8MM

8MM

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Movie Review: Dark, intelligent, disturbing, truthful, and educational
Summary: 5 Stars

Many people would be turned off by the subject matter. Understandable. This is a heavy movie. It will not be for everyone, or suit everyone's tastes. But I got it for the fact that it dealt with an interesting subject. I saw it mostly as an action movie. I wasn't sure how graphic it would be in terms of violence or sex. I was relieved to find that the movie stays pretty normal. With only the level of violence reaching boiling point during the second half of the movie. There is very little if any violence during many of the scenes before this. It is just dark and often disturbing because it is so real. So for a while I have been hesitant to buy it. I got this movie at a cheap price. Now, after watching it. I am so proud to add it to my DVD collection.

The director commentry by Joel Schumacher (The Client, Batman &Robin) is fantastic. I felt I had really learnt something about the movie, and it's controversial subject. I'd hughly recommend people listen to the commentry. The acting by Nicolas Cage and other talented and accomplished actors is impeccable.

I was really drawn into detective Tom Welles head. The viewer is taken for a long dark journey into his mind to battle demons in his life that have laid dormant for years. By the end of the movie I think he has found peace, but it is never known if the demons are really gone forever. Maybe there are more demons buried deep inside him. Waiting for another chance to come to the surface.

We all need to fight our own demons in our lives. And face our fears.

The characters are all believeable. It is chilling. Normal. How Anthony Hopkins wished Hannibal Lecter to be portrayed. Because he felt that a normal person in a cell was much more frightening for people, then someone who appeared to be mentally disturbed. I totally agree with him.

The script is flawless, and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Who's other writer credits include 'Fight Club' and 'Seven'.

Please watch this movie. Even if you only see it once. Hopefully you will not regret it.

I think that sometimes the best lessons are learnt when people SEE how badly we treat other human beings. And the movie makes some excellent points on why people may kill others. Because they want to.

Doesn't that answer make you sick? It doesn't make me feel good. But then, an answer like that only makes me believe more how truthful the script seems. And how truthful this subject is. And how people must take responsability for their actions and no longer pretend that a seedy, gritty, snuff film world does not exist. Because it does exist. It is just no one will own up to knowing anyone in this deplorable, very secretive business.

Some of my favorite quotes from this movie are...

"Dance with the devil and the devil don't change; the devil changes you".

"There are some things that you see, and you can't unsee them. Know what I mean?"

8MM has also been hailed as "The darkest, most relentless thriller since 'The Scilence Of The Lambs'. - John Simon, Venice Magazine.

I tend to agree with his opinion. However I will go further and say that this movie is in a different class. I think it is better.

8MM examines many intriguing questions like: What is so entertaining about watching people die? Or watching them in extreame pain?

I strangly enjoyed 8MM. I hope anyone wishing to hire or buy this movie does too. But then, if you don't enjoy it. That is a good responce to have to this type of movie. It isn't meant to make you happy. It is meant to awaken you to the fact that we live in an increasingly dangerous world. And things can only get worse if we continue to live and treat people so appallingly.

I think this movie has only scratched the surface of an increasing problem with the availability of porn and other vile subjects with the internet.

But hopefully this movie will make people aware. If so, that is one of many messages it is trying to send to people.

Finally I hope you all can sleep after this movie.

Summary of 8MM