The World May Never Recover!

Rating: 9/10 (20 April 2010)

I am a firm believe that technology is about to be the death of us and I mean in the not too distant future. We have released the monsters and they will consume us. I hope I'm wrong but it certainly looks like we have separated ourselves from the directly dealing with fundamental human issues. George Clooney's character is at least trying to keep a hand in the past; at least he faces the people he fires. Back at the office people are so excited about being able to cut throats from a distance and let the chips fall where they may. Of course, there is the obvious situation of their own jobs potentially being jerked from them without a by your leave. In "The Box," a recent film, people can become rich by killing off someone they don't know by pushing a button. Of course, most of the world doesn't know them. It's a dangerous game. The corporate world has become so incredibly warped and the machines we build that make our lives so much fun have put up walls like we wouldn't believe. I loved the movie because it still years for some humanity. Clooney is right, even though his work is cruel and dangerous. His return home is very effective and he finds his muse before it is too late, despite his own painful realizations.