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This movie is pretty savvy to say the least. It's also one of those cases where it merits more than one viewing to fully understand and appreciate what is going on. While the front is a romantic comedy with a Science Fiction touch, the Sci-Fi part is actually a lot bigger than you may think at first. Or maybe you thought about it or read about it already, but whatever the case, experiencing this movie, is a blast to say the least.
We have more time-lines and more jumps than some people will be able to handle or even want to handle. There's a point where things can seem to be too much. And after a couple of twists you may find yourself going "come on". But if you are like me and those other people who loved this, you'll actually be craving for more ... which is something the director is hinting at towards the end ... visually but also in his commentary!
We have more time-lines and more jumps than some people will be able to handle or even want to handle. There's a point where things can seem to be too much. And after a couple of twists you may find yourself going "come on". But if you are like me and those other people who loved this, you'll actually be craving for more ... which is something the director is hinting at towards the end ... visually but also in his commentary!
Good, intelligent science fiction
If it is true that the position of sub atomic particles can be accurately predicted (and it seems to be), and if it is true that we are made of atoms (and we are) then is stands to reason that we can be predicted as well. And if that is true, then all history - into the future - is waiting for us already. This is one part of the movie. But before that, there is another great science fiction story. And true to the good science fiction that it is, it takes a real observable "fact" of our lives (in this case that some people seem to be luckier in most aspects of life than others, being at the right place at the right time etc) and builds it out into a logical conclusion, a little bit beyond "the ordinary" that life usually gives us. And it is well told. The movie starts off a bit slow, but it is used to settle the premise of the story in one's mind, so bear with it. It soon tuns into an intelligent movie that leaves one well satisfied. If you like science fiction (not the bang whiz special effects sort, but the sort rooted in ideas and good story telling)watch this one.
- hond-92064
- Jun 20, 2015
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Original Sci-fi
A very original idea that kept me thinking throughout the movie. The movie reminded me of Yorgos Lanthimos, the Greek director of The Lobster and Dogtooth, very dystopian. A very well made low budget sci-fi that managed to hit far above it's weight. A big thumbs up.
- Sergiodave
- Nov 6, 2020
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An imperfect masterpiece:
This truly could have been an amazing film deserving of much more than a tepid-warm 7/10.
At first you get the feeling that you're going to watch a love story unravel... but this slowly shifts between romance, science fiction and thriller at points. I barely noticed the transition myself... much in the way that District 9 morphs from a documentary into a science fiction tale seamlessly. They balanced each with precision so you don't know quite what you're watching at any given moment.
This film tries to convey many different concepts and fringe concepts ranging from physics to philosophy... but does not appropriate them convincingly or with clarity. I fully understood what it was trying to do and say... but it had tried to make the web of intrigue too intricate. It had many holes and unexplained loose ends which towards the middle made it unbelievable and pretentious. You know what they say - the more complex something is... the more chance there is of something going wrong. That applies with anything from technology to relationships (or storytelling in this case).
The merit of this film mainly lies in it's simpler plot points, the acting and direction.
If you're one of those people who doesn't believe that even fiction has to be believable (to some extent) to be enjoyable or you simply just don't understand what the concept of OXV is... then this is your film.
At first you get the feeling that you're going to watch a love story unravel... but this slowly shifts between romance, science fiction and thriller at points. I barely noticed the transition myself... much in the way that District 9 morphs from a documentary into a science fiction tale seamlessly. They balanced each with precision so you don't know quite what you're watching at any given moment.
This film tries to convey many different concepts and fringe concepts ranging from physics to philosophy... but does not appropriate them convincingly or with clarity. I fully understood what it was trying to do and say... but it had tried to make the web of intrigue too intricate. It had many holes and unexplained loose ends which towards the middle made it unbelievable and pretentious. You know what they say - the more complex something is... the more chance there is of something going wrong. That applies with anything from technology to relationships (or storytelling in this case).
The merit of this film mainly lies in it's simpler plot points, the acting and direction.
