#BLISS MOVIE MOVIE#
If he is stuck in a simulation and this is a very clever movie, then your takeaway from it should be that the whole movie was a PSA about mental illness. Latest Discussions The Super Mario Bros Movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves John Wick: Chapter 4 Renfield Keanu Reeves Tobey Maguireīut someone stuck in a simulation *should* appear as a cautionary tale about mental illness.
#BLISS MOVIE FULL#
You find yourself wondering why Greg doesn’t simply take the red pill.Our Full Rules and Wiki Filter Posts by Link FlairĬlick 'spoiler' after posting something to give it a spoiler tag! The post will then be hidden like this.įor leaked info about upcoming movies, twist endings, or anything else spoileresque, please use the following method: But for all the film’s imagination, it’s hard not to think that we’ve been down this Matrix-like road before. While Hayek is fine as her doctor character, she goes a little overboard as the mystical homeless woman, coming across like she’s auditioning to play the wacky medium Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit.īliss boasts admirable technical elements, including well-conceived production design and cinematography that expertly delineate the two very different worlds the main characters inhabit. Wilson’s amiable, regular-guy persona makes him perfect for the role, allowing viewers to fully identify with Greg’s confused state. As with his previous films, Cahill attempts to add thriller elements to the mix, but the stakes feel so artificial that little suspense is generated. A subplot involving Emily’s desperate efforts to find her missing father feels extraneous. We never care about the relationship between Greg and Isabel in whatever world they’re in. He’s played by “Science Guy” Bill Nye, complete with bowtie, so you know he’s credible.įor all the intellectual questions this puzzle-game of a film raises, it fails to engage on an emotional level. Greg’s doubts are furthered by the admonition of another scientist who advises him that serious questions have come up about Isabel’s research. Viewers may well relate to his plight, with the scenario featuring a plethora of twists and turns that must have seemed very clever on paper but ultimately feel off-putting. Not surprisingly, Greg is quite confused by all this, not quite sure what is reality and what is not.
The lab is located on a beautiful island (actually Lopud, off the coast of Croatia, which should see a dramatic rise in tourism if enough people see the film), which seems to have as many holograms of people as actual ones. It turns out that Greg is a scientist as well, having invented a “thought visualizer” device. It’s all been part of a scientific experiment conducted by Isabel, who also looks remarkably more kempt. Greg suddenly wakes up, sporting a much better haircut, in a modernistic laboratory. But since it’s all shown in the trailer, all bets are off. Normally, to reveal what happens next would count as a spoiler. He doesn’t have to worry that they’re actually hurting anyone, she assures him, since everything around them is merely a computer simulation. She takes him roller skating, during which both have a fine time wreaking physical havoc and knocking people off their feet with the mere wave of a finger. She’s also homeless, and has magical powers of telekinesis, which she demonstrates to Greg that he has as well. Drowning his sorrows in a bar, he meets a mysterious woman, Isabel (Hayek), who latches on to him with obvious romantic interest. And that’s not even the strangest thing that happens to him that day.
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