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Source Code (2011) | Nattosheru Review [ENG/SPA]@nattosenpai454d
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  1. Source Code (Film): Review.@martinmcfly2792d

    After making a memorable debut with the fascinating film Moon in 2009, director Duncan Jones returned to the genre of science fiction with Source Code, a film that takes up the eternal fascination of human beings with the ability to travel through time.


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    Year: 2011 Category: Science Fiction, Thriller. Director: Duncan Jones Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright.


    Plot

    With the help of a machine with a computer program that recreates the last 8 minutes of life of a person, a soldier is introduced into the mind of a teacher, after he suffered an attack on a train to see how the accident and find out who is to blame.


    Opinion

    A man who is part of a mission awakens in the body of another person in a train and has only eight minutes to find out who has placed a bomb that will blow it up. Only eight minutes, nothing more. As the spectator will know, the protagonist fails numerous times in his mission and returns, as if it were a curse, over and over again. A premise that may remind the movie The Groundhog Day of 1993, although Source Code is not exactly a time travel movie.

    Through a fascinating premise of science fiction, totally impossible but a little credible, the film addresses a subject that allows reflecting on life, on the human being and the infinite range of possibilities that are ahead when a decision is made. Once again, good science fiction dealing with subjects as old as man. And also achieving one of the most entertaining films of recent years.

    In the film it does not have an accelerated assembly, of two thousand shots per second, there are no spectacular effects, no ambiguous script turns or cheats. What it does have is rhythm, emotion, and spectacle. It is a small, modest, simple film, and it is precisely in that modesty that it manages to reach the viewer in a forceful and direct way.

    The greatness of this film does not lie in its conflicting plot in which again and again the protagonist must find a terrorist to avoid more tragedies. At a certain point in the story, the film tells us something much more important, the enormous distance that separates our desires from reality, what we always yearn for and what we really possess. How many times do we have to experience the same sensations or live the same experiences to realize what we really want?

    The film explains it in the simplest way possible, in an open science fiction setting, where what really matters is not who is the terrorist, that maybe is the most predictable element of the story, and I think that totally intentional, does not matter how the protagonist is sent to the train, or what is the source code. That would be the plot on its surface, but within its powerful images, the film reveals another story, one in which the choices that are made determine the future, and the memories that weigh us can be released with a simple phone call, that in which reality is always harder and cruel than desires, only possible in a dream or parallel universes.

    What would you do if you knew that you have less than a minute to live? Make every second count?


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    Score

    7/10

    If you liked Déjà Vu with Denzel Washington, of which I will review later, this film is quite recommendable for you, since the plot is similar, but with the difference that the trips are not to the past, but to alternative realities. The film makes us exercise the neurons with some questions without it becoming boring in the least. It has a lot of action, elements of the police movies, mystery and humor. All these elements are integrated organically and nothing seems forced, so I consider it a recommendable movie.


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  2. Source Code - Movie Review@coldsteem2869d

    I am always game for a thriller with a fresh point-of-view.  2011 was a good year for the genre,  with the release of strong films like Inception, Unknown and The Adjustment Bureau. Source Code follows up those successes nicely.

    Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an Afghanistan combat veteran.  He is a pilot involved with a special project being conducted by the Air Force.  The concept is to reassign an eight minute block of time by injecting Steven's consciousness into a person who was recently deceased.  The twist is that the consciousness is inserted into the eight minutes prior to the death, allowing for an overlapping of consciousness where memory can be retained from the event and recalled when Stevens is returned to the present.  The concept of past and present become muddled as Stevens attempts to change history, which is not possible.

    Stevens awakens on a passenger train heading into Chicago with morning commuters.  He has taken the consciousness of Sean Fentress (Frederick De Grandpre) who is traveling with a lovely young woman named Christina Warren (Michelle Monaghan).  Christina seems to react to Stevens' repeated iterations of time reassignment, which gives him the idea that the past can actually be affected.  Stevens repeatedly travels back to Sean's consciousness in a desperate attempt to identify the individual who bombed this train and is planning to detonate a dirty bomb in downtown Chicago.  In the meantime, Stevens examines his own consciousness in an attempt to understand his own fate.