If you're one of those people who doesn't believe that even fiction has to be believable (to some extent) to be enjoyable or you simply just don't understand what the concept of OXV is... then this is your film.
- skish-873-964700
- May 31, 2014
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Frequencies vs OXV: The Manual
Frequencies (aka OXV: The Manual) has a great cast, great cinematography, and much more but if a filmmaker is confused about what the title of his film is, maybe there are other important aspects of the film he hasn't figured out, like a plot, characters, meaning, etc. Real life is very confusing sometimes but a successful film, no matter what its goals, is more than just scenes strung together just as music is more than just a bunch of sequential notes. Just because you can't figure out what happened doesn't mean you've read a clever story. The emperor does indeed have no clothes and if Frequencies (aka OXV: The Manual) does have any meaning it's a lot more hidden than it ought to be in order for most ordinary people of average frequency to find it. Maybe Frequencies (aka OXV: The Manual) is what happens when you make it up as you go along and when the time to end it comes, well, you just stop. If Frequencies (aka OXV: The Manual) actually had a coherent story or something meaningful to say it could have been a great film, but it simply doesn't. It just pretends to.
In awe of Darren Paul Fisher
Some movies require you to take the "reviewers rule book" and toss it.
This is one of them.
The writer/director Darren Paul Fisher appears to be one of those rare auteurs who releases a work every four or five years and then disappears or hibernates or goes back to his home planet.
This is an extraordinary film. Even now I not sure if this is a love story sugar-coated with one of the most complex metaphysical scripts of all time, or a metaphysical script grounded in a wonderfully odd love story.
However, as one of the main characters quips in the very last scene, "Does it even matter?"
The film is mesmerizing and engaging and challenging. It makes the MATRIX look like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The scenes in the present with the adult cast are perfect and flawless, but the flashbacks with the child actors are beyond even that, they are hypnotic.
A great film by a gifted auteur. Memorable. Enjoyable. Astonishing.
Highly recommended
This is one of them.
The writer/director Darren Paul Fisher appears to be one of those rare auteurs who releases a work every four or five years and then disappears or hibernates or goes back to his home planet.
This is an extraordinary film. Even now I not sure if this is a love story sugar-coated with one of the most complex metaphysical scripts of all time, or a metaphysical script grounded in a wonderfully odd love story.
However, as one of the main characters quips in the very last scene, "Does it even matter?"
The film is mesmerizing and engaging and challenging. It makes the MATRIX look like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The scenes in the present with the adult cast are perfect and flawless, but the flashbacks with the child actors are beyond even that, they are hypnotic.
A great film by a gifted auteur. Memorable. Enjoyable. Astonishing.
Highly recommended
- A_Different_Drummer
- Jun 25, 2015
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A philosophical milestone
What would you do, if you were destined to fail, but then had the opportunity to level the playing field of your heart's desire?
I luv'd it. It's a gem.
I luv'd it. It's a gem.
Wow. This was surprisingly fantastic!
I was skeptical about the ratings on IMDb but I decided to see this because I was looking for something different. I love the way it was told in parts, and how they all fit together. The movie was very smart and the actors and actresses all did an amazing job.
It kind of reminds me of the SciFi show Eureka, but with a more darker twist; I liked it. They did a good job with the music and the way they used the sound effects. Very clever camera work when viewing the situation from a certain persons perspective, bland colors vs. good saturation.
The movie had a slow build but the wait and the wonder was completely worth it in the end and it kept me thoroughly intrigued throughout. Great flick, I recommend it.. just bring your thinking caps, this one is for talking about.
It kind of reminds me of the SciFi show Eureka, but with a more darker twist; I liked it. They did a good job with the music and the way they used the sound effects. Very clever camera work when viewing the situation from a certain persons perspective, bland colors vs. good saturation.
The movie had a slow build but the wait and the wonder was completely worth it in the end and it kept me thoroughly intrigued throughout. Great flick, I recommend it.. just bring your thinking caps, this one is for talking about.
