Ever since I watched the trailer, I knew I had to see this; for better or worse, I had to see this.
If you haven’t seen anything about this movie, I wouldn’t blame you. I don’t think I’ve seen much advertising for this movie, other than the trailer that my friend had forwarded onto me. I guess that’s the problem of not watching a lot of television these days; you’re not bombarded by ads to see movies. Having said that though, I don’t think I’ve seen a lot of street advertising either, probably because the budget for this movie was so low, there wasn’t much left for the marketing of it.
Anyhow, I was impressed by the whole movie. Sure there are some shortcomings of it, but overall I was really impressed of how the movie progressed. The movie is about a bunch of teenagers acquiring telekinetic powers, and seeing how they deal with them. I found most of the movie quite grounded, because rather than the teenagers helping the greater good, they use it to play practical jokes, and for kicks; let’s be honest, how many of you would be responsible with your new found powers?
Some of the special effects were a bit shoddy, but for the most part, it was done quite well – towards the end of the movie where their powers are being used to the full extent, really showcased what you could do on a limited budget, in terms of special effects.
The acting in this movie was quite phenomenal. I don’t think I’ve seen any of these actors anywhere before, and that’s probably what added to the charm and excitement of the movie. Sometimes unknown actors really get you involved with the movie itself, because you’re not starstruck with the big name celebrities. Sometimes I think big movie studios take the easy way out, with using big name movie stars, to compensate for a weak movie.
I must warn you that the movie is shot something like the Blair Witch Project; some of it is handy cam, while others is from a CCTV camera.
If you like superheroes, teenage coming of age movies, or Akira, yep Akira, the Japanese manga and anime, then you have to watch this movie. If you’re an emo, you have to watch this movie. It’s a great spectacle; plus it makes you think what you would do in that situation.
The premise of this movie is based on time. Rather than using money as the medium of value and currency, time has taken it’s place. Everything that is bought and sold is exchanged using time. Once people hit the age of 25, they’re given one year to live / use; in order to increase your remaining time, you do pretty much anything as you would normally do for money, whether it be work, gamble, or borrow. Once you run out of time, you’re pretty much dead – I was going to use a pun for it, like you’re “time’s up”, but there’s so many references to time already, that it would be completely redundant, even as a pun…
The premise of this movie is about Jake’s character, a military agent, working on a mission that only lasts 8 minutes, but given the nature of the mission and how it’s possible, those 8 minutes are relived over and over again; nothing is fixed, as interactions with people alter the situation, but the same conclusion results, and nothing lasts in terms of ramifications past the 8 minutes.
I forgot to mention that I wanted to watch this in 2D, as I think the 3D movie experience is more of a gimmick than anything else; truth be told, I think it really takes away from the movie watching experience. If there was ever a choice to watch a 2D movie, over a 3D movie, I’ll be the first to sign up for that. The only problem is that since almost all cinemas are on the 3D bandwagon, trying to catch it in 2D was quite difficult, but not impossible.
