Why I loved this film.

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2015)

I loved this film for many reasons. It's only fair to say though, that in my opinion, an archetypal cult classic is one of the most difficult types of films there is to make, and they don't happen often. So I it is with the highest praise that i consider this to be an archetypal cult classic. The way that writer/director Luc Besson chose to present this incredibly thought provoking idea, was brilliant. This was some heavy duty philosophy, and rather than try to deliver something that could have easily turned into an over produced philosophical info dump, he borrowed, authentically I might ad, from the world of super heroes, took us on a brilliantly paced, exciting, and original journey that allowed us to follow his thought process and see the potential implications of his vision, through the use of analogy. Of course Morgan Freeman was stellar. The casting was wonderful, and the roles well acted. Scarlett Johansson did an amazing job. Remember, there are not many female roles like this to draw from, since it's only recently that roles like this exist for women. She is a pioneer and I believe she nailed it.