Thought provoking and absorbing with uneven direction
A British romantic sci-fi drama; A story about a discovery by scientists about vibrations that can be used to predetermine every aspect of human life; a man and a woman are incompatible but he is determined to prove science wrong. This film is a good example of the primacy of story in filmmaking. In spite of the uninspiring dialogue, unremarkable soundtrack, stilted acting, and its low budget and adequate production values, it comes out as a creditable film. The strength of its intriguing ideas and narrative structure is a credit to sci-fi and it doesn't suffer for the absence of visual and special effects and stunts that many producers resort to in this genre. Eleanor Wyld and Daniel Fraser as the adult lovers remain convincing and charming despite the script. The theme about the machinations of fate makes for interesting viewing but it drags its feet over a rocky conspiracy theory subplot.
- shakercoola
- Mar 19, 2021
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A Futuristic Sci-Fi Caste System with Bad Science and Muddled Fiction.
- CinemaDude1
- Jul 16, 2015
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Most Intelligent Philosophical Sci-Fi I Have Seen This Millennium
I saw the world premiere at Fantasia and chatted at length with writer/director/editor/producer Darren Paul Fisher afterwards.
The Universe he created and that the viewer slowly discovers is complex, coherent, intriguing and raise ethical and philosophical questions including the classic determinism versus free will dilemma. The arguments and points of view are quite interesting, with a caveat that in the end, perhaps who cares?
There is a love story in the midst (and a friendship) that builds and begs to reach you emotionally with fine acting and directing. Character development arise seamlessly through three different age period and the pacing and editing are quite remarkably on cue.
I don't want to reveal too much about this cerebral science fiction, but there are many clever surprises that awaits the engaged viewer both in the story twists and the underlying concepts explored. Even love has some deep philosophical implications at one point in the context of the film.
So there you have it: the best film of Fantasia so far this year and one of the best sci-fi ever, from the spectacular script to the screen.
Bravo Mr Fisher and thank you for sharing your thoughts and labour of love in this artistic and philosophical masterpiece.
The Universe he created and that the viewer slowly discovers is complex, coherent, intriguing and raise ethical and philosophical questions including the classic determinism versus free will dilemma. The arguments and points of view are quite interesting, with a caveat that in the end, perhaps who cares?
There is a love story in the midst (and a friendship) that builds and begs to reach you emotionally with fine acting and directing. Character development arise seamlessly through three different age period and the pacing and editing are quite remarkably on cue.
I don't want to reveal too much about this cerebral science fiction, but there are many clever surprises that awaits the engaged viewer both in the story twists and the underlying concepts explored. Even love has some deep philosophical implications at one point in the context of the film.
So there you have it: the best film of Fantasia so far this year and one of the best sci-fi ever, from the spectacular script to the screen.
Bravo Mr Fisher and thank you for sharing your thoughts and labour of love in this artistic and philosophical masterpiece.
- christian94
- Jul 28, 2013
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Clever idea but poor execution
I really don't know why this movie has been so highly rated. Yes it's a great idea, very intelligent and makes you think but it's badly acted and the cinematography is down there with Grange hill. They obviously didn't have the budget and it's way too long....i couldn't wait for it to end but the writer is someone to look out for. If this was made by Christopher Nolan it would keep you on the edge of your seat, it would be mind-blowing and the biggest box office hit of the year but this is like sitting in a science class that you don't want to be in.
Not interesting, not exciting and poorly made.
Not interesting, not exciting and poorly made.
- brookesthirtyone
- Apr 28, 2020
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Affinities, Serendipity, Resonance, Universal Code, and more, all in one film.
Although from the synopsis I thought this was not the kind of film I can enjoy, I decided to watch it after reading the (at the moment only) review, by Christian. I must say, he was right. This film is great! It had my complete attention from beginning to end. It is funny, original, mysterious, intelligent, intriguing, sweet, sad, mental, philosophical, emotional, from time to time thrilling. There are names of fictional characters which recall names of famous geniuses, and sort of gags/tributes to them, which to be fully enjoyed require you to at least know, for example, who Isac Newton was and how important for him things like weight/gravity and apples were. And probably if you are a somehow philosophical/mental type you may enjoy some aspects of this film differently. But I am sure that whatever kind of person you are, this film will give you much. And you will not forget it.
