g61268-1
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Premise: a young man discovers that the world in which he lives is a computer simulation, and finds a way (with help) to both exit the simulation and fight against the artificial intelligence which has imprisoned and in effect enslaved humanity.
Opinion: while the special effects were great to watch on the big screen (especially back in 1999), the premise doesn't really make any sense. We are told (through the Wise Character named Morpheus) that the reason the machines have enslaved humanity is that "the sky has been scorched", implying that using solar power would be impossible, and so instead we humans are the source of energy.
The problem is that, of course, humans aren't a source of energy at all. Like a car, a person takes in potential energy (from food) and then converts it to other forms of energy like heat and motion. We're never told what the humans are fed, because thinking this through would reveal rather quickly that the whole premise makes no sense. If you have doubt, imagine instead that today humanity suddenly lost access to oil, coal, etc and so decided to "enslave cars" for their energy.
So with that in mind i give it a five. Fun to watch but you really gotta turn your brain off.
Opinion: while the special effects were great to watch on the big screen (especially back in 1999), the premise doesn't really make any sense. We are told (through the Wise Character named Morpheus) that the reason the machines have enslaved humanity is that "the sky has been scorched", implying that using solar power would be impossible, and so instead we humans are the source of energy.
The problem is that, of course, humans aren't a source of energy at all. Like a car, a person takes in potential energy (from food) and then converts it to other forms of energy like heat and motion. We're never told what the humans are fed, because thinking this through would reveal rather quickly that the whole premise makes no sense. If you have doubt, imagine instead that today humanity suddenly lost access to oil, coal, etc and so decided to "enslave cars" for their energy.
So with that in mind i give it a five. Fun to watch but you really gotta turn your brain off.
I suppose one shouldn't write a movie review while not even half way through watching the movie, but i'm finding Malizia so dull that i have no desire to finish it.
The film stars Laura Antonelli as the sexy maid and Alessandro Momo as the horny/love struck teenager.
I discovered Laura Antonelli thanks to the (also 1973) film Sessomatto. Unlike Malizia, Sessomatto is both sexy and funny - and Laura Antonelli and Giancarlo Giannini play off each other so well, i thought they were married in real life!
Malizia, unfortunately, is dark and boring. There is both a physical darkness (all the brown suits, brown rooms..) and something emotionally dark about it too. Alessandro Momo's Nino, who should seem innocent . . reminds me of Damien from The Omen (1976). Another reviewer said that his character is a "creepy perv", which might be true but i'm not going to bother watching any more to find out.
Verdict: see Sessomatto instead!
The film stars Laura Antonelli as the sexy maid and Alessandro Momo as the horny/love struck teenager.
I discovered Laura Antonelli thanks to the (also 1973) film Sessomatto. Unlike Malizia, Sessomatto is both sexy and funny - and Laura Antonelli and Giancarlo Giannini play off each other so well, i thought they were married in real life!
Malizia, unfortunately, is dark and boring. There is both a physical darkness (all the brown suits, brown rooms..) and something emotionally dark about it too. Alessandro Momo's Nino, who should seem innocent . . reminds me of Damien from The Omen (1976). Another reviewer said that his character is a "creepy perv", which might be true but i'm not going to bother watching any more to find out.
Verdict: see Sessomatto instead!