The Island - Page 2

Animal Boything · #11 08-09-2005, 01:52 PM

That's a good summary... there are definitely a few things from the trailers that make more sense in context.

It really is hard to beat Michael Bay when it comes to huge action scenes. I'll say it again, he is underrated as a director. (Then again, I never saw Pearl Harbor because I have issues with any movie that makes a spectacle of real human tragedy. See also: Titanic.)

lukeyd · #12 08-15-2005, 12:07 AM

scarlett is HOTNESS.

IsiliRunite · #13 08-15-2005, 07:51 AM

I enjoyed the movie, but the only thing that bothered me was a virtual non-existance of a government.

Animal Boything · #14 08-15-2005, 05:35 PM

The government wasn't really involved in the story, because everything was basically happening behind their backs. Why does it matter?

cured · #15 08-15-2005, 06:08 PM

I'm actually quite sick of "corrupt government behind everything" schemes. This movie really didn't present any ambiguous climate of who you can and can't trust. Conspiracy-type movies usually lose their replay value because of plot twists such as a seemingly-trusted character somehow betrays the main characters and join the evil team.

b.miller · #16 08-15-2005, 07:04 PM

this was a conspiracy type movie?

IsiliRunite · #17 08-15-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Animal Boything

The government wasn't really involved in the story, because everything was basically happening behind their backs. Why does it matter?

I would have liked to learn a little more about the future world, from the eye of the writer.

cured · #18 08-15-2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by b.miller

this was a conspiracy type movie?

Nope. The only element resembling that is something that holds the story together but doesn't sacrafice the pace of the action with a heavy-handed betrayal moment that changes what you knew about the story.

Animal Boything · #19 08-17-2005, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by IsiliRunite

I would have liked to learn a little more about the future world, from the eye of the writer.

The story was told through the eyes of people who had no fucking clue, so it actually makes a lot of sense that we the audience only caught snippets.

oversight · #20 08-17-2005, 11:33 PM

Has anyone noticed this movie being 2 hours of non-stop ads? We actually have to PAY to watch commercials

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XBox, MSN, Puma, etc, etc.. Every ten minutes a new brand is introduced. If this is the future, then let us at least watch for free!