If the apparently complicated conversations about philosophical themes sometime confuse you, do not try to follow them. They are there to make you smile, so smile of their complexity, and enjoy the whole of the film, the romance, the comedy, the drama, the mystery. This film is really different. Oh. It was a long time that I was not so deeply and lightly and fully and gently pleased by a movie. The actors are also very good.
Somehow this film reminds me of "Waking Life" and of "I Love Huckabees", for its mixture of mentality and emotionality and comedy.
I do not give it a 10 just because nobody is perfect :D And like Christian wrote: please watch it! Please for you, not for me. Because you will like it. So do not miss this opportunity!
If the apparently complicated conversations about philosophical themes sometime confuse you, do not try to follow them. They are there to make you smile, so smile of their complexity, and enjoy the whole of the film, the romance, the comedy, the drama, the mystery. This film is really different. Oh. It was a long time that I was not so deeply and lightly and fully and gently pleased by a movie. The actors are also very good.
Somehow this film reminds me of "Waking Life" and of "I Love Huckabees", for its mixture of mentality and emotionality and comedy.
I do not give it a 10 just because nobody is perfect :D And like Christian wrote: please watch it! Please for you, not for me. Because you will like it. So do not miss this opportunity!
I have a new Top 3 favorite movie
This is the best movie I've seen in years. Everything is brilliantly conceived and executed -- from the script, to the cinematography, to the casting, to the acting.
It's one part science fiction; one part existential philosophy; and two parts, the mad connect-the-dot ramblings of a drug-induced psychotic break.
Director Darren Paul Fisher pulled off the combination -- which I refer to as Sci-Phil -- as brilliantly as my favorite director, Darren Aronofsky.
Hmm... they're both named Darren. I think I see a pattern beginning to emerge.
It's one part science fiction; one part existential philosophy; and two parts, the mad connect-the-dot ramblings of a drug-induced psychotic break.
Director Darren Paul Fisher pulled off the combination -- which I refer to as Sci-Phil -- as brilliantly as my favorite director, Darren Aronofsky.
Hmm... they're both named Darren. I think I see a pattern beginning to emerge.
Weak and naive, but pretentious as hell
- fastforward666
- Jul 15, 2015
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Give it a chance, it's worth it!
At the beginning of the film, I wasn't really impressed, I thought it was just going to be another of those kids movies. Then, after the first 10 minutes, the sci-fi components start to gradually make sense, until you really can't get enough of the leading characters and you start falling in love with them, their friends and others supporting characters. I was still smiling when the movie ended. Whether you believe in faith or fate, this movie is a must watch for die hard sci-fi lovers with no CGI or VFX: just a well acted original story!
- M1racl3sHapp3n
- Aug 13, 2020
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Half decent concept for a low budget Brit flick.
Watched purely on the strength of the other 3 reviews. Maybe they were fan boys but this was like watching a low budget British TV movie that had been commissioned by BBC Three to a fresh out of film school director with a decent idea. Ignore the comparisons with Eternal Sunshine, Primer and Waking Life, it's a very, very long way from any of them.
Some nice ideas but ultimately a muddled storyline, especially toward the end. Acting was decent for a low budget British movie but I don't think anyone will look back in years to come and think that this was to the director what Pi was to Aronofsky or Following was to Nolan.
Some nice ideas but ultimately a muddled storyline, especially toward the end. Acting was decent for a low budget British movie but I don't think anyone will look back in years to come and think that this was to the director what Pi was to Aronofsky or Following was to Nolan.
- dolphinski
- May 25, 2014
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indie at its best
Long time since I've seen such movie which makes you think, and adore the imagination put in this film. A genuine art cinema which has an enormous potential to carry on his shoulders and make an example for modern generation filmmakers.
I normally go for the movies which has higher user/critic ratings or if I have good recommendation for it, but this movie was exception to that. Surprisingly this movie rises up your expectation from the start and keep on raising that bar right till the end.
