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I have nothing against sci-fi/horror movies. If it's one with an intriguing storyline and action-packed, I'll rave about it. Another thing when it comes to movie selection is that I like to see familiar faces amongst the cast. Maybe because some top actors and actresses have a reputation for performing in award-winning and fascinating movies.
So I looked through a list of movies that I could watch over the weekend at home, saw Crimes of the Future (2022), an American sci-fi/horror movie, sighted Viggo Mortensen (The Lord Of The Rings series), Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga) and Scott Speedman (Underworld series) on the cast and became excited. I didn't realise it would all be for nought.
It's very easy to recognise a great movie and also a terrible one —by watching them. Great movies boast superb and suspenseful storylines, action-packed with satisfactory climax. You just want to watch them again and again. There are lessons to be learned from them. The reviews are positive and high. Such movies find their way to the list of classics and viewers don't forget them in a hurry.
On the other hand, the worst movies are those that have no inspiring message or lesson, the visuals could be wonky and depressing such that viewers would be bored within ten to fifteen minutes of watching. I'm afraid Crimes of the Future (2022), is the worst movie I have watched this year (and the year is not over yet but I'm very sure of my stance on this one).
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Synopsis
This movie set in a dystopian future focuses on a famous artist, Saul Tenser (played by Viggo Mortensen), known for his mutating body organs accompanied by his partner, Caprice (played by Léa Seydoux), who assists him in removing these organs.
A young man whose son is murdered by the mother seeks out Saul Tenser for his help. Tenser is faced with a dilemma as he performs an autopsy on the body to determine why the boy ate plastic. Then the story takes an unexpected turn which raises many questions regarding the fusion of humans and technology.
Images are screenshots from the movie
Review
The movie starts with a scene of a boy playing on the beach and then the mother calls him into the house to prepare for bed. The boy goes into the toilet, sits and starts to eat a plastic container beside the toilet. That scene was unexpected but not shocking.
I was prepared for similar scenes since I'd been warned it's sci-fi/horror. When the boy goes to sleep, his mother slips into the room and kills him with a pillow. At this point, I was beginning to get bored, trying to understand the point of killing the boy.
Next, I'm introduced to a scene where a man is asleep on a weird-looking bed with scraggly hands, shaking like he is having a nightmare. He wakes up and complains that the bed was not taking away his pain as much. Later, I see him lying down and having the scraggly hands cut through his chest to pull out a mutated heart!
At this point, I'd still not pieced together the storyline. Yes, human evolution. To what end? Why derive sexual pleasure from having his organs removed? Why was the boy crazy enough to eat a plastic bucket? Why was the boy murdered by his mother?
The fact that this movie is set in a depressing dystopian future, with streets looking dirty, houses deserted with badly painted graffiti on them, and some people looking lost makes it unimpressive to watch. The depressing mood could be bearable if the storyline made sense but a movie based on some human evolution where body parts can be grown, cut off and, wait for, the act of surgically removing the organs (while the patient is wide awake) is pleasurable and akin to having sex repulsed me.
What's more, the narrative is slow such that it took a while to grasp the theme of the film thus creating a boring movie. Some viewers may see this as suspense but I disagree.
The movie is gritty, gothic sort of as most of the scenes were shot at night and/or in semi-dark, dirty places further adding to the depressing tone.
No doubt, it's a strange and twisted movie which I know some viewers may find fascinating but I did not. Regardless of the message, I sincerely hope the next phase of human evolution does not turn out like this movie. That would be surreal!
Have you watched this movie? What's your take on it?
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