This movie feels like a blend of Equilibrium and Gattaca, to me. Equilibrium, because this is a dystopian society where it's wrong to feel emotions, and the world and wardrobe have the feel of Gattaca. Not much happens in this movie, and the pacing is slow. I know this sounds bad, and it would have been if not for the stellar chemistry between Kristen Stewart (Nia) and Nicholas Hoult (Silas).
This was the only redeeming aspect of the movie for me, and I think their chemistry may have been the entire point. By the end I was so vested in their relationship, I could feel the desire when they would look at each other and couldn't act on it, and feel their pain when they were apart.
The thought of being an adult and never knowing love. It's hard to imagine, but they captured it, and when they began to experience these feelings and sneak off to be together, watching them slowly touch, kiss... I don't recall them speaking much, but it was so beautiful I couldn't look away. The camera angles were great, visualizing fingertips, heaving breaths, zoomed in tight, at all the right angles. While sexual in away, their interactions were still innocent, childlike. It tapped into memories of my first experiences as a teen with my high school sweetheart, and how thrilling it was at the time. There is an interesting twist at the end, and if the movie resonates with you the way it did me, you will totally get it, and it will both break and warm your heart. Six stars for being an overused premise, but if you are into this kind of movie it's well worth the watch.
This was the only redeeming aspect of the movie for me, and I think their chemistry may have been the entire point. By the end I was so vested in their relationship, I could feel the desire when they would look at each other and couldn't act on it, and feel their pain when they were apart.
The thought of being an adult and never knowing love. It's hard to imagine, but they captured it, and when they began to experience these feelings and sneak off to be together, watching them slowly touch, kiss... I don't recall them speaking much, but it was so beautiful I couldn't look away. The camera angles were great, visualizing fingertips, heaving breaths, zoomed in tight, at all the right angles. While sexual in away, their interactions were still innocent, childlike. It tapped into memories of my first experiences as a teen with my high school sweetheart, and how thrilling it was at the time. There is an interesting twist at the end, and if the movie resonates with you the way it did me, you will totally get it, and it will both break and warm your heart. Six stars for being an overused premise, but if you are into this kind of movie it's well worth the watch.