The Island

Great flic. I didn't have high hopes, because this subject has been coming back couple of times in the last 10 years, so I didn't think it can be very original. But I was pleasantly surprised because it DID give a new very realistic angle on cloning.

I think it's a good idea to do movies about cloning because it makes people think about it and formulate an opinion on the subject rather than just rejecting it as humans do with anything new. Lawmakers and the society will have to learn to live with this new technology, so we better prepare.

I don't want to give away any details of the plot, because it's really worth seeing. The story, acting, locations are all great. At last a vision of the not very distant future where cars are not flying. Although motorcycles do. :)

The only buggind thing was the product placement. It was just way too obvious. Nothing is branded in the scenes, except those Nokia phones, Mac trucks, Cadillac cars, etc. The camera focuses on the brands for seconds! It's like watching a giant commercial. It's revolting.

The best part was when the heroes jump into an msn search booth and they can't find one person's address out of two. I mean c'mon! At least make Microsoft shine in a bloody paid future movie! But it was at least realistic. It seems MS will still do buggy products even in 2025. :)

Altogether worth seeing it. Let me know if you liked it!

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