Zenith - Episode One
|Anonymous|
(Thriller)
7.0 (so far)
[Couldn't find a trailer]
I got 'advised' to watch this film. And not being the busiest of people, I gave it a whirl. But almost from the beginning you're thrown in this crazy story that gives nothing away about itself.
It was advertised under the phrase ''The movie -
they- don't want you to see''. I thought to myself ''Okay''. But then, when I saw ''Federal Court Marshal'' appear in my PeerBlock block list, I stared to suspect I had my hands on something good/illegal. Curious, I watched a bit of it. A bit become a lot, and a lot became the entire first episode.
The thing is, it tries to be very controversial and shocking, but at the same, it's all acted out. As far as I can tell, there wasn't any ''illegal'' footage in the entire movie.
Ah well, to the plot. It takes place in the year 2044. The higher elitists supposedly perfected a way to keep the masses happy all the time through genetic enhancement, and that in turn turned the masses numb. This is to control them, and further the high elitists own privileges/agenda. So we get introduced to this ''Dumb Jack'' fellow, that deals in a special (expired) drugs that inflicts a great amount of pain on the person taking the drugs. This, as a sick twist, is considered desirable in the day and age of 2044.
Of course, Jack tests his own pain-drugs merchandise himself to ensure his customer base gets top nudge stuff. But, in the scene where he squirms in agony, you can distinctly see just how well the acting in this film is. His pain was very intense, and very believable.
As the film progresses you'll find yourself slipping more and more from the plot, because it becomes vague to a point where it's not possible to follow it clearly anymore. This is mainly because Jack (also the narrator) keeps rambling on and on about his personal philosophy and history in a nonchalant-cool voice. He keeps repeating certain words that lost their meaning in 2044. As society is turning more and more into happy-numb zombies, he tries to maintain his uniqueness.
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I won't give the whole plot away, but it follows these basic lines; The world's going to hell.
The thing is, the first episode doesn't really explain much, and neither does it make a point. It's purely a setup for the second episode. As such, I've given it a uncertain 7 in hope the next episodes clarifies the point this movie is trying to make.
Is this some kind of clever real-life warning? Or is it the so-maniest artsy film forcing propaganda down your throat? We'll see I guess.
