A dystopian thriller set in the year 2030 that sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.A dystopian thriller set in the year 2030 that sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.A dystopian thriller set in the year 2030 that sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.
- Awards
- 1 win
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe closing credits song, "Done The Math," was written by actor Hugh Dillon (who plays Adam Westinghouse) and performed by his musical group Headstones.
- GoofsSarah Lind's character (Rachel Weller), when she changes the battery of the geiger counter simply drops the battery into the box and it works.
- Quotes
Title Card: After economic catastrophe and climate change came famine, the great migration, and the civil war.
Title Card: Society collapsed. Manufacturing and industrial production of food and goods ceased. America built walls around itself and its cities.
Title Card: The government gave sweeping powers to a single agency whose task was to assess and separate those citizens who were deemed a burden on the system.
Title Card: The agency was know as... THE HUMANITY BUREAU.
The Humanity Bureau tells the story of a government agent whose job it is to establish who is contributing to society and who is not. Those deemed "Not" are sent to a place to live out there days away from civilization.
I actually like the idea, I like where the story goes and thought it was very thought provoking and scarily realistic (I could actually see something like this happening in the near future).
The trouble is the idea isn't fully utilized, the movie should have been better but instead comes across rushed, with chronic pacing issues and doesn't embrace the concept quite as tightly as it should have.
Cage phones in an average performance once again and everyone else except Hugh Dillon are instantly forgettable.
Some pretty scenery going hand in hand with some great ideas save it to an extent but it should have been so much better than this.
The Good:
Great visuals
Hugh Dillon
Unpredictable
Fantastic concept
The Bad:
Pacing issues
Wasted potential
Lifeless cast
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
"It's easier to build fear than build a wall" That term is oddly relevant at time of writing
Somehow, someway, despite everything, I'm still a Nicolas Cage fan
- Platypuschow
- Dec 25, 2018
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- 人類規劃局
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- Gross worldwide
- $58,970
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1