The Island 8 / 10
Well last night my wife, my brother, my two best friends and I made the drive to New Glasgow to have dinner and a movie. The movie we choose was THE ISLAND starring Lincoln (Ewan McGregor) and Jordan(Scarlett Johansson).
Story: People are getting cloned so that when they want\need kids or transplants their clones can do the work for them or provide the body parts. Downside: Although the clones are oblivious to what's really going on, believing in a nicely contrived story involving a lottery, in actual fact they are treated as disposable chunks of meat. Not the best possible life. But what happens is one person decided to question the lottery and their way of life, i.e. Lincoln.
First Impressions: not to bad, actually quite good. Love the recognizable spot actors in the crowds of clones. I thought the premise was one of those concepts that's just horrifying to think any humans could organize, but at the same time, we all know people who would do such an option if given a chance. The special effects were great (although my wife still wants to know why they used train wheels if none of the trains in the movie had wheels). The plot and character interaction was enjoyable, and although the lead characters show very low emotions, its definitely part of the story line that causes this, so its fits perfectly.
Ewan McGregor was quite good in his role as Lincoln and we get some nice insight into rational thinking that too many of us don't bother with anymore. The concept of clones trying to survive (using catch phrase the company uses to sell cloning to the public) was a good plot line and defintely a story you want to keep watching. Without killing any plot, there were two scenes that intrigued\bothered me. One is actions of his sponsor. I agree the sponsor would take those actions, but I think he would actually take much harsher actions. Two is the air-bike chase. This screamed EWOKS and having Ewan McGregor run around on an air driven bike through a city was too much like Star Wars for me.
Overall I really enjoyed the story and found it to be one which spawned a lot of conversation on the drive home. I thought the "bounty hunter" was a great role and would have prefered to see more interaction between him and the clones. Perhaps even a segment showing the branding discussed near the end. I'm glad I watched it, and will watch it again when it hits ppv or dvd. Well at least its not the tenant.
Story: People are getting cloned so that when they want\need kids or transplants their clones can do the work for them or provide the body parts. Downside: Although the clones are oblivious to what's really going on, believing in a nicely contrived story involving a lottery, in actual fact they are treated as disposable chunks of meat. Not the best possible life. But what happens is one person decided to question the lottery and their way of life, i.e. Lincoln.
First Impressions: not to bad, actually quite good. Love the recognizable spot actors in the crowds of clones. I thought the premise was one of those concepts that's just horrifying to think any humans could organize, but at the same time, we all know people who would do such an option if given a chance. The special effects were great (although my wife still wants to know why they used train wheels if none of the trains in the movie had wheels). The plot and character interaction was enjoyable, and although the lead characters show very low emotions, its definitely part of the story line that causes this, so its fits perfectly.
Ewan McGregor was quite good in his role as Lincoln and we get some nice insight into rational thinking that too many of us don't bother with anymore. The concept of clones trying to survive (using catch phrase the company uses to sell cloning to the public) was a good plot line and defintely a story you want to keep watching. Without killing any plot, there were two scenes that intrigued\bothered me. One is actions of his sponsor. I agree the sponsor would take those actions, but I think he would actually take much harsher actions. Two is the air-bike chase. This screamed EWOKS and having Ewan McGregor run around on an air driven bike through a city was too much like Star Wars for me.
Overall I really enjoyed the story and found it to be one which spawned a lot of conversation on the drive home. I thought the "bounty hunter" was a great role and would have prefered to see more interaction between him and the clones. Perhaps even a segment showing the branding discussed near the end. I'm glad I watched it, and will watch it again when it hits ppv or dvd. Well at least its not the tenant.
posted by Jeff McNally at 4:25 AM
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