Storyline moves through different twist, angles making you to focus on it and get very much involved in it. It doesn't bore you with details rather it wants you to keep your focus on the character which I think makes this movie even more fun to watch.
Darren, Writer/director gives an refreshing, new way of looking at what we call the chemistry between two people.
All and all, go for this movie and expect a smart, refreshing , brilliantly executed cinema based on intelligent script.
I normally go for the movies which has higher user/critic ratings or if I have good recommendation for it, but this movie was exception to that. Surprisingly this movie rises up your expectation from the start and keep on raising that bar right till the end.
Storyline moves through different twist, angles making you to focus on it and get very much involved in it. It doesn't bore you with details rather it wants you to keep your focus on the character which I think makes this movie even more fun to watch.
Darren, Writer/director gives an refreshing, new way of looking at what we call the chemistry between two people.
All and all, go for this movie and expect a smart, refreshing , brilliantly executed cinema based on intelligent script.
Purely Captivating Film
First off wow! this movie from the first scene i was just mesmerized by it i couldn't look away i was just completely engaged in each scene. it was weird because you just keep watching but then it slowly unfolds into more than you thought it was. it seemed to play on different levels of society. but also bring real life truth into the show but in a settle and clever manner and towards the end you start to see it and it's amazing and the finish is just pure genius.
I cannot remember the last time a movie made me feel and think the way this film did.
Watch this Film!
I cannot remember the last time a movie made me feel and think the way this film did.
Watch this Film!
Harmless twaddle, nicely executed, but far, far too long
Frequencies is no masterpiece, but it flows like a video painting. A very, very slow and somewhat muddy one.
My partner and I nearly gave up at the half-way mark, thinking that the first story arc was all there was. "It's only half-way!!" went up the despairing cry, but for some reason we persisted.
The second half of the film does contain a few rewards here and there, but eventually you begin to tire, strongly, of the absolute babble that comprises the 'plot'. It's a mish-mash of stuff about patterns and free will and, really, it's just noise: it says nothing with any meaning. But it's quite pretty, almost charming as it goes along.
This movie, like a lot of stories of this ilk, reflects strong ignorance of science, physics, maths and nature by the makers. No I don't care if you are going to tell me they have a PhD or some such nonsense you feel like making up: they don't, or if they do it's an honourary one, and in the Arts.
For a start it never mentions Chaos Theory, but half of what they bang on about is covered well and truly under that study's umbrella. Then, after attempting to couch the whole thing as a bit of a Harry Potter type universe, with its own internal logics that owe nothing to history or science - which would have been fine, if only they had honoured their own rules - it makes the fatal mistake of trying to claw its way back to legitimacy; all rounded off with a glib and silly ending.
If Frequencies was a 40 minute short, I think it could be a lovely thing. As it is, at a mighty 105 minutes, which manages to feel more like 190, I can only give it a 4/10. (I gave it a 5 initially, but the more I think about Frequencies, the less I think *of* it).
A closing plea -
Somebody make me a definitive, scientific, weird and strange (preferably Quantum Physics based) story, without the mumbo jumbo: I beseech you! Keep the non-science majors out of the writing room, and bring them in only when their talents are needed to actually make the film.
Source Code had a try, but it too contains too much waffle.
Perhaps a filmic version of the author Greg Egan's novel "Quarantine"?
Now that would be something I would gladly sit through.
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Update:
Good lord... I found one! Made the same year!
Coherence (2013) - see it, it dumps on this piece of fluff and positively massacres rubbish like Mr. Nobody!
My partner and I nearly gave up at the half-way mark, thinking that the first story arc was all there was. "It's only half-way!!" went up the despairing cry, but for some reason we persisted.
The second half of the film does contain a few rewards here and there, but eventually you begin to tire, strongly, of the absolute babble that comprises the 'plot'. It's a mish-mash of stuff about patterns and free will and, really, it's just noise: it says nothing with any meaning. But it's quite pretty, almost charming as it goes along.
