Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Eye see problems

I Origins (2014)

Written and directed by Mike Cahill this film stars Michael Pitt, Brit Marling and Astrid Berges-Frisbey. A scientist seeks to prove there is no god through studying the evolution of the eye while dating a woman that believes in reincarnation.

At times this film becomes a bit heavy handed for my taste in it's dealing with the “battle” between science and faith. The ending in particular is overly melodramatic and ends up forcing itself to lean too heavily towards theism/spirituality. Having a mash up of genres keeps the film entertaining but thematically I think it losses it's way too much.


2/5

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