Dark sci-fi surface plot, timeless beautiful underlying plot.

Rating: Null/10 (27 April 2004)

This is an sci-fi plot wrapped around the classic myth: a heroic struggle of beauty against corruption, of humanity withstanding power.

Every economic rationalist should be made to watch this movie, clockwork-orange style, until they get it.
The emotional plot is magic - the struggle of two very flawed, very human characters to save what is beautiful from destruction by technological power in the hands of the corrupted and ethically-blind. But even the evil-technician characters are portrayed sympathetically.

A wonderful movie.