These recent movies seem to be accelerating toward this unifying concept of the loss of the self These recent movies seem to be accelerating toward this unifying concept of the loss of the self. I remember when little Rudy Huxtable got her braces, and those were real braces. Total Recall imagines a future when one can take a virtual holiday by climbing into a chair, and strapping yourself in for the ride, which eventually goes haywire . The latest reflections of the human fear of the loss or blur of reality have taken different forms.
Visceral effects show a huge wave washing over and out ancient and contemporary cities.
New York, Paris, the Greek ruins-hallmarks of humanity is destroyed. The heroines are justified by being able to survive, with some that take their death with grace. The nihilism is relevant, pervasive and accurate to our times. The Information Revolution has been called the next frontier, and lands itself the next realm of selflessness. This film tackles the essence of objective, contingent realities.