Now here's the best part, at least for my inner-photographer. The lighting, sunlight and shadows are PERFECTLY exploited here. It makes Ridley Scott look like a rank amateur and that's saying a lot. The colors are so lush and textured. Every shot, every angle, every display is a work of art and good art. From the dream sequence that starts the movie, to the ending it is PERFECT. It's like touching boobs for the first time, you just don't want it to end and when it does you can finally start to breath again.
Now there are some clichés, like in the final boss fight, the shrink utters what I just knew he would, the I put you into this world and I can take you out. Some pop-culture references that were just rip-offs. But in the flood of action, that gets over the top, you barely notice it. But I did notice all the FREAKING product placements that were so blatant in your face Hi!-this-is-overkill-publicity, that it pissed me off at certain points. At one point, with the beer, you feel like they slipped in a TV commercial and you are none the wiser...but we are, Hollywood, we are.
There's more but that would take to long and would just say top much about this great summer movie. Go see it now....
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Article comments
1 - Aaman
Fun review, you've touched on some core themes in all film - film in itself, is a depiction of The Cave, as the flickering shadows on cave-walls were the first films.
I've found and added Clonus to your Amazon links, and to my Netflix list - thanks for the call-out.
2 - Phillip Winn
So, um, did you like the movie? ;-)