Last night I watched a movie that I find myself still thinking about it a day later. Shot Caller. Two compelling aspects of this movie. One, the device used of non-linear storytelling. Second, is the metamorphosis of the main character who has a drastic Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde while maintaining who he really is throughout. The Non Linear Story I am sure a lot of people would try to correct me and say non-linear storytelling is pretty common. Make a list. But exclude time travel movies. That is something else. And exclude movies that bookend another time or event…
Let me get right to the point. I think the aliens won. This is a great movie. Everyone is comparing it to Groundhogs Day because of the time loop, but it also reminded me of the book Ender’s Game. The reason it reminds me of Ender’s Game is because the aliens are looping time for a reason. Why are they looping time? To refine their strategy. By starting over, they get to correct their mistakes. This advantage is passed through blood to Tom Cruise as it had been on Emily Blunt previously. She used that advantage to win a decisive…
If you have seen Hugo and haven’t seen the documentary The Extraordinary Voyage, then you are missing out. The version I saw had the colorized copy of A Trip to the Moon play before the documentary started, which was a real treat. If you haven’t seen Hugo, I won’t spoil it for you, I will just say this: it is about a boy who rediscovers a famous movie director who has retired. The ex-director has lived an amazing life and is responsible for some if the first special effects ever made in the movie industry. The story is almost tragic…
