Amazing Scifi Movie - An Emotional Roller Coaster of Desperation, Love, & Guilt

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2020)

I'm normally quite critical of movies and hard to please. But WOW. This movie was amazing! It fits into categories of sci-fi, drama, mystery, and romance (that's not cheesy)--all in a great balance. Although the base sci-fi plot itself is quite unoriginal, but they did a fantastic job of executing it in their own way with a great story. I felt very invested into the believable characters: the ironic situations that saddened them, angered them, sparked love, handling guilt, etc. The movie is heart-wrenching, intense, and intriguing. The movie is truly an emotional roller coaster exploring some deep social aspects of life, loneliness, companionship, love, selfishness, and bitterness.
My favorite part about the movie is that it wonderfully explores an intense philosophical moral dilemma: if you were all alone to the point of misery and desperation, but could summon someone to you, would you do it at the cost of stealing away their life for your selfish gain? Man, I have not felt this emotionally touched by a movie in a very long time and I think it just because one of my favorite movies ever. Of course, like all movies, it had flaws. But I was willing to overlook those flaws because the movie had so many elements that appealed to me: science fiction, exploring a philosophical/moral dilemma, believable characters you empathize with, nostalgic sentimentality, mystery and intensity, and a non-cheesy romance. A must watch!