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The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Good visuals and acting but drama fastastic
Can we have scientists that act a little bit like real ones?
When they initially try to fire it up, everyone looks like they have no idea of what's happening as if they were tourists. Come on! At least some people must be measuring and listening to clues not looking dumbstruck.
After the incident, they must have conjectures and think instead of jumping to conclusions even though the audience guessed miles away what's happening. Instead of just fighting and making drama, they should move the plot. So many possibilities!
I like the gerne and the idea. However the pot was a bit too strong with this one. Once one universe can interact with other parallel universes, especially on auch a relatively large scale (and very likely with more than 2 universes), it also means that an infinity of other universes with all other variations are doing the same. Yes all parallel worlds in the "vicinity" should be screwed.
2036 Origin Unknown (2018)
At least a decent sci fi
I've seen plenty of high budget movies packed with action scenes in a future that makes no sense. This movie at least tries a bit to remain in science fiction more than fantasy and with an interesting take on it. Kind of like 2001 but yet a pretty different take.
I'd say I saw the plot twist coming a mile away, but still I welcome that they tried to end with some sort of a closing instead of just a bang. Some event didn't get properly clarified and I think that's the biggest miss for this type of movies as it must be a coherent universe, else it's fantasy.
Forgetting that part, there are still quite many unrealistic goofs:
- hyper-telecomunication in opening scene before it got invented
- the space shuttle in opening scene wouldn't keep a forward trust for 90 days and would have to reverse trust way before even approaching Mars, but in the movie it kept the thrust and didn't "break"
- cell phones that look like 2016
- no human would let a "beta" AGI have so much power (unless... sorry can't say else it may spoil the movie)
Should you see it? If you like SciFi, you're likely going to find the topics on par with current thought experiments and you may enjoy it. A lot is actually in the not said but in what you guess as you watch it.