I feel the point of this film may have been missed...
First off- if you're a philosopher, a pensive person or enjoy riddles and the like, you will no doubt enjoy this movie. It's (as expected) full to the brim with intriguing thought concepts and ideas, all resulting in different outcomes in visually stunning locations and scenarios. I myself was lucky enough to have been given a similar experiment back when I was in secondary school and was already familiar with the game being played in the movie.
It's important to note this film isn't a documentary or project done for showing in schools and colleges though- it's a film. I think where the reception for the movie went awry was where many were expecting it to all make perfect sense and in the end make you realise something you never did before- not so. Instead what this film does is take a very well-known philosophical debate whereby a group must decide between them who shall be fit to continue the human race in special circumstances, but applies it to a younger generation of adults today and how a group of us may think differently to that of a group asked the same thing, say, 50 years ago.
It's more importantly a film about morality, logics, and how we as people judge what is and isn't important, and encourages you to see the importance of those we would cast aside as weak.
Personally I loved the film, it has a great cast of actors, it's visually stunning and not too heavy or mystifying. I recommend seeing it before going on what the others have said.
First off- if you're a philosopher, a pensive person or enjoy riddles and the like, you will no doubt enjoy this movie. It's (as expected) full to the brim with intriguing thought concepts and ideas, all resulting in different outcomes in visually stunning locations and scenarios. I myself was lucky enough to have been given a similar experiment back when I was in secondary school and was already familiar with the game being played in the movie.
It's important to note this film isn't a documentary or project done for showing in schools and colleges though- it's a film. I think where the reception for the movie went awry was where many were expecting it to all make perfect sense and in the end make you realise something you never did before- not so. Instead what this film does is take a very well-known philosophical debate whereby a group must decide between them who shall be fit to continue the human race in special circumstances, but applies it to a younger generation of adults today and how a group of us may think differently to that of a group asked the same thing, say, 50 years ago.
It's more importantly a film about morality, logics, and how we as people judge what is and isn't important, and encourages you to see the importance of those we would cast aside as weak.
Personally I loved the film, it has a great cast of actors, it's visually stunning and not too heavy or mystifying. I recommend seeing it before going on what the others have said.