Tags: big brother, Eagle Eye, Entertainment, Technology
I had been waiting to see this movie for MONTHS, and I’ve gotta say, it didn’t let me down (like LakeView Terrace did). I won’t be a meanie and spoil the movie for you, but let’s just say it was FUN to watch.
First off, the plot was on the same wavelength as to what’s going on in the world today. My entry about ‘Big Brother Watching‘ was realized in this film for sure. Technology, networks and ‘The Patriot Act’ were the driving forces of the film.
The stars of Eagle Eye; Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan were being led by an anonymous caller through a cat and mouse game with the FBI and the Air force. They were commanded to jump off buildings, run high speed chases with the cops, rob, steal, and even inject themselves with questionable substances while stowing away on a cargo plane. The whole while, they were carefully being watched by this caller through surveillance cameras and satellite; never knowing the full extent of what they were doing…and more importantly, WHY?!?!?
The plot was excuted perfectly and most of my questions during the film were answered by the end. Overall, I give it a 10 out of 10!
I only have a few side notes…
- Why was the president in 2009 a grey haired white man? Are they implying that McCain’s going to win the election?
- I didn’t like the way the ‘ARIA‘ looked…too fake for me.
- There was a case that they were forced to carry and protect for a part of the film…they used the contents for something…but in my mind..I think the writers actually intended to use that for something else..it just didn’t fit to me.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I loved the movie!
I went and saw it at this restaurant/movie theater. They had little lounge chairs in the theater room where the waitress came by and took our order. The food selections were very pricey (I guess to make up for the cheap movie ticket cost).
Back to the movie, I would give a 9 out of 10 simply because the very last part of the movie was completely lame. I was waiting for a little romance and got some lame rated G action…boo! I won’t spoil it but the parts leading up to the finale was great! A good suspense movie.
As for the side notes, I believe people have a general idea that the president is always some super old gray haired man (look at history). Second, the case that they picked up made sense to me since those things usually can carry anything from the bubonic plague to jewels. It made sense that they will bound to get on the plane and would need it to survive. It was a little misleading with the whole timer on it making it seem as if it were a bomb or something.