Equals

[Brian in Mesa]

Equals

Release date: July 15, 2016
Studio: A24
Director: Drake Doremus
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic content, sensuality, partial nudity and disturbing images)
Screenwriters: Drake Doremus, Nathan Parker
Genre: Sci-Fi

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, Jacki Weaver

Plot Summary: A sci-fi romance, the film takes place in a world where emotion has been wiped out, but where a viral outbreak threatens to bring them back.

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[thirty-two]

Oh man, this movie was right in my wheelhouse: sci-fi and a love story. Nicholas Hoult is incredibly attractive and Kristen Stewart was actually really good for this role, imo.

Feeling and emotions in this world are viewed as a "sickness" and should be suppressed. But what happens when two people have a connection with each other?

Kind of like Pleasantville in terms of the use of color to show emotions. Visually, this movie was great with the use of cold/sterile environments to represent the world.

Anyway, this was a decent futuristic world love story. Wasn't mind blowing and it dragged at times, but I enjoyed it.

Reminded me a lot of Fringe Season 5 with the theme of advanced intellect/technology and the strippage of what makes us human (love, emotions).

 

[thirty-two]

Am I the only one who has seen this movie?