Nerve

Today I want to talk to you about Nerve, an adventure and suspense film, it was released in 2016 and I never knew about it. Let's talk a little about it.

Nerve is basically a story of what is happening to society with so much internet and although it seems like a twisted hyperbola, it is not. Well, this movie, as far as I'm concerned, reminded me of that moment where the dangerous game "The Blue Whale" was on everyone's fingers.

Hoy les quiero hablar de Nerve, una película de aventura y suspenso, se estrenó en el 2016 y nunca me enteré de esto. Hablemos un poco de ella.

Nerve, es básicamente un relato de lo que le está pasando a la sociedad con tanto internet y aunque parece como una hipérbola retorcida, no lo es. Pues esta película, en lo que a mí respecta me recordó ese momento dónde estaba en boca de todos el peligroso juego "La ballena azul"

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This film is mainly about the life of Vee, a quiet young lady who at the same time seems to be trapped in her hometown, in addition to suffering the loss of her older brother two years ago.

Vee, being a quiet girl, has a fairly extroverted friend, who plays an online game, where you have to spend 24 hours online and consists of completing challenges throughout the day in exchange for money.

Esta película trata principalmente de la vida de Vee, una joven tranquila pero que al mismo tiempo parece estar atrapada en su pueblo natal, además de sufrir la perdida de su hermano mayor dos años atrás.

Vee siendo una chica tranquila tiene una amiga bastante extrovertida, quien se mete en un juego en línea, en dónde tienes que pasar 24 horas conectado y consiste en ir cumpliendo retos a lo largo del día a cambio de dinero.

Her friend tells this to Vee and she doesn't really agree, however her friend tells her to join the game as a spectator, because the more people are watching the better, since that increases your position in the ranking. Certainly Vee was thinking of joining as a spectator to support her friend, but while they are at a restaurant having a break, her friends start talking about how Vee should live life a little more and be more daring, go out and explore the world, her friends challenge her to do something but unfortunately the whole thing ends in her friend humiliating her.

Su amiga le cuenta esto a Vee y ella no está muy de acuerdo, sin embargo su amiga le dice que se una al juego como espectador, pues mientras más personas estén mirando mejor, ya que eso te sube de posición en el ranking. Ciertamente Vee pensaba unirse como espectadora para apoyar a su amiga pero mientras están en un restaurante haciendo un break, sus amigos empiezan a hablar de que Vee debería vivir un poco más la vida y ser más atrevida, salir y explorar el mundo, sus amigos la retan a qué haga algo pero lamentablemente todo el asunto termina en que su amiga la humilla.

What happens next is obvious, Vee gets angry and ends up joining the game as a player. And as I said before, you have to be connected 24 hours and filming yourself with your phone, some challenges appear on the screen to complete, depending on the difficulty and severity of the challenge, the amount of money you win increases. At first they are simple challenges but as the day goes by they become more and more dangerous

Lo que pasa a continuación es obvio, Vee se enfada y termina uniéndose al juego como jugador. Y como dije antes, tienes que estar 24 horas conectado y filmandote con tu celular, en la pantalla te aparecen algunos retos por cumplir, dependiendo de la dificultad y gravedad del reto aumenta la cantidad de dinero que ganes. Al principio son retos sencillos pero a medida que pasa el día cada vez se vuelven más y más peligrosos

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Fortunately in the movie everything turns out well, it is obviously a movie, however they show that previously someone had already died from playing this and yet nobody said anything, besides that it was a free server and each person who joined the game worked as a server , which made it difficult to close the page.

But this is something that is not far from reality, the population is currently closely linked to the internet, most of us are addicted to being here and doing silly things that at first seem harmless but have their risks, there are also underage. It must be admitted that social media today are dangerous and many people seem to have no idea of the dangers, I would not doubt if something like this becomes a reality in the not too distant future. If nowadays people do stupid things for free, I don't want to imagine what they will do for a couple of dollars. It is a good movie to watch with the intention of reflecting and being more careful and responsible in this cyber world.

Afortunadamente en la película todo sale bien, es una película obviamente, sin embargo muestran que anteriormente alguien ya había muerto por jugar esto y sin embargo nadie dijo nada, además de que era un servidor libre y cada persona que se unía al juego funcionaba como servidor, lo cual hacia difícil cerrar la página.

Pero esto es algo que no se aleja de la realidad, la población actualmente está muy ligada al internet, la mayoría somos adictos a estar aquí y hacer cosas tontas que al principio parecen inofensivas pero tienen sus riesgos, también hay niños menores de edad. Hay que admitir que las redes sociales hoy en día son peligrosas y mucha gente parece no tener ni idea de los peligros, no dudaría si algo como esto se hace realidad en un futuro no muy lejano. Si actualmente la gente hace cosas estupidas de gratis no quiero imaginar que harán por un par de dólares. Es buena película para verla con la intención de reflexionar y ser más cuidadosos y responsables en este mundo cibernético.

I didn't go to see Nerve at the movie theater because, frankly, it just didn't look that good. Browsing Amazon Prime last night, I saw this movie free (my favorite price), so I decided to give it a go. I have no regrets for not seeing this film at the theater, but on video (and for free) it wasn't half bad. I have been known to shut a Prime movie off ten minutes in. I watched this one to the end...so I guess that equates to a mild recommendation.

The premise of Nerve is based in a "truth or dare" game that is played out online. Participants decide which side they want to be on. They can be "watchers" or players. The game is a peer-to-peer program with player and watcher devices serving as nodes. The game becomes more insidious as it goes on. Vee (Emma Roberts) is a "good girl" who gets drawn into the game, following the lead of her less moralistic friend Sydney who has mastered the game. The more watchers, the better chance of making the finals. With bigger prizes as you go along. Vee ends up partnered with a bad boy, Ian (Dave Franco). As the two get driven deeper into the game, Vee realizes she wants out. And "out" isn't always an option.

I wouldn't call the writing in Nerve particularly creative. The plot is fairly linear with a modest twist at the climax. The dialogue should appeal to younger viewers. The films was based on a plausible scenario and exploits the immediacy of social networks. In that sense, it is a timely narrative. While pushing boundaries of reasonableness, the film never quite "jumps the shark." The film also managed to create decent tension at times. While the dialogue and plot were average, in totality, the story was delivered well. The cinematography mixed some first person shots into the narrative, which also worked for me. That is not always done well.

This film appeared to be geared to an audience a bit younger than me. For them, it might get higher marks. Objectively, the film was polished and put together nicely. While somewhat linear and predictable, I enjoyed it for what it is. The characters could have used more depth, the resolution of conflict was a bit too "clean" and the story could have used more complexity. As it is, I would give this film a mild recommendation at 6.5/10.

Photos and trailer courtesy of Allison Shearmur Productions.

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