I recommend this film - Never Let Me Go, from the book of the same title by Kazuo Ishiguro.
An original way of telling a story I am sure will have been told before.
Tommy is desparate for a deferral and believes that the art is the way "they" can see into their souls. But he is told that the art wasn't to see into their souls but to see if they had souls at all. That made me cry. And his rage when he realised that there was no deferral and so he would die and their love - well what about their love? Their love was true but it was about to be lost.
The story is one of relationships and emotions.
It has brought up a lot of thought for me but as yet I am not sure how to put these into words. These clones just had each other. No history. No real teaching just existing. And yet in the moments of existence they had lives. Ruth is scared and jealous of being left on her own. Kathy H loves Tommy yet becomes a gentle observer, feeling her sadness and loss stoically.
There is a resignation, an acceptance of their overall purpose. No desire to run. A momentary hope for Kathy and Tommy and his rage! I felt with him that rage. And then Kathy stood with him as he fell into forced slumber.
It is almost a blink at life except these people were created by humans with the sole purpose to live and to die to save their original. Strange parallel with life and yet it's science fiction. There is something sinister about it. The way really these children are being betrayed by the adults. They are actually worthless in a way, the individuals they are mattering for nothing. I was left intrigued about the lives of their originals. Clever how so much unwritten raises questions for me.
The pace of the film was enchanting. This for me contributes more into the sinister. Their lives are unfolding and yet for them to be able to experiece nothing more. It is strongly inferred that no longer do children have lives but are now cloned more like battery hens. It feels all the more sinister because we treat animals in much the same ways. Bred to be eaten and their lives snuffed out. And now why bother giing the animlas any life at all - battery breed.
What a world we live in! It's stunning, amzing, awesome on the one hand. And intellignet conscous, thinking man is a part of that awe yet sabotaging, such a destructive force within this living Universe.
Gosh gloomy.
The positive. It is a story of love, true love interrupted not only by the greater forces but at a closer range by jealousy and fear.
A story of layers.
Directed by Mark Romanek.
An original way of telling a story I am sure will have been told before.
Tommy is desparate for a deferral and believes that the art is the way "they" can see into their souls. But he is told that the art wasn't to see into their souls but to see if they had souls at all. That made me cry. And his rage when he realised that there was no deferral and so he would die and their love - well what about their love? Their love was true but it was about to be lost.
The story is one of relationships and emotions.
It has brought up a lot of thought for me but as yet I am not sure how to put these into words. These clones just had each other. No history. No real teaching just existing. And yet in the moments of existence they had lives. Ruth is scared and jealous of being left on her own. Kathy H loves Tommy yet becomes a gentle observer, feeling her sadness and loss stoically.
There is a resignation, an acceptance of their overall purpose. No desire to run. A momentary hope for Kathy and Tommy and his rage! I felt with him that rage. And then Kathy stood with him as he fell into forced slumber.
It is almost a blink at life except these people were created by humans with the sole purpose to live and to die to save their original. Strange parallel with life and yet it's science fiction. There is something sinister about it. The way really