Friday, April 08, 2005

Movie Review: The Final Cut

Robin Williams as a dark, talented "cutter" with a hidden secret. The film takes place it the not so distant future. When people are born, their parents have the option to implant an organic chip into their heads that capture video/data of everything they hear/say/see. A great concept. But obviously, weird. When the person dies the chip is removed and sent to a "cutter" who goes through the persons life and splices a movie together of the good parts (unless asked to do different). It brings up a lot of moral questions: When do you tell the child that there is a plant in their head (in the movie it's a recommended age of 18)? How come when people find out they have a chip they either get a strange tattoo to cut the frequency for the audio/video or they just tighten up and act perfect until they die? Is that a good thing? Is it right for "cutters" to edit out possible horrific crimes committed by the people before they die? (in the movie Robin Williams says he does not judge the dead for crimes they cannot be sentenced for anymore - there are also protestors in the movie who despise Robin Williams character). In the end, none of the questions are really answered, but they are obviously up for debate. The reason I like this movie is because I think Robin Williams always plays an excellent "creepy/weird" guy, because, let's face it... the guy, in real life, is just nuts. The ending also leaves much to be desired.

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