robertlfisher
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It has a haunting quality.
The acting was very good, and the actor who played the writer (Nick Mancuso), was particularly good. And what a great face!
I thought of so many things. First, there is the quantum theory of alternative universes, that is, at each interaction between particles all choices are equally realized, each one creating its own universe. Then I thought of Ingmar Bergman, who is mentioned twice in the film, and his movie Persona (1966). The two main characters keep switching identities. That was hard to follow, and very unsettling, but this film is more ambitious because of the number of characters involved. The last thought that occurred to me was the recent Everything, Everywhere at Once, in which a highly dizzying succession of alternative results are flashed on the screen. That movie was too ambitious and should have been edited down. What held it together was a mother struggling to keep the relationship with her rebellious daughter. In this case the film is ambiguous, enigmatic.
This film is philosophical, questioning what is reality and how reliable are memories. The cinematography is very good, the Toronto skyline, the vastness of Lake Ontario and the starkness of the island in fall or early spring.
It's a film for connaisseurs, not the mainstream.
The acting was very good, and the actor who played the writer (Nick Mancuso), was particularly good. And what a great face!
I thought of so many things. First, there is the quantum theory of alternative universes, that is, at each interaction between particles all choices are equally realized, each one creating its own universe. Then I thought of Ingmar Bergman, who is mentioned twice in the film, and his movie Persona (1966). The two main characters keep switching identities. That was hard to follow, and very unsettling, but this film is more ambitious because of the number of characters involved. The last thought that occurred to me was the recent Everything, Everywhere at Once, in which a highly dizzying succession of alternative results are flashed on the screen. That movie was too ambitious and should have been edited down. What held it together was a mother struggling to keep the relationship with her rebellious daughter. In this case the film is ambiguous, enigmatic.
This film is philosophical, questioning what is reality and how reliable are memories. The cinematography is very good, the Toronto skyline, the vastness of Lake Ontario and the starkness of the island in fall or early spring.
It's a film for connaisseurs, not the mainstream.
We admire good, decent people, but to make a story gripping you need a nasty villain. eHero gains a lot of emotion from the character, Jonathan Spencer (Sean Colby), an especially cruel young man totally eaten up by jealousy and a desire not just to win a lucrative prize in professional gaming, but to crush and physically humiliate his rival, Tyler Conway (Greg Hovanessian). Our villain resorts to whatever violence he can get away with, and to psychological warfare, stooping to dominate our hero's love interest. Colby plays this role to the hilt.
We all hate a bully, and we feel for Tyler Conway's demoralization. But Tyler and his team of odd-balls are resourceful and creative. A strong point of this film is how Tyler and team find a niche in society, a place where their unusual skills are useful and thrilling . MIT is so successful because it does the same thing for nerdy young people with talent.
The film is fast paced, never boring and well acted, and introduces you to the world of professional gaming which is growing faster than anyone expected, right before our eyes.
We all hate a bully, and we feel for Tyler Conway's demoralization. But Tyler and his team of odd-balls are resourceful and creative. A strong point of this film is how Tyler and team find a niche in society, a place where their unusual skills are useful and thrilling . MIT is so successful because it does the same thing for nerdy young people with talent.
The film is fast paced, never boring and well acted, and introduces you to the world of professional gaming which is growing faster than anyone expected, right before our eyes.