Review of Transcendence (2014) by A T — 07 Oct 2014

If anything, the film falls flat from being better a concept than actually carried out in practice. And probably the fact it was hyped due to the fact of Nolan's involvement that the film just felt "Nolan-lite" even more than Man of Steel.

Johnny Depp honestly shouldn't be on the cover, he's not the star of the movie. Rebecca Hall is technically the main character, and really it explores her loss and psych. Or is it Paul Bettany who strangely tries to get Will to do the speech that day and then completely be again his friend Evelyn and Will's work? It's really weird plot holes like this that ruin the movie.

Why did Kate Mara threaten to kill Max? Who is this Casey they keep referring to? It's all just assumed for the fun of it, and it gets a bit irritating after the 5th plot hole. But I wonder if I'd have the same reaction to this and Inception if I didn't look at the reviews.

Both are confusing and don't make much sense in the grand scheme of things, but both pose philosophical questions that question existence, and that's where I think the film succeeds. Unfortunately, unlike Her, Star Trek: TNG and even Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it doesn't do much to explore the theme at hand.