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If you're fond of the TV series Heroes, or movies like Jumper and Wanted, this recently released movie some--how falls along that category. (Delay in "somehow" is emphasized)
Sci-fi thriller /action movie Push is the story about certain individuals possessing special abilities. “Movers” (in this instance, Nick Gant or lead actor Chris Evans is one) are the telekinetics with the ability to move and manipulate objects around them. “Pushers” (played by Kira Hudson a.k.a Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou as Henry Carver) can “push” memories and motivations onto unwilling and unwitting subjects; while Cassie Holmes (played by not-so-child-anymore star Dakota Fanning) are “watchers” who can see images of the future surrounding specific objects or people, there's also "sniffers", "bleeders" and so on.
Now these supernatural people living among the norm, trying to live a normal life (well at least for the protagonist), are being sought by 'Division', a shadowy government agency that aims to harness their supernatural powers to create their own army---be it for the better or worse, but brutally disposes of those who oppose.
Although the story might seem so over rated and falls short from the ranks of the movies I mentioned earlier, somehow Push still had some saving grace for the twist, not so complicated action scenes and a fresh sight to Hollywood movies as it was shot in the district of Hong Kong. Curiousity or fondness for this kind of movie might make you watch it, but I personally couldn't give much as a rank 7 (10 being highest) for this movie because there was indeed a lot of unanswered questions.
Reading the review of /films.com, they depicted certain issues that should have given highlight also in the story as to complete the elements of the movie.
If you're fond of the TV series Heroes, or movies like Jumper and Wanted, this recently released movie some--how falls along that category. (Delay in "somehow" is emphasized)
Sci-fi thriller /action movie Push is the story about certain individuals possessing special abilities. “Movers” (in this instance, Nick Gant or lead actor Chris Evans is one) are the telekinetics with the ability to move and manipulate objects around them. “Pushers” (played by Kira Hudson a.k.a Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou as Henry Carver) can “push” memories and motivations onto unwilling and unwitting subjects; while Cassie Holmes (played by not-so-child-anymore star Dakota Fanning) are “watchers” who can see images of the future surrounding specific objects or people, there's also "sniffers", "bleeders" and so on.
Now these supernatural people living among the norm, trying to live a normal life (well at least for the protagonist), are being sought by 'Division', a shadowy government agency that aims to harness their supernatural powers to create their own army---be it for the better or worse, but brutally disposes of those who oppose.
Although the story might seem so over rated and falls short from the ranks of the movies I mentioned earlier, somehow Push still had some saving grace for the twist, not so complicated action scenes and a fresh sight to Hollywood movies as it was shot in the district of Hong Kong. Curiousity or fondness for this kind of movie might make you watch it, but I personally couldn't give much as a rank 7 (10 being highest) for this movie because there was indeed a lot of unanswered questions.
Reading the review of /films.com, they depicted certain issues that should have given highlight also in the story as to complete the elements of the movie.
"Certain questions are never answered: Do Pushers push memories and motivations onto people, or can they simply control minds? Do Watchers see potential futures or can they also see the present (because that’s actually a pretty big difference)? How much damage can a Bleeder inflict with his scream exactly? Why are some watchers so much more accurate than others?"
...No wonder I felt kind of lost after watching the movie. At least I wasn't alone on this thought. But don't think I find Push THAT bad! It could have been a "wow" movie if the concept wasn't worn-out or had 'seen' what could go wrong with the story like Alice Cullen (of Twilight) could do. :p (How i wished I had that power, I could have predicted the frustrating instance that my slipper strap broke inside the movie house so I went home dragging my flip-flops! XD)
If you don't know about this movie yet, here's the trailer:
If you don't know about this movie yet, here's the trailer:
*Sources:
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m4346/push/
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/06/movie-review-push/
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