07-17-2009, 03:06 PM
At the Cinema: Moon
This was a surprisingly good film -- much better than I had expected and a return to Sci-Fi films that deal more with ideas than explosions.
Some critics have likened it to 2001, but it actually echoes Silent Running with a little Outland thrown in for good measure. However the story is pure Philip K Dick whose many books (and films there of, most notably Bladerunner) explored the human condition and the twin themes of identity and what it means to be human.
There is almost no CGI in this film but instead extensive model work (which also harkens back to Silent Running and 2001) and it looks very good. Amazing what you can still achieve with a $10 million budget.
All in all a well spent afternoon at the cinema.
:wink:
Narukami
This was a surprisingly good film -- much better than I had expected and a return to Sci-Fi films that deal more with ideas than explosions.
Some critics have likened it to 2001, but it actually echoes Silent Running with a little Outland thrown in for good measure. However the story is pure Philip K Dick whose many books (and films there of, most notably Bladerunner) explored the human condition and the twin themes of identity and what it means to be human.
There is almost no CGI in this film but instead extensive model work (which also harkens back to Silent Running and 2001) and it looks very good. Amazing what you can still achieve with a $10 million budget.
All in all a well spent afternoon at the cinema.
:wink:
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
Burbank CA
