It's classic horror! A killer thriller. With an element and all-encompassing theme of radioactivity I was not expecting! It made it all the more enthralling, and dark. There's just something about that glowing green mineral, and the harmful side-effects it entails, the slow and grueling death - this time coupled with self-inflicted fire and inferno...
The atmosphere's all there. The story. The horror. The build. The characters. Samson, the son named after the bomb that birthed him. We get an immediate connection with the intro, though we're not sure then what we're really in for. More and more is revealed as it goes along.
I love the expressions. I love how they film certain scenes through empty spaces - like corridors - slowly moving towards the element of life in an expanse of isolation. It feels like a typical horror-movie element too, but used for something else than an actual approaching villain. I love the tech - like the transparant phone with built-in lighting - that seem cool beyond their time.
I love how they play with silence, too. How the horror's enforced when you can't perceive it. A man burning up in an isolated room, clearly visible through a glass wall. Details of morbid events spoken about in passing, in background TV broadcasts. The main character doesn't always pick up on it immediately... the soundtrack's good too, but never overbearing. Sometimes you just hear their screams.
The filming and theatrics get a bit dated towards the end, but for the most part the fire's impressive, and the movie itself is captivating. From start to finish. From the moment you see Sam's wide-eyed fevery hue and demeanor you know something's about to get started with him, and that it does...
It starts with science though, yet it ends with something more so spiritual, but I don't even mind. It's full of surprises this one. Rare and savage and raging. And the main character's parents are like the posterchilds of the Nuclear heyday - when all we saw with this dangerous new technology was promise. They're the type of characters you'll see paraded in the Fall Out game posters too. Figures of a both scary yet invigorating naivete. And even in the end, they share a final, warm embrace...
This one's a horrid gem too. Almost top five.
rated 4.5/5: almost awesome
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