my opinion on a few things in the movie!

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2006)

This is my first post, so please be gentle! i've mentioned a few things from the movie, so don't read this if you haven't seen it (though you probably won't know what i'm talking about anyway!) I saw this film last night on a whim - to be honest, there's not really any movies out at the moment i want to see! I'm so glad i saw this! I've read a few reviews of this movie in magazines, and they all said it was a sci-fi flick, but in my opinion, it's more of a 'futuristic' film - i think sci-fi, i think movies like star-trek. but this film showed a future that is quite possible. it really made me feel uneasy! everything about this 'future' was familiar, and there wasn't anything so out of place that it was jarring like in some other movies where it all seems possible and then someone gets in their flying car! the most disturbing was 'quietus', the at home suicide kit - even the advertising for it was sickening - and the fact that the kits were free and handed out by the government? creepy! i've read a few posts by others and there was one that commented about the fact that the infertility plot line didn't seem to make sense. i have to say that my initial reaction was the same, and i couldn't understand why Britain wasn't letting in any 'fugees'i the population was declining, and then i remember a comment by one of the characters - 'the whole world was going to s**t before the infertility issue - it just made it worse' (or something like that!) the infertility was like the straw that broke the camels back. i loved at the end when they were coming through the building and the sight of a baby brought everyone back to one level - it was like it united everyone, they forgot about what was happening, this little ray of hope was in their presence. but like most things, people quickly forget and the fighting starts again.
i also loved the fact that there wasn't a 'good guy' in this movie. Theo was originally in it for the money, the 'terrorists' planted a bomb that killed innocent people, the government (supposedly) did the same and was keeping fugees in cages on the street, even the people who were trying to save Ke and her baby had ulterior motives. it was realistic and kept you on edge - i never knew who they should trust (i swore that Miriam was in on it too, especially when he came into the room to tell them they had to leave because they were in danger - i was yelling in my head, no! don't trust her!) in fact, the whole audience was tense, the funniest moment in the theater was when they were running away from Sid and Theo smashed him in the face with the box, the whole audience screamed! at the end i just sat in my chair and was just blown away - you didn't realise how on the edge of your seat you were! i can't say i 'loved' this movie as it's not the kind of movie that you buy on DVD and watch over and over again on a Sunday afternoon - it's too depressing! but it definitely made an impact on me. the best movie i've seen this year! (actually, equal first - i loved Confetti!)