Mister Sandman, what if I boil an egg?

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2019)

This movie is, in my opinion, very before its...time. A tale about string theory and the temporal ambiguity that is known as "time". At its heart the film is about one man, Mr. Nobody, and the choices he made in life now dying at age 117. The film thrusts us through several scenarios. Three girls that he may marry, but to keep it believable, only two that he loved, and only one true love. Throughout the narrative we see Mr. Nobody working as a narrator himself about space, time, sex, and life as we have come to understand it. Then all of that is deconstructed and brought back to a simpler level which we can understand. Can something simple lead to greatness or perhaps to downfall depending on how you choose? Can a person be sure when they make a choice that it is the right one --when the stakes are so ultimately high? This movie searches through all those choices and all of the ultimate endings and finds something truthful. There is no right choice, everything has meaning, and whatever happened is what was supposed to happen. Perhaps something tragic occurred, but it had meaning--as do all of the things we decide day by day and minute by minute. The references to string theory and the big crunch (as well as the scenes on Mars) make this a fascinating film and will inspire your inner geek. The soundtrack is brilliantly combined with the scenes and brings to mind both angst and an innocence not of this generation. I was impressed with the younger actor Tony Regbo (Nemo-- age 15) and I expect even better things from him in the future. In the end, I would "choose" to watch this film again and again, if only to remind me that in life nothing is insignificant. It also makes me believe in unimaginable imagination of a nine year old boy and where the future may lead us.