This movie, like a lot of stories of this ilk, reflects strong ignorance of science, physics, maths and nature by the makers. No I don't care if you are going to tell me they have a PhD or some such nonsense you feel like making up: they don't, or if they do it's an honourary one, and in the Arts.
For a start it never mentions Chaos Theory, but half of what they bang on about is covered well and truly under that study's umbrella. Then, after attempting to couch the whole thing as a bit of a Harry Potter type universe, with its own internal logics that owe nothing to history or science - which would have been fine, if only they had honoured their own rules - it makes the fatal mistake of trying to claw its way back to legitimacy; all rounded off with a glib and silly ending.
If Frequencies was a 40 minute short, I think it could be a lovely thing. As it is, at a mighty 105 minutes, which manages to feel more like 190, I can only give it a 4/10. (I gave it a 5 initially, but the more I think about Frequencies, the less I think *of* it).
A closing plea -
Somebody make me a definitive, scientific, weird and strange (preferably Quantum Physics based) story, without the mumbo jumbo: I beseech you! Keep the non-science majors out of the writing room, and bring them in only when their talents are needed to actually make the film.
Source Code had a try, but it too contains too much waffle.
Perhaps a filmic version of the author Greg Egan's novel "Quarantine"?
Now that would be something I would gladly sit through.
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Update:
Good lord... I found one! Made the same year!
Coherence (2013) - see it, it dumps on this piece of fluff and positively massacres rubbish like Mr. Nobody!
- hoytyhoyty
- Aug 22, 2014
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An ambitious philosophical dilemma wrapped in a Sci-fi Romance.
Writer-Director Darren Paul Fischer's film 'Frequencies' is quite ambitious in nature, not by its budget, but by the number of intriguing themes it explores and way it makes us contemplate on them. The experimental film combines the themes of science fiction and romance to deal with profound philosophical questions.
The movie is set in a world where people are born with predetermined frequencies, which signifies one's luck and the rate of success in life. Nature favours high-frequencied people, and when a high born meets a low born, some reaction or disturbance occurs to stop this. So, many people try to understand the workings of nature and try finding ways which can alter the effect of such laws. This kind of concept doesn't need a big budget, special effects and such, to explore. A riveting story with proper elements can easily do the trick, and that's what Fischer does here.
Identity, luck, success, destiny, choice and accidental discovery are just the superficial themes of the film. The underlying themes and questions make the film much more fascinating. Like, one of the main ideas it touches is partial knowledge/information. In the film's story, characters determine solutions to their problems and workings of nature with the help of knowledge (partial or specific) they have regarding the subject, and with each new discovery of information, the understanding, and thus the solution keeps changing. In the same way, in the three segments of the film, we ourselves see how the revelation of new information makes us see the same scene in a different light. In that regard, the film and its philosophy combine to give us an elegant and artistic puzzle.
The casting is good, especially the cute younger versions of the characters. Sometimes, the dialogues seem a bit too expository and there are moments which remind us of the film's low budget, but the underlying philosophical questions keep us engaged enough not to be bothered by such trivial shortcomings. The brilliant cinematography and effective editing also play an important part to make the film tight and gripping. Like, even the varying colour tones of the scenes (red being low frequency, and purple being high) have meaning, and look beautiful in the storytelling process.
There is no question regarding the movie's intellect and scope, but a little more heart and soul would have made it perfect. A little more character depth would have helped as well. But that being said, its themes have been handled well, and for a runtime of 105 minutes, it maintains the right pace and dares to shower us with a bunch of thought-provoking ideas.
The movie is set in a world where people are born with predetermined frequencies, which signifies one's luck and the rate of success in life. Nature favours high-frequencied people, and when a high born meets a low born, some reaction or disturbance occurs to stop this. So, many people try to understand the workings of nature and try finding ways which can alter the effect of such laws. This kind of concept doesn't need a big budget, special effects and such, to explore. A riveting story with proper elements can easily do the trick, and that's what Fischer does here.
