Tweaked and Tailored for Moderns, this is a Remake/Update from Director Jonathan Demme of the John Frankenheimer Original (1962), that is mostly considered a Masterpiece.
Communism is Replaced with Corporatism and Brain and Body Implants are Added to the Mind Control Element.
This one has a Great Cast and the Director's Flourishes are Viscerally Creepy. The Original got Inside Your Head and the Remake gets Inside Your Head and Body. Denzel Washington comes almost Unglued but manages to straddle the line between Dream and Reality and keep hold of the Character's Disabilities that keeps the Audience Centered and Attached to the Story.
It was a Topical Political Thriller in 2004 and Viewed Today may seem Even More Insightful. It didn't go Deep Enough for some at the Time and went so Deep as to be Lost in the Abyss for others.
You Decide, because it is a Divisive Film but Entertaining nonetheless. The Ending is a bit Confusing and Weak, but Overall the Movie is Worth a Watch for its Watchful Eye focusing on a Modern Political Landscape and a Thesis that has become even More Relevant in 2016.
Communism is Replaced with Corporatism and Brain and Body Implants are Added to the Mind Control Element.
This one has a Great Cast and the Director's Flourishes are Viscerally Creepy. The Original got Inside Your Head and the Remake gets Inside Your Head and Body. Denzel Washington comes almost Unglued but manages to straddle the line between Dream and Reality and keep hold of the Character's Disabilities that keeps the Audience Centered and Attached to the Story.
It was a Topical Political Thriller in 2004 and Viewed Today may seem Even More Insightful. It didn't go Deep Enough for some at the Time and went so Deep as to be Lost in the Abyss for others.
You Decide, because it is a Divisive Film but Entertaining nonetheless. The Ending is a bit Confusing and Weak, but Overall the Movie is Worth a Watch for its Watchful Eye focusing on a Modern Political Landscape and a Thesis that has become even More Relevant in 2016.