    Source Code succeeds as a quality suspense film with flying colors.  The concept is fresh and unique, putting an interesting spin on a traditional concept.  I did have one issue with the resolution of the story (Spoiler - Christina gets off the train with Sean at one point.  Sean is hit by another train, sending him back into the experiment.  Christina is never returned.  While this may have spawned an alternate reality, it did not appear to affect the real world.  So it doesn't jive with the concept that the real world could be changed through the source code when an alternate ending is eventually achieved.  End Spoiler).

    Other than a few minor flaws and unexplained circumstances, the writing was exceptional.  The character development added strength to the film.  Rather than relying on the dazzling special effects, writer Ben Ripley opted to give us substance.  The characters have lives, emotions and unanswered questions.  The characters made the story matter, engulfing the audience with concern for the outcome.  The dialogue was fresh.  The plot was complex, interesting and intelligent.  This is Ripley's first original feature length film (he did Species III, which isn't exactly original material).  Based on this film, I would be inclined to see Source Code 2 which has been announced but not scheduled for a release year.

    Gyllenhaal was well cast as the male lead in this film.  I enjoyed his performance, paying more attention to the character he created than the niggles in the script.  His delivery brought intensity to the already tightly woven suspense.  His chemistry with Monaghan seemed genuine, but then, who wouldn't have great chemistry with such a beautiful actress?  Monaghan was a nice complement to Gyllenhaal's lead.  Vera Farmiga was also notable as Captain Goodwin, who is Steven's "handler" in the story.  Great cast for a unique film.

    Source Code is rated PG-13. The film had some intense sequences, violence and strong language.  It was all contextual and well executed.  The special effects made the violence realistic, but not gory.  I might only limit this film to children prone to nightmares.  It was rather tame for the most part. The run time is a breezy one hour, 33 minutes.

    Source Code is one of many great thrillers from released in the same year. We could use another solid run like that.  As a fan of this genre, it is good to know that we are getting some intelligent material alongside the rehashed plots from the past.  The story, characters, acting and dialogue were all exceptional.  There were some unexplained inconsistencies, but they were minor.  8/10.

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  3. "Source Code" by Duncan Jones - movie review@godflesh2946d

    After more than the excellent "Moon", the expectations for Duncan Jones' second film, which for a moment became one of the most interesting and discussed names working in the fantastic genre, jumped to the heavens, but the fear of repeating that , which happened to Richard Kelly, who, after the great "Donnie Darko", surprises us with the giant failure "Southland Tales". Thankfully, the case turned out to be different because "Source Code " is a smart, well-made and engaging film that proves that Moon was not a coincidence. Of course, I will not comment on his next and last movie "Warcraft: The Beginning", which confirms Richard Kelly's tendency.

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    Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man traveling on a train to Chicago with no idea how and why he is on board after being on a military mission in Afghanistan. A few minutes later, the train exploded, and once more, Colter woke up in an unknown place with no idea what was going on. It turns out that he is part of a government experiment called "Source Code " - a program that allows his mind to be transferred to another person's body in the last 8 minutes of his life - in this case a passenger on board a train that had been blown up before a few hours. The aim is to find the bomber and thus prevent the possibility of a second, much larger catastrophe in the center of Chicago. Colter is forced to experience the 8 minutes before the incident again and again, each time collecting new clues that bring him closer to both the bomber and the truth about his participation in the experiment.

    Because of the repetition of the same period of time, the comparison with "Groundhog Day" has to be compared, but there is no similarity between the two films, nothing that makes "Source Code " love thread. In fact, the comparison with "Deja Vu", "12 Monkeys," that even "Inception" would be more appropriate. And here is a fantasy thriller (a technology that does not exist at this stage) in which the main character has a limited time to accomplish a particular task, and in which, if you try to deepen the basic idea, rationalize it and trace all of its possible variations, you will find a lot of paradoxes and cracks in history. The difference, however, is that, despite the big race and the big threat, "Source Code " is a much smaller and personal movie than "Moon". And it is not a matter of the spatial limitation of action, but of the emotional and psychological problems of the hero and, most importantly, of his overwhelming desire for dissociation and his desire at least to try to resist what dictates common sense. Few sounds, but if you've seen the movie, you'll probably understand what I mean. I just do not want to make key moments of the plot, although just as in the "Moon", they become clear early on.

