As our society becomes ever more deeply entrenched in corporate government control, the tools of exposing the injustices within that control are there for those with the will and courage to do so. In this film, Brit Marling gives us a nuanced and potent narrative about a private corporate agent who ultimately becomes a force of public good.
Marling, Skarsgard, and the rest all bring honesty and vitality to their roles. The film gives a clear view into what the lives of what a modern-day resistance movement (some might say The Movement) might look like. The scripting is straightforward, intelligent, and interesting, and the production mixes the right amounts of human softness, technological potency, and danger to keep us interested - and invested - in the lives of these characters.
Most of us here won't choose to live the life of Snowden, Asange, the Underground, or others; we won't ever pick up and light the lantern that illuminates the way through obfuscation and repression. But this film gives us an example that those who do may be people who aren't so different after all where it counts.
Marling, Skarsgard, and the rest all bring honesty and vitality to their roles. The film gives a clear view into what the lives of what a modern-day resistance movement (some might say The Movement) might look like. The scripting is straightforward, intelligent, and interesting, and the production mixes the right amounts of human softness, technological potency, and danger to keep us interested - and invested - in the lives of these characters.
Most of us here won't choose to live the life of Snowden, Asange, the Underground, or others; we won't ever pick up and light the lantern that illuminates the way through obfuscation and repression. But this film gives us an example that those who do may be people who aren't so different after all where it counts.