29th August 2005, 1:20 PM
It's a sci-fi that has a message about the probable future of technology and man's inherent corruption with it. "How far is too far?"
It's also the only 'noir' sci-fi that wont confuse you or bore you to tears. Some of the shots use out-right blacks and 3:1 ratios and of course introspective mumblings that come with all film noir but it's not forced here, it's all motivated. I also think you'll like the level of detail they went to in the movie. They asked 'what if?" alot..... I mean ALOT :D
writing and directing are top notch, though some things are convoluted by the end. Production value is insanely high (when you see the credits for the model and FX teams you'll understand why) and the acting is mostly flawless save for some scenes.
Music is experimental and not just 'The 80's idea of experimental' but actually experimental in that some of it isn't actually music... think 'silent hill' with more asian influence (you'll understand the influence in the story). Sound effects are some of the best ever created for a film and the uber edition gives you 5.1 and i think 7.1 but i'm not sure. If you dont have 5 or 7 use headphones :D
If you're curious, the film's genre is spin off of a game called Cyber Punk and other types of dye games where everything happens in a post world war X futue where everything, including governments are run by major corporations.
It's also the only 'noir' sci-fi that wont confuse you or bore you to tears. Some of the shots use out-right blacks and 3:1 ratios and of course introspective mumblings that come with all film noir but it's not forced here, it's all motivated. I also think you'll like the level of detail they went to in the movie. They asked 'what if?" alot..... I mean ALOT :D
writing and directing are top notch, though some things are convoluted by the end. Production value is insanely high (when you see the credits for the model and FX teams you'll understand why) and the acting is mostly flawless save for some scenes.
Music is experimental and not just 'The 80's idea of experimental' but actually experimental in that some of it isn't actually music... think 'silent hill' with more asian influence (you'll understand the influence in the story). Sound effects are some of the best ever created for a film and the uber edition gives you 5.1 and i think 7.1 but i'm not sure. If you dont have 5 or 7 use headphones :D
If you're curious, the film's genre is spin off of a game called Cyber Punk and other types of dye games where everything happens in a post world war X futue where everything, including governments are run by major corporations.