At some point in the movie, I was starting to be afraid of the word transcendence or any word with the root 'transcend' for that matter. I still think this is one of the scariest movies I've seen, topping any horror show the Japanese could think of (and Japanese horror movies are the best hands down). The scary factor of this movies lies not in the spooks but the harsh truth shown and the never ending doubt.
That being said, I had expectations for his movie and the ideas it professed. While it did not turn out the way I imagined it would be, the movie was fantastic in all senses of the word and touching just where it needed to be. It brushed on such topics as humanity, the soul, emotions and feelings, and that Line we all draw somewhere. What is the price we pay for stepping over it? Where does the right turn into wrong? While I would have liked for the movie to be a bit more philosophical upon that, it does leave you wondering and guessing for the truth.
I am not saying it did not have plot holes, overrated clichés used time and time again in the movies or incomprehensible science with little explanations to back it up. There truly were scenes where I was straight out wondering if the Avengers were gonna swoop down any minute now and take care of everything. The next minute I was already pondering if, mayhap, the views in the screen were not so far-fetched, after all. Back in the days, there were fiction movies of men landing on the Moon and then those movies became documentaries. Contemporary technology is advancing at a rapid pace, too rapid for anyone to keep track of. You can never know for sure. And isn't that a frightening thought?
My hope is that if humans ever reach the level of advancement shown here in Transcendence, they still find time to sit down, watch this masterpiece and learn from it.
That being said, I had expectations for his movie and the ideas it professed. While it did not turn out the way I imagined it would be, the movie was fantastic in all senses of the word and touching just where it needed to be. It brushed on such topics as humanity, the soul, emotions and feelings, and that Line we all draw somewhere. What is the price we pay for stepping over it? Where does the right turn into wrong? While I would have liked for the movie to be a bit more philosophical upon that, it does leave you wondering and guessing for the truth.
I am not saying it did not have plot holes, overrated clichés used time and time again in the movies or incomprehensible science with little explanations to back it up. There truly were scenes where I was straight out wondering if the Avengers were gonna swoop down any minute now and take care of everything. The next minute I was already pondering if, mayhap, the views in the screen were not so far-fetched, after all. Back in the days, there were fiction movies of men landing on the Moon and then those movies became documentaries. Contemporary technology is advancing at a rapid pace, too rapid for anyone to keep track of. You can never know for sure. And isn't that a frightening thought?
My hope is that if humans ever reach the level of advancement shown here in Transcendence, they still find time to sit down, watch this masterpiece and learn from it.