Ultraviolet
We caught Ultraviolet on Thursday. You know, I was surprised. It was much better than I thought it was going to be. On a purely subjective level I would have called it crap, just another miserable action flick. On the otherhand, now that I’ve studied a bit about film and filmmaking, I have to say that this was a remarkable movie. It provided interesting shots, great composition, thematic relational elements, and a philosophical dialogue about the world. I am particularly taken by the visual references to Nazism, Fascism, and their relation to progressiveness. The temporal setting is a moderately futuristic, involving technology that obviously doesn’t exist now. IMDB’s entry says it’s set in the late 21st century. I suppose that could be. If that’s so, I don’t understand why everyone is using H&K G36′s and Sig 550 series rifles. Maybe the prop guys didn’t want to create something new. The “style” of the future is directly referencing of the WWI trench soldier and the WWII German soldier with an added touch of modern SWAT operator. Silhouettes are dead ringers. The mix of that and the overly bulky gas masks are clear references. I recommend giving it a look if you are wanting to watch and action movie.
