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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Island

A few days ago on Facebook, a few of my friends and I were discussing thrilling movie moments, and somehow Michael Bay and Transformers was brought into the discussion—and not for anything good. They seemed to be of the opinion that the lack of plot and decent acting, substituted with loads of special effects, makes Michael Bay a bad director. I tend to agree with them on this subject when it comes to the quality of the Transformer films, but cut the director a little slack. He's not that bad of a director. I quite enjoyed Bad Boys 1 and Bad Boys 2, and The Island—which this rather long introduction is about.

The Island is a fantastic sci-fi thriller starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johansen. Captivating and mesmerizing, Michael Bay skillfully introduces us to a world of child-like simplicity. As soon as we are immersed in this world, the threads of the tapestry begin to unravel to reveal a world that doesn't exist, and the greed selfishness of human nature rears it's ugly head. Without spoiling the ending, I will tell you that this movie has that "thrilling movie moment" my friends and I were discussing, and thus validates Michael Bay (in my book at least) as a half-way decent director.
Posted by Jeremy English at 4:14 PM

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