Lots of good ingredients - cast, cinematography, sound, production design - all chopped up into cinema salad. I don't really know what it was about. It wasn't bad. It wasn't good. I just was.
6 Reviews
Chopped Salad
DavidBarak31 January 2021
A seemingly interesting idea whose execution is deeply flawed
stojiljkovic-filip2-137-9879451 August 2018
This is one of the films i have chosen to see from FEST 18 in Belgrade. The idea of this movie seemed interesting to me, thus making my decision to see it.
'Involution', an english language European film directed by a Russian director/cinematographer Pavel Khvaleev, backed up by German production, unfolds an apocalyptic story where the entire world turns back on Darwin's theory on Evolution. The main leads, Hamming and Liv, a couple witnessing their future turn on its head and must save themselves from this apocalypse.
Honestly, i thought it wasn't that bad, yet it could've been done a lot better. It is not an easy task to make a challenging movie under a tight budget. The acting is rather cheesy, forced and cartoonish (especially the Cain character). The plot in some parts did not make any sense. However, the cinematography is absolutely stunning, especially in the dream sequences.
I would give this movie 5/10. Again, it wasn't bad but it wasn't great. It could've done better.
'Involution', an english language European film directed by a Russian director/cinematographer Pavel Khvaleev, backed up by German production, unfolds an apocalyptic story where the entire world turns back on Darwin's theory on Evolution. The main leads, Hamming and Liv, a couple witnessing their future turn on its head and must save themselves from this apocalypse.
Honestly, i thought it wasn't that bad, yet it could've been done a lot better. It is not an easy task to make a challenging movie under a tight budget. The acting is rather cheesy, forced and cartoonish (especially the Cain character). The plot in some parts did not make any sense. However, the cinematography is absolutely stunning, especially in the dream sequences.
I would give this movie 5/10. Again, it wasn't bad but it wasn't great. It could've done better.
Do no waste your time
tiagox19 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This was probably the worst dystopian ever written, directed and acted I've ever seen.
The promise of the plot sounds interesting and they eagerly mention Darwin's evolution theory, but nothing in the movie will give you a clue about what happened. Or would not be even remotely related to Darwin.
A freshman student in a director school will be able to properly set a much better movie than this one. Please make yourself a favor and don't waste your time, go see something.
Characters are poorly develop and their motives are very forced. Relationships are presented as intense, but they knew each other for 2 months and that's enough for him to make "the journey" to "save her", nonsense.
Worst part is when the main character narrates some cheesy shenanigans, a very lazy monologue about life, love and how terrible the world is.
Oh, an the first scene in the movie has no point at all.
The promise of the plot sounds interesting and they eagerly mention Darwin's evolution theory, but nothing in the movie will give you a clue about what happened. Or would not be even remotely related to Darwin.
A freshman student in a director school will be able to properly set a much better movie than this one. Please make yourself a favor and don't waste your time, go see something.
Characters are poorly develop and their motives are very forced. Relationships are presented as intense, but they knew each other for 2 months and that's enough for him to make "the journey" to "save her", nonsense.
Worst part is when the main character narrates some cheesy shenanigans, a very lazy monologue about life, love and how terrible the world is.
Oh, an the first scene in the movie has no point at all.
Not Evolution then?
kosmasp31 December 2020
Let's be clear: this will drive you crazy. Well it is very likely to do just that. But it looks so good while it does that. For an independent movie looks quite amazing. I don't think I got everything, but then again judging from the reviews and ratings here, I guess I was not alone with that sentiment, quite the opposite is the clear case with this movie.
Of course that can also be frustrating and I totally would understand if that is the case with anyone watching this. This is not easy at all ... and it may not make sense even after a second or more viewings ... but I got some love for independent movies, especially if they are as weird but still done with a lot of talent and heart. And that is the case here ... the actors also do their best, even in the gruesome and violent scenes. This is quite mad ... maybe too mad for you?
Of course that can also be frustrating and I totally would understand if that is the case with anyone watching this. This is not easy at all ... and it may not make sense even after a second or more viewings ... but I got some love for independent movies, especially if they are as weird but still done with a lot of talent and heart. And that is the case here ... the actors also do their best, even in the gruesome and violent scenes. This is quite mad ... maybe too mad for you?
Involution needs recognition
Rickinator6931 May 2022
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