The Knowing

*spoiler warning*

Just watched the movie.  I like the visuals: the plane crash, the train wreck, the spaceship (or spacecrystal), and the end of the world.  But the philosophy?  Still shallow.  Watch it for a popcorn movie, but not for the message, if there is any.  The movie talked about "determinism" and "randomness" early.  The same question asked by many people, "Is there a god?"  "Are we meant to do what we do?"  "Is there fate?"  "What is our purpose in this life?  Is there any?"

In the whole movie, Cage is just following the prophecy, proving to us (audience) that the whole world is determined by someone or something.  In the end, it proves to be the "angels" (by the looks of them, shiny with "wings").  I also avoid the word "alien" on purpose.  So, these angels knows when, where, and how many will die.  They tell the girl on the start to write the coordinates down as if to warn Caleb and Abby (if that's their purpose on the whole prophecy thing).  And they told Caleb in the end to write something again (unclear for what purpose, maybe only to remind Cage on the door, I don't know).  But it keeps the movie going anyway.

IN THE END, after the whole determinism thing: "You can't change a thing."  "Your fate is predetermined.", Caleb is given a FREE choice!  WTF!  To choose to go with the angels (plus Abby), or to stay with Dad and face armageddon.  And Caleb choosed Abby rather than dad.  What a son...  (I don't know if his choice is predetermined also...)

And if you want to kill everyone else on earth in the first place, why bother?  So humans are only pets for angels.  Look at the nice and shiny Caleb and Abby, just like my shiny guppies and rainbowfish in my aquarium.  Is that your "purpose" as if suggested by the movie?  For beinga good pet and breed until your master said that you are too polluted and wiped you and your world out?  (crash my aquarium wall)

So, philosophically, this movie is f*cked-up.  But the entertainment value is good, as long as you keep your head straight, like as if you watched "The Master" on RCTI (bull-shitted for three hours), or listen to the doomsday propechy either by Mama Lauren or someone else (and hopefully it hasn't doomed you life in a way).  Plus, Diana is acting superbly.  It's only entertainment, for those who are curious.  If I know the story will go like that, I won't see the movie in the first place!  But after watching it, I have no regrets either.  A good thing to pound into in my blog...  Hahaha...