SPOILER ALERT!
In this Review
IS a SPOILER OR TWO.
You have been notified.
In both the portrayal of a persons day to day actions and using the net to live stream and document their life, this was fairly real.
Also seemingly realistic in how useless much of that documenting can be when hundreds watch and none take action to help. At some points the movie seemed slow, but this is simply due to the nature of viewing another individuals interaction sand daily life. We are all somewhat selfish, and the director makes use of our ego in setting us up for a false sense of security. And that is also a huge theme of this film. Not only do most think themselves just safe at any and all times, but many assume they are okay when at home, alone, streaming, but these are often falsehood. Even the presumed safety that far too many believe is guaranteed by the "police" is a fallacy and one of the biggest illusions and jokes of our modern world. A woman goes through a divorce, and though I do sympathize with her to an extent, she goes and does silly things like burning her ex husbands clothes days before he comes to reclaim them. At that point, I was on his side, but then the woman deals with him in a somewhat silent, detached manner yet I cannot tell if she suffered physical abuse from her husband or she was simply trying to remain calm while streaming.people are complicated. But the troubles many face in regards to kidnapping are very real, as is bodily harm.Safety is often an illusion and this woman, like many women and men and children are so glued to their paltry little devices that millions are not paying enough attention to their surroundings. This is a big problem too. ONe should always be aware wherever they are. We have instincts for a reason, and anyone should be able to recognize a strange sensation or situation around their home or in most given situations when danger presents itself.Get some protection in the form of pepper spray or a taser or a gun if you need, but dont be a victim and start paying more attention. The kidnappers in this film were representative of real organizations of flesh peddlers that operate in many countries, but whom wouldnotice the signs in a digital addicted world? Lotta meaning in how people in general are not paying enough attention to politics, governments, foreign affairs, domestic affairs or care about transparency of the police, courts and system. The movie portrayed this fairly well. In the end, nothing was resolved, except that one hacker with a heart of gold unwittingly took matters into his own hands and not only got himself killed, but alerted the kidnappers to his presence, putting them onto his trail and they made off with the poor woman they had taken hold of. IF the hacker had noticed only one person was watching his feed when the kidnappers went away momentarily, he should have ended his stream so they would not know where he had been shooting from, and he would have had a few minutes before the cops came anyways. Hell he could have called them too and not only lived but gave Linda, the kidnapped woman, enough time to be properly rescued. Perhaps this film had more than just one lesson, but the overall theme about being aware while streaming seemed the foremost. I felt strongly about this film, though I give it a 6/10, but it was none the less effective at keeping me watching.
In this Review
IS a SPOILER OR TWO.
You have been notified.
In both the portrayal of a persons day to day actions and using the net to live stream and document their life, this was fairly real.
Also seemingly realistic in how useless much of that documenting can be when hundreds watch and none take action to help. At some points the movie seemed slow, but this is simply due to the nature of viewing another individuals interaction sand daily life. We are all somewhat selfish, and the director makes use of our ego in setting us up for a false sense of security. And that is also a huge theme of this film. Not only do most think themselves just safe at any and all times, but many assume they are okay when at home, alone, streaming, but these are often falsehood. Even the presumed safety that far too many believe is guaranteed by the "police" is a fallacy and one of the biggest illusions and jokes of our modern world. A woman goes through a divorce, and though I do sympathize with her to an extent, she goes and does silly things like burning her ex husbands clothes days before he comes to reclaim them. At that point, I was on his side, but then the woman deals with him in a somewhat silent, detached manner yet I cannot tell if she suffered physical abuse from her husband or she was simply trying to remain calm while streaming.people are complicated. But the troubles many face in regards to kidnapping are very real, as is bodily harm.Safety is often an illusion and this woman, like many women and men and children are so glued to their paltry little devices that millions are not paying enough attention to their surroundings. This is a big problem too. ONe should always be aware wherever they are. We have instincts for a reason, and anyone should be able to recognize a strange sensation or situation around their home or in most given situations when danger presents itself.Get some protection in the form of pepper spray or a taser or a gun if you need, but dont be a victim and start paying more attention. The kidnappers in this film were representative of real organizations of flesh peddlers that operate in many countries, but whom wouldnotice the signs in a digital addicted world? Lotta meaning in how people in general are not paying enough attention to politics, governments, foreign affairs, domestic affairs or care about transparency of the police, courts and system. The movie portrayed this fairly well. In the end, nothing was resolved, except that one hacker with a heart of gold unwittingly took matters into his own hands and not only got himself killed, but alerted the kidnappers to his presence, putting them onto his trail and they made off with the poor woman they had taken hold of. IF the hacker had noticed only one person was watching his feed when the kidnappers went away momentarily, he should have ended his stream so they would not know where he had been shooting from, and he would have had a few minutes before the cops came anyways. Hell he could have called them too and not only lived but gave Linda, the kidnapped woman, enough time to be properly rescued. Perhaps this film had more than just one lesson, but the overall theme about being aware while streaming seemed the foremost. I felt strongly about this film, though I give it a 6/10, but it was none the less effective at keeping me watching.