If you enjoy the apocalyptic, big brother style of paranoia, this is the feeling you get from watching Songbird in separating the human stories from the movie. Recorded announcements permit neighbors to snitch on each other. We find out what life would be like if we need the military to control everything in order to keep the pandemic from eliminating humans.
The hero of the movie, Nico (K. J. Apa), is convincing as a courier with immunity. The story captures what people are doing while isolating during the COVID pandemic. It also shows us how people are struggling while separated from those whom they love. The people who are isolated have regular virus checks that are monitored by authorities so you cannot leave your home if you're infected. It gives the viewer an idea of how restrictions could escalate if variants of the COVID virus surpass the effectiveness of vaccines.
Nico's g.f., Sara (Sofia Carson), is dealing with a lot and he has to help her. This storyline is the most interesting when it crosses into the involvement of acquiring something to save her using the connection to William Griffin (Bradley Whitford).
Griffin is a jerk and his mistress, May (Alexandra Daddario), decides she isn't going to put up with his b.s. May has been in contact with a military veteran and she enlists his help so that she can be safe from Griffin. This is another key moment of suspense, which has a heroic aspect. Griffin's wife, Piper (Demi Moore), is intent on stopping Griffin, though we don't know how much her involvement is until the end.
The story gets suspenseful as Nico is desperate to save Sara. The villain of the story reminds me of Gary Oldman in his role as the dangerously eccentric Stansfield in The Professional. Emmett Harland (Peter Stormare) is wild and unpredictable, but most fascinating. We don't know his background so it's a challenge to like him, however, he's fun to watch go nuts. He fills all of the scenes he's in with tension.
Nico's boss is the movie's comic relief. Lester (Craig Robinson) dispatches Nico for deliveries. We get a perspective of what essential workers manage their staff and their own lives during a pandemic. He's holding it together in a daily routine. His tech-savvy skills are cool, but not so realistic. It's a movie so just go with it.
The conclusion involves the characters on the good side teaming up. It is a sappy ending, but the movie is fine for a depiction of the paranoia we have experienced about a virus that is here to stay.
The hero of the movie, Nico (K. J. Apa), is convincing as a courier with immunity. The story captures what people are doing while isolating during the COVID pandemic. It also shows us how people are struggling while separated from those whom they love. The people who are isolated have regular virus checks that are monitored by authorities so you cannot leave your home if you're infected. It gives the viewer an idea of how restrictions could escalate if variants of the COVID virus surpass the effectiveness of vaccines.
Nico's g.f., Sara (Sofia Carson), is dealing with a lot and he has to help her. This storyline is the most interesting when it crosses into the involvement of acquiring something to save her using the connection to William Griffin (Bradley Whitford).
Griffin is a jerk and his mistress, May (Alexandra Daddario), decides she isn't going to put up with his b.s. May has been in contact with a military veteran and she enlists his help so that she can be safe from Griffin. This is another key moment of suspense, which has a heroic aspect. Griffin's wife, Piper (Demi Moore), is intent on stopping Griffin, though we don't know how much her involvement is until the end.
The story gets suspenseful as Nico is desperate to save Sara. The villain of the story reminds me of Gary Oldman in his role as the dangerously eccentric Stansfield in The Professional. Emmett Harland (Peter Stormare) is wild and unpredictable, but most fascinating. We don't know his background so it's a challenge to like him, however, he's fun to watch go nuts. He fills all of the scenes he's in with tension.
Nico's boss is the movie's comic relief. Lester (Craig Robinson) dispatches Nico for deliveries. We get a perspective of what essential workers manage their staff and their own lives during a pandemic. He's holding it together in a daily routine. His tech-savvy skills are cool, but not so realistic. It's a movie so just go with it.
The conclusion involves the characters on the good side teaming up. It is a sappy ending, but the movie is fine for a depiction of the paranoia we have experienced about a virus that is here to stay.
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