Sunday 16 March 2008

Altered States



1980-SciFi-Thriller

In the mood to keep my sanity in check. For the sake of maintaining absolute difference in uniform sociaty I needed to watch something to ballance my normacy. Van Damme Month has reminded me that i am still the product of the 90s and of its pop culture and Nostalgic medium. Needed to break away from this commercial toxin and jump into the wild mindbending world of Pseudo Sciences.

Synopsis:

A Scientist nominated for the nobel prize attempts to break the barrier of the human mind. He attempts to use Hallucienagenic drugs and a watter tank to see if he can 'Devolve' his mind to reach 'First Thought' . This reaserch drives him to the brink of insanity and with an Altered State of Mind De-evolved to a neandathal, or point of begining of existance himself. where the rabbit hole end is nothing compaired to the trials and difficulties he gains mentaly and physicaly.

All-in-All:

This movie is wild and keeps you in the edge of your seat to the end. Questions your ideas of the word 'Absolute' and even takes you to the psycidelic trip through images and uncomfortable moments. Great Acting, and eerie sound track, but I must warn you that this film isn't for everyone, i would only recomend this film to the Science Minded, and for people who dont take cinema too seriously.

Riko's Rating: B+

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