"Source Code": Good science fiction is not necessarily bizarre

Agustin 2022-03-21 09:01:12

Generally speaking, science fiction films that can really conquer movie fans are mostly "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Avatar", "The Matrix" and other giants with outstanding visual effects. You can hardly imagine a movie without big stars and no astronomy. Backed by digital financial resources, small and medium-sized investment sci-fi works without the support of bizarre and gorgeous visual effects can make the audience watch heartily, and even get the reputation of "Inception". But Duncan Jones did it easily. His low-cost but amazingly creative "Moon" made the audience amazed. Now his masterpiece "Source Code" once again proved Duncan Jones' enviable Talent and imagination, and this time, his rock spirit inherited from the rock star father in "Source Code" also enriches the whole work and reveals a different kind of charm.

From "Moon" to "Source Code", Duncan Jones's works conquer the audience with real creativity and imagination. At first glance, "The Moon" is easily reminiscent of "Robot Walli". An astronaut who missed his hometown lives alone on the moon with only one robot as a companion, but as the story slowly develops, until the hero finds that he is a copy When people were truthful, this little shabby science fiction film suddenly rose to the height of human ethics, which is as surprising and surprising as a scrawny old man who fell down with a few tricks under the eyes of everyone. surprise.

The same is true for "Source Code". From the very beginning Jack Harenhal found himself inexplicably occupying the body of a stranger, he began to set up suspense to bury the burden, and then step by step to relieve the burden, until he found that he became a tool of the military. , Also revealed a government conspiracy involving bioethics, but the ingenious part of this film is also beyond the "Moon" is that "Source Code" set an unexpected open ending. Generally speaking, sci-fi movies are set up in advance to allow the audience to quickly and comprehensively understand the world view, "Source Code" is a different way, but vaguely explain a theory about quantum mechanics in the film, the source code plan is just a rigid The new technology in the experimental stage has not been studied and understood by the military, so the film will have a wonderful ending that is so unexpected and acceptable to the audience. This is reasonable. Unexpectedly, Duncan Jones brings a new sense of surprise to the audience with his excellent imagination. I believe that when the audience sees the true ending of the movie, they will unanimously admire the ingenuity of the movie.

Although Duncan Jones’s film wins with creativity, it is not empty. On the contrary, you can clearly feel Duncan Jones’ strong desire to express whether it is "Moon" or "Source Code". It can be found that both "Moon" and "Source Code" have finally risen to the height of bioethics, and both individuals rely on their own efforts to fight against the government in an attempt to break through the lies and shackles of life. This is probably inherited from his father. Duncan Jones’ father, David Bowie, is a famous rock star, and Duncan Jones’s strong philosophy of pursuing the truth and freedom of life is also the soul of rock’s freedom. In short, watching his movies, the audience can always clearly feel that kind of sharp talent and restless passion, just like a rock singer using a roar on the stage to vent his confusion and torture about life.

After the movie "Moon", Duncan Jones once again proved his talent with "Source Code". At the same time, he successfully opened up a new line of science fiction film creation without major investment or brilliant visual effects, purely relying on excellent creativity. Conquer the audience with imagination, this seems to also show: good science fiction is not necessarily bizarre, if the creativity of science fiction movies can withstand the test, it will also be very attractive. (Text/Long Xiao)

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Source Code quotes

  • Colter Stevens: The explosion came from behind me.

  • Colter Stevens: You seem concerned about the time. What are you late for?

    Max Denoff: I'm on my way to an asshole festival. I hear you're headlining.

    Colter Stevens: Oh, that's funny. What are you, a comedian?

    Christina Warren: Yeah. He is a comedian.