Review of The Zero Theorem (2013) by Tony B — 08 Mar 2015
For an excellent film I thought this was fundamentally flawed. The buildup and overall scenario of the world lived in by our punk hero works really well. A bit like Robocop and later Blade Runner and many others of its ilk the world is messed up and disconnected from its own population.
Power is in the hands of the few and the masses at indoctrinated by mass advertising and messages of how great things are. Length is an anti hero who simply wants to receive a phone call that will bring him complete bliss and happiness he works hard every day in the hope that his reward for this endeavour will be that phone call.
On this journey he needs and falls in love with a girl who is sent out to to Kate him when he is at his angriest stages however not to put too much of a spoiler on the film I felt very disappointedwhen near the end he fails to follow up on the one source of hope and light in his life i.
E. her. This seemed to be a disconnectamongst all madness of the world she was the one who brought him to life and made life worth living. Therefore not to follow her away from all of the carnage seemed to be a state of hopelessness and almost madness.
Hence where is typically such films lead to a point of the hero breaking the traditions of society and creating a new way of life in fact our hero does not follow up on the love of his life. Hence one is left wondering not what the point of life is but what the point of the film is!
This review of The Zero Theorem (2013) was written by Tony B on 08 Mar 2015.
The Zero Theorem has generally received mixed reviews.
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