Moon is nothing that I envisioned it to be, it was actually better. From the trailer I thought it was going to be a somewhat creepy sci fi film, it ended up being a very creative and brilliant sci fi film.
The story was very original, thought provoking and never made me lose interest. I have heard it's really comparable to 2001 but I have yet to see that :x
"Sam Bell is on the moon harvesting Helium three (H3) and sending it back to Earth for energy. He has two weeks left on his contract then he returns to Earth, thats when things get weird. Sam starts hallucinating and getting sick, then one of the mining units stall and he goes to inspect it"
I will not go into any further detail because the less you know of the story the better! Just be prepared for a wild ride of twists and turns on astronomical proportions. It was so outstanding that I wish it had been longer, but to tell such an astonishing story in such little time is quite a feat. One thing I found really fabulous is that it was able to mind fuck me, which only occurs once in a blue....moon ;)
This is the first time I have seen Sam Rockwell in action, I was very stoked to see his performance because I have heard great things about him. His performance in this film is amazing, I would even say Oscar worthy. The scenes were he is communicating with himself were some of the coolest in recent memory. GERTY was also awesome, loved the emotion screen, and the fact that it was voiced by Spacey.
The visuals were really extraordinary, I have never been to the moon but I imagine that is what it looks like. I was very pleased that there was no audio when Sam was out of his ship walking around, plus one for realism!
There must be something in the blood because Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie) crafted one of the best sci fi films in recent memory, and one of the best movies of the year.
****1/2 out of 5
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