Perfect 9

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2013)

I went to see this movie with mixed expectations. Some say this movie is deep and philosophical masterpiece while others call it boring crap. Like with many interesting movies we have here a love-it-or-hate-it scenario. As for me, I loved it. It is almost three hours long but it does not feel that way. I will not say much about the synopsis of the movie, go see it or read the book. The first premise of the movie is that everything and everyone, in past, present and future is connected in some way. In the movie we have characters with strange comet-like birthmark who move the story of the humanity forward. Perhaps we can can observe them like reincarnation of the same soul trying to redeem itself through the ages. In this concept we see that everything the humanity does, be it good or evil is a part of some great destiny and of course a single person can never grasp the whole picture. The idea is that everything is not only connected, but there is a meaning in everything and when not it leads to some hidden meaning in everything that will happen in the future. All the things in life, good or evil, life, death, pain, joy, happiness, sadness, health, sickness, birth, saving and taking lives, peace, war, love, hate, sacrifice of yourself or the others are part of the great journey of the humankind and when everything looks dire and hopeless and when evil is on the rise, there is always some overlooked grain of sand which causes the machinery of evil and it's schemes to collapse in the end. It is a comforting thought for the humankind but not for the individual and...it's a long story in the history of religions and philosophy and not meant for this movie review. In short, it is a story that will inspire many. I gave it 9 because we do not actually see where this great journey of humankind is going. Maybe toward redemption, but there is only a single individual that can redeemed him/herself in the end. As for the rest, we will see.