Identity, luck, success, destiny, choice and accidental discovery are just the superficial themes of the film. The underlying themes and questions make the film much more fascinating. Like, one of the main ideas it touches is partial knowledge/information. In the film's story, characters determine solutions to their problems and workings of nature with the help of knowledge (partial or specific) they have regarding the subject, and with each new discovery of information, the understanding, and thus the solution keeps changing. In the same way, in the three segments of the film, we ourselves see how the revelation of new information makes us see the same scene in a different light. In that regard, the film and its philosophy combine to give us an elegant and artistic puzzle.
The casting is good, especially the cute younger versions of the characters. Sometimes, the dialogues seem a bit too expository and there are moments which remind us of the film's low budget, but the underlying philosophical questions keep us engaged enough not to be bothered by such trivial shortcomings. The brilliant cinematography and effective editing also play an important part to make the film tight and gripping. Like, even the varying colour tones of the scenes (red being low frequency, and purple being high) have meaning, and look beautiful in the storytelling process.
There is no question regarding the movie's intellect and scope, but a little more heart and soul would have made it perfect. A little more character depth would have helped as well. But that being said, its themes have been handled well, and for a runtime of 105 minutes, it maintains the right pace and dares to shower us with a bunch of thought-provoking ideas.
- akash_sebastian
- Aug 26, 2015
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Interesting ideas, no luck in putting them together
It has some interesting ideas, but their delivery lacks cohesion and step-by-step development, which in my view loses exactly the viewer it's meant to attract - the thinking, curious type. This is what we read in Wikipedia: "Zak discovers with Theo that sound waves, when combined with gibberish two-syllable words, are able to temporarily raise one's frequency. They create a cell phone device which, based on the environment, is able to determine which words can raise one's frequency." This is not what we see on the screen. We can just about figure out that the combination of sound waves and meaningless words can cause a fluctuation (we're still left to guess that the fluctuation means Zak's frequency is raised), but the creation of the cell phone device is left completely outside the narrative. We are expected to do the guess work every step of the way, but there's simply not enough material to arrive at determinant conclusions. And this is coming from a director who decided to resurrect the idea of scientific determinism, which had been buried at the turn of the 20th century. It totally makes sense that every human being should have a frequency, since every particle is also a wave (in itself not a deterministic concept), but the question what to make of it has not been answered with this effort.
You should try this one!
I am satisfied by its magical, beautiful story, casts, all of it. At first, you'll think if it's kind of unravel romance story makes you cry bucket and bucket just because its classical plot. By the time you watch it, it slowly shifted to a bizarre sci-fi pumping up your heart beat.
It reveals how different type of frequency makes you hardly close to somebody. Philosophies inside was beyond thrilling. The arguments and points of view are quite interesting. It had my complete attention from beginning to end. It's mysterious, intelligent, intriguing, sweet, sad, philosophical, and emotional. Names inside are the famous geniuses people you know whose found and can't live without their own theory. Like how Isaac Newton was and how important weight, gravity, and apples were.
It was a long time that I was not so deeply and lightly and fully and gently pleased by a movie. The casts are so much great.
It reveals how different type of frequency makes you hardly close to somebody. Philosophies inside was beyond thrilling. The arguments and points of view are quite interesting. It had my complete attention from beginning to end. It's mysterious, intelligent, intriguing, sweet, sad, philosophical, and emotional. Names inside are the famous geniuses people you know whose found and can't live without their own theory. Like how Isaac Newton was and how important weight, gravity, and apples were.
It was a long time that I was not so deeply and lightly and fully and gently pleased by a movie. The casts are so much great.
- alyasabila
- Sep 12, 2014
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Very good Scifi
This was a very surprising movie. I didn't expect much but it intrigued me.
Nice slow build but it kept surprising me. Great science fiction. Romance, suspense. Also general weirdness.
Nice slow build but it kept surprising me. Great science fiction. Romance, suspense. Also general weirdness.
In all it's complexity...this film doesn't really make sense
- sherripadgitt-55536
- Jun 10, 2017
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