5d humans, having the power to bend space-time, decided there's no reason why Plan A had to fail.
This Movie just great entertainment. Seen it in theatres in 2004 and loved it since!
Initial Reaction
The Good
• The sets and world design are hands down some of the best the series has to offer. Really above and beyond on how they could expand the amazing lore.
• Music is also good. Mixing with the old theme still carries on here from the previous film, and it works.
• The opening. It's amazing, truely a fantastic opening to what seemed to be such a promising movie. The best opening to any Wizarding World film.
• New creature designs are spectacular. Beautiful to behold.
The Bad
• The plot is awful. This is a set up film. It goes nowhere. Having a prequel means to expand upon something we don't know the ending too. Or at least be interesting enough to care about something else that we don't know the finale too. This movie does neither.
• Zero stakes.
• Predictable if you know how they screwed up characters.
• There is a serious lacking of motivation from every character. Except Dumbledore possibly.
• Continuity errors that the first film justified, but here they just forget about.
• Acting is ok but I really didn't care about these characters they are trying to make me love. The first film made me care. Here, it's just like they aren't the same people.
• Though, I will commend the dark tone it carries for the first half or so. Its comedy that it tried to slot it, didn't work at all.
Other
No post-credit scenes after the film finishes.
Conclusion
This is without a doubt, the worst film so far in the franchise. I say so far, because apparently there are going to be 3 more movies. Which I doubt after this. Truely a disappointment as I am left dissatisfied.
A disappointment to the franchise in my eyes. I still want to see the new one, but the first 3 are way above this one. Think the lack of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley effects it majorly.
Had I known a little of the backstory I might be invested in the episode, but this was pointless
Talk about shit getting out of hand.
Let this episode be an example to every single tv show writer on how to handle LGBTQ+ characters. Like this, and no other way. Thank you.
That's amazing!!! The plot is very mindblowing, the main character is awesome and funny and they made it in a way that the jump scares were cool. [spoiler] The inception-ish nature of his dying moments gave it a very interesting dynamic to the end of the episode - when you thought the episode were going to end one way, he would wake up and then again. What I liked the most is that everything from the white room forward was made up by his own mind - we don't even know what the test would be about, because right after the machine were turned on his brain went into a frenzy that created all the story - until he died. So, a lot of things were done accordingly with his memories - the house was the one from the game he played and the stairs were very much like the ones from his house. They made it in a way that we thought for the longest time that the machine was an evil AI consuming his brain, but it turns out most of the job was done by his own mind in an allucination caused by his phone interference. I ended it in shock and now I keep remembering just how great it was. He should have just called his mom.
