Bleak But A Keeper

The beginning of this film reminded me of The Milagro Beanfield War, showing how a family and community can be affected by the rich and powerful when they decide they get to control the water. Water rights have been contentious forever, and at the heart of one of my favorite films, Chinatown, so this is nothing new. Just sad to watch, especially in this more dystopic story.

The idea of virtual workers was something I haven't seen before. I'm sure it's out there, but I haven't seen it, and I thought it was interesting and well done. And even though the work was virtual, the workers were still at risk from the hazards of the technology - the scene with the three blind old men was very effective at showing the real cost of their paychecks.

What a bleak look at a possible future we may be trending toward, like firing rockets to execute "criminals" with no due process ... hmmm, that could never happen.

Or the government and big business in bed together, over charging for basic needs, like water. Did you see how much it cost the poor guy to send some money home, or how much it cost just for him to talk to his family ... the tab was like a dollar or two a minute .

Anyway, I like a good dystopic film, and this was unique enough that I respect what they were doing. It was a good story with well-done characters, and they nicely countered the bleak with the importance of human interaction and face-to-face relationships. With all this message boarding and tweeting, well, I hope it's a fad, and more people will choose to dialog, not monolog.

This film is a keeper.