MR. NOBODY is an interesting and intelligent
movie. It is very metaphysical as it explores the
various choices one makes starting with whether a boy goes with his dad in England
or mom in Canada,
and then it divides into the various paths of where he can go with three women
(Anna, Elise, and Jean). It even goes
into a couple of sci-fi paths with the future of Nemo Nobody as a 118 year old
man, the last mortal man in a future where humankind has obtained
quasi-immortality and have their own compatible stem cell pigs and another
future told through the sci-fi novel he could have written as a teenager where
he goes to Mars to spread ashes. MR.
NOBODY is this year’s CLOUD ATLAS as this movie explores the infinite paths one
can take and the point where every one of them are possible. It is more
accessible and easier to follow
than CLOUD ATLAS (where you might miss something if you don’t pay
attention). I like the relationship
between Nemo and Anna which is the true heart of this film. I also love the
way chaos theory, string
theory, the butterfly effect, and the big crunch are mixed with a story about
choice in multiple realities based on what choices one person can make. The
casting is great to portray Nemo and his
three loves at various ages. MR. NOBODY
is a cult film you can watch over and over again.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
THE MAKING OF MR. NOBODY (45 minutes)- this very
informative
documentary goes behind-the-scenes of how the movie was made from the casting
to the intentional color choices to the way it was shot
Deleted scenes are interesting to watch and add
little more
details to the various stories.
AXS TV: A LOOK AT MR. NOBODY is a quick promotional
fluff
featurette
The R-rated theatrical version (in 720p) is also
included on
the disc, but I think you should stick with the director’s cut which is a re-cut
version which features 23 extended scenes and 12 additional scenes incorporated
into the original theatrical cut
FINAL ANALYSIS: MR. NOBODY is all about the possible
choices
we can make in life in what is one of the more fascinating and romantic films I
have seen this year. The
behind-the-scenes documentary is one of the better extras I have watched.
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