A reflection of the shallow American dream,

Rating: 4/10 (29 March 2011)

Limitless could be named deepless as it emphasizes on the mediocre rise of a middle-class loser into the sphere of money (bliss) America. However, this movie as a deep sociological impact, in a country where inequalities are on the rise and unemployment is here to stay, thanks to globalization/technology that exacerbate the two. The movie tells you one thing; you can't succeed in America without cheating. The storyline is absolutely pathetic: self-centered and egomaniac "Bradley Cooper" is here to realize the deepest frustration of the average fellow Top Tier university student lacking of intellectual curiosity. More important than the praise of individualism that finish in apotheosis with the most corrupt and probably most egomaniac job in America (senator), there is one major flawed: Why the smartest man on earth cannot make its own NZT drugs? The filming is crucial playing the role of lowering human critical thinking by inducing pseudo artsy effects to please the wannabee hipsters. Beside, the recent trend of mainstream psychological thrillers e.g. Black Swan, Inception, is working so well for the simple reason that it makes the audience feels smart, when in fact the very opposite happens.