Thoughtful Observations on ACO

Rating: Null/10 (14 March 2005)

Not sure what to rate it, and I have seen it twice. Just wanted to point out how funny the movie can be because the actors were still all shouty (remnants of stage training, RP, and probably less sophisticated sound recording than we have now).
POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOLLOW: For filming, where did they find so many examples of ultramodern 60s-70s architecture? As bleak and soulless as the authoritarian state in which they lived. Interesting to note that, although it's set in a fictional futuristic society, it really is only a distillation of 1970s modernism - but very immaculately done. I suppose in 30 years we will be laughing at today's visions of similar societies. I had a laugh watching him put his little cassette tape into a fancy player. I once saw a 1969 movie in which sound was played from discs that looked a lot like CDs!
The purple-haired nurse who ran the free-association test on him sounded as patronising as a children's programme narrator from the same era. Judging by his responses, had the accident reversed the treatment? He seemed to be back to his usual cocky self, as well as being able to enjoy Beethoven again. Can a coma reverse brainwashing? If so, he should also have forgotten his former vices too. But I guess reality must be suspended when it comes to movies.