This is an excellent film. For an American production, they weren't afraid to depict the "evilness" or extremism of the Western world. It's a nod to the sins of the West during the Colonial era, which unfortunately continues to this very day.
No one country, no one regional power, should be given this much might and sway for it will eventually make them dictators and tyrants disguised as democracy, freedom, and human rights. Exactly what is happening in our world today.
The ones who pay are not the 1% or the politicians or the high ranking military officials. It is the 99% who suffer. They justify their actions as "peace" and "for the future of humanity" when in reality, they only created more reasons for hatred and wars.
Sure, this was about AI. Yes, it is fiction. However, we cannot deny the underlying message of the film. Anyone who denies it is lying to themselves or living in their own fantasy.
Again, a superb film. It is rare to see productions from the West with such a profound message behind it. Western productions are often about entertainment these days, and making tons of money. Not this one. It's all about the message.
If there is one thing that mystifies me with recent #movies and #TV productions is that for some unknown reason, the door openers always knew when to open the doors.
For example, I'm watching right now Underworld: Blood Wars, produced in 2016, and the doors were opened at the perfect moment by door guys inside.
You will see this in #Kdramas too, be it in period #dramas or present day.
Why did we invent automatic doors if human beings trained to open doors can do it anyway? More job, less electricity.
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Whilst stewarding the collections on an historic film set, I witnessed a door opener (100% it's a thing 😂) unable to do it without a flourish and a huge smile, bless him. He was completely adorable but it took just two takes before the DP fully, publicly humiliated him and he disappeared. I have never felt so weird about anything. Film sets seem to be waaay worse than school.
I lazer eyed the DP and the director for the rest of the shoot.
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Exactly. It was his moment right!
I felt embarrassed for the film crew tbh. The director was also special. She weirdly turned up in our office unbidden one lunchtime (they had their own catering unit) killing all conversation. Took the foil off her plate and shouted really loudly to no one, "For F'fs sake I said NO CHIPS. IDIOT!!"
I have so many stories from that shoot.
That was a good watch. Heartwarming. Reminded me of why I want to get out of the urban life and home; and migrate somewhere quiet, tuned with nature, and a small town. When will that ever happen?
Regardless, this is a good reminder and inspiration. While fiction and too perfect, I believe it does happen, we just have to get out there and find it.
Do I rate this based on the present (2023) or when I first saw this in 1994? I guess the latter, so it will be fair, an 8 out of 10. Many are raising and giving bad reviews about this show, but I think it is unfair. This was an early 1990s movie. Movies people are rating today will be just as a “bad” as they described 30 years from now.
That out of the way. It was nostalgic, re-watching this 29 years later. I was reminded of how people think of time travel back then, with not so much a worry about the grandfather paradox, and more about ripples in time.
We've come a long way, not just in movie making, storytelling, but also in how we perceive time and time travel. Yet, the ideas from the 20th Century is as valid today as it was before, only better and more mind-boggling.
If they reboot this, either as a new movie or a TV series, I wonder how it will be reinterpreted. Or maybe, one just have to watch the Korean TV sci-fi “Sisyphus: The Myth” to have a glimpse of what it can be. ^_~
@youronlyone@films@film@movies@movies Some movies - even ones about time travel - don't travel so well down the years.
There might be subtleties that belong to their era that simply lose their relevance.
What makes a movie timeless? As an amateur filmmaker I'd be interested in your opinions.
For me, a movie (or a song) is timeless if it resonates to the audience regardless of the era.
It might be because a certain social issue is still common in the latter eras (hopefully not because that means we haven't learned as human beings). Or the message or lesson is relevant regardless, say about life, relationships, family, neurodivergence, to mention a few.
If the work is based on a franchise, like the Marvel movies, the entertainment value would be king in this case. Although one can insert a message or lesson to make it even more than being simply for entertainment.
Lastly, and this one is not easy I think, if it makes a mark in history. Or there's a cult following. These are like Timecop, Back to the Future, and the TV series Fringe and the 12 Monkeys. There are also Battlestar Galactica, Highlander, StarGate, Babylon 5.
Though these were created decades ago, they left us wanting. They gave us a vision of what can, or could, be. To the point that, even though live-action production has improved leaps ahead, these are still worth watching again to get a glimpse of that era.
Even in anime, works like Evangelion, Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X), Serial Experiments Lain, and the iconic Grave of the Fireflies, are some works that I think will be watched again and again in the next 500 years. Probably in some holodeck, where one can fully immerse (like in Star Trek).
@youronlyone@films@film@movies@movies I guess the complexity of human relationships will never change, which is why Shakespeare continues to resonate.
Lesson there for me: Build your plot on top of human-human relationships and conflict, not the other way round.
I think it's why #Kdrama is popular these days, they focus on human-human relationships in every story they create. Like, yes, Shakespeare. It isn't about immersion; it's about resonating with your audience.
A young adult girl's journey in discovering that everything they need in life was already given, despite the loss she had when she was a young girl. From living in the past, from pain, to embracing it, so she can live in the present and face her future with happiness and fulfilment.