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OtherLife

2017 6.5 10.9K views saved
OtherLife

Ren Amari is the driven inventor of a revolutionary new drug. OtherLife expands the brain's sense of time and creates virtual reality directly in the user's mind. With OtherLife, mere seconds in real life feel like hours or days of exciting adventures. As Ren and her colleagues race around the clock to launch OtherLife, the government muscles in to use the drugs as a radical solution to prison overcrowding. They will create virtual cells where criminals serve long sentences in just minutes of real time. When Ren resists, she finds herself an unwilling guinea pig trapped in a prison cell in her mind. She must escape before she descends into madness, and then regain control of OtherLife before others suffer the same fate.

Countries: AU
Languages: English
Runtime: 1hrs 36min
Status: Released
Release date: 2017-06-16
Release format: Streaming — Oct 14, 2017
Comments
@hebraist 6 years ago

I can see why some people would not like this movie, but the creativity and execution were spot on in my opinion. Also, the artistic flare in this film was just the right touch. It is often very difficult for me to give a 10 to a movie, but this one was super easy. This movie was not lazy and I like that. It stands out as an intriguing tribute to excellent film making among the endless movies designed to be mindless filler for the masses. LOVED IT!

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@hebraist 6 years ago

I can see why some people would not like this movie, but the creativity and execution were spot on in my opinion. Also, the artistic flare in this film was just the right touch. It is often very difficult for me to give a 10 to a movie, but this one was super easy. This movie was not lazy and I like that. It stands out as an intriguing tribute to excellent film making among the endless movies designed to be mindless filler for the masses. LOVED IT!

4
Nitemice
@nitemice 7 years ago

Just saw this at MIFF. Amazing, thought-provoking movie with great effo, and atmosphere. Quite entrancing and engrossing.

5
Douglas
@dtsouza 7 years ago

It's amazing (however not surprising) how many good sci-fi movies have been made outside Hollywood, without big budgets, heavy CGI use, car-chasing and explosions.

Interesting concept. Although not exactly new, I liked the storytelling's way of getting us inside Ren's skin, to understand why she would make such dangerous choices for someone as smart as her. It's not without flaws but I've found myself enjoying it more than similar stories[spoiler], like the "Playtest" episode of "Black Mirror".[/spoiler]

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Giovanni Almeida
@gio-almeida 2 months ago

Perfect film demonstrating a psychological twist between reality and false memories intertwined. Will leave you at edge all throughout.

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stakahashi
@stakahashi 6 years ago

Decent idea and story about what may lie in store for the mind in the future. Great to watch something that keeps you guessing, however - [spoiler] that her hair hadn't grown in a year? That sort of gave away the surprise. And the showdown at the end was great! [/spoiler]

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Terrence
@tempestwood 1 month ago

It might have some familiar tropes - dream within a dream, morally bankrupt greed - but the story is told really well and there is enough intrigue to keep you glued to your seat.

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Breeze
@thebreezus 7 years ago

This idea was used in Outer Limits. Albeit it is a different delivery method but not original at all.

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Lee Brown Barrow Movie Buff
@lee-brown-barrow 7 years ago

This tedious technobabble is not worth your time. Should have been deleted at conception.

2
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