A Weird and Disorganized Past, Another Hinting of a Bleak Future

Rating: 7/10 (27 September 2005)

A Weird and Disorganized Past Another Hinting of a Bleak Future
Dark City poses the age old question by insisting (as so many other films have done) that the future will be bleak and full of angst. This is a modern film-noir about noir; blackness that dominates the people's lives because of extraterrestrials that have dominated their minds. Of course, the rules of film noir are broken often and the premise? Sure it's terrible, but the film is so well made with respect to cinematography and camera that one almost overlooks the plot  looks beyond the cheap and stereotypical view of the aliens with superpowers, the simplistic cop  robber set up, and other such banal Hollywood elements. Just the use of modern and old technologies makes this film interesting  it reminds me of the video game series Myst. Both the game and this movie successfully incorporate the beautiful aspects of the past, and this movie does it very well  the rotary pulse telephone, the old classic cars and the garb on the people gets juxtaposed with the gene extractor-combiner, vending machines of the future and film projector. Very effective, and very eye catching and refreshing. Make sure you see it, but make sure you are patient when you do.
"When is the last time you remember seeing the sun?"
RATING: 7/10