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    Of course, there are twists and turns (most of the obvious) as well as a "surprising" finish. Do not worry, I will not tell anything important, not to mention that I will not get the place to write it so you can understand me. I just want to mention that it is as surprising as it is expected. He carries a certain emotional charge and puts some pretty interesting and complex questions of a moral nature, but in general, for me personally, he is one of the weak elements of the film. Another weak element is the other characters. The idea is to care for them, but in the end we could not do much less, even for those we know about. Michelle Monahan, as the sympathetic girl our hero is supposed to be trying to save, has no role and is more schematically represented by even a few passengers with one speech. The image of Vera Farmie has daughters of depth, but she just does not have enough time to pay attention to her. And for Jeffrey Wright, I just do not know what to say to you, I think he is doing his best, even though he probably gives more credibility than it looked on paper. Although not quite in "Moon" class, and with certain shortcomings, "Source Code " is a pleasant, intelligent, and last but not least, entertainment film, which shows that even studio films (because it is such) can be intelligent when approaching them with love and understanding of the genre. I recommend this movie.

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  4. 'Source Code' by Duncan Jones Review@namiks2988d

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    Duncan Jones doesn't have an excellent portfolio. His most recent works, Warcraft and Mute, have been viewed quite negatively by critics, although those two films seem to have niche audiences, Jones' best works are his earliest. Although, even though his more recent works aren't amazing, one can admire the creativity behind them.

    Source Code, released in 2011, however, is excellent. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal as helicopter pilot Colter Stevens, Source Code is a near-future thriller set in a moderately dystopian world. His mission top-secret, and has him entering a virtual world as Sean Fentress, to live out his final minutes on a train, shortly before it is bombed. Stevens is tasked with discovering the identity of the bomber during those few minutes in order to prevent a similar event.

    This film is excellently made, and mostly due to its simplistic nature. Its narrative unfolds over its runtime, but focuses on the simplicity of location and strong dialogue and character development. Duncan Jones manages to pull off simplicity and character development very, very well -- if you've seen Moon, you'll know what I mean -- and it allows for a very unexpected course of events, and ultimately an unforgettable ending.

    **

    Spoilers

    **

    Stevens wakes up on the train, he's disorientated and unsure of his identity. The bomb goes off, killing everyone. Stevens wakes up in a cockpit, communicating with an Air Force Captain, she verifies his identity as Stevens. The viewer learns of this at the same time as the character, and that's how a large portion of the film unfolds. there's mystery behind everything, a greater conspiracy is at work, but Stevens is advised to stay on mission.

    The ways in which Source Code displays the virtual world is unique; it's nothing overly revolutionary, but it functions and ensures Stevens is capable of creating an environment (the cockpit) despite being on life support and unable to communicate with the outside world without it.

    Source Code battles the concept of space and time, dealing with this alternate timeline to reverse actions that have occurred in the original timeline; this allows Stevens to survive having stopped and reversed the bombing in both timelines, despite dying in the original. It's a twist that's mostly unexpected, and holds a ton of emotional weight as a result of Stevens' actions and character development within the alternate timeline.

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  5. Souce Code ( 2011) movie review@mmaruf3031d

    One of the most inique story telling i have ever seen: Source Code.

    Story :

    in the start of the movie we see that using the advancement of science the officials send a person in the past to an incident to investigate the reason so that those things never happen again. And they send the person through the brain of another man who was present at the incident. In the movie, the protagonist is sent into the past in a train and that train will be explode. the protagonist is there to observe the situation and find out who was the curlpit so that they can prevent events like this. But they comes to the actual climax when the protagonist finds out that he. is dead and he is there because his brain is intact for the reasearch purpose. Then what happens next, how the protagonist will accept the fact that he is dead and what is his furure- the movie is all about those things.

    Acting :

    The protagonist did a wonderful job. he is soul of the movie. and he just surved rhe purpose of the story line. All the other supporting actors did good jib though they did not have much to do.

    I will tell everyone to watch this movie. this should be a must watch movie In your bucket list. I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars.

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