Comments on: I Origins (2014)

By: jmartin1344

jmartin1344 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:36:26 +0000

Yeah I debated back and forth about that a bit myself. It was such a well made movie.
I did get the comment, thanks! Likewise. I’ll stop by often.

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:30:23 +0000

Hey, thanks very much :). Totally agree! I’m thinking about changing my rating to an 8. The more I think about it, the more I love it! I added your site to the blogroll and went over to read/comment on your review, hope you got it! You’re welcome back here anytime!

By: jmartin1344

jmartin1344 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:14:27 +0000

Great to see another review of this – I wrote one recently, but haven’t noticed many bloggers having seen it.

I actually scored it a 7.5 as well, for many of the same reasons. I loved the grand scope of the idea, but I also appreciated some of the more subtle human aspects that came from the characters themselves. I thought that using the human eye to symbolize the religion vs science argument was unique and clever, and even though a lot of people will scoff at it, for me it was a wonder.

Nice review!

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:47:07 +0000

Thanks, bud :). Definitely give him a whirl, there’s no downside to that experience!

By: sidekickreviews

sidekickreviews — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 04:34:09 +0000

Great review, I enjoyed reading it! Cahill sounds like a director I’d be interested in catching up on his movies.

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:44:15 +0000

Cahill is, without question, bold and inventive. Another Earth is phenomenal. This isn’t exactly up to speed and it does suffer from over-the-top intentions, but like you said, I won’t fault Cahill for being intelligent and courageous :). Thanks Adam. Hopefully you get to check this out soon!

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:40:53 +0000

Thanks so much, Tom! Glad to hear we agree on this one. Definitely a thought-provoking flick, even if it is a little too chaotic and self-preserving. It does have a few sequences that’ll give you goosebumps :).

By: Consumed by Film

Consumed by Film — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:38:42 +0000

Mike Cahill is an interesting filmmaker. Haven’t seen this one yet, but I liked After Earth. I think he needs to be a tad wary of going over-board with the grandiose thought-provocations, but then you can’t fault someone for being ambitious and engaging. Excellent write-up Joseph!

Adam.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:05:06 +0000

Spectacular review Joseph. Seems we’re about right on par as far as our appreciations of this one goes. Definitely a bold move here and not quite properly handled but man it gives some food for thought, doesn’t it?

By: theipc

theipc — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:24:57 +0000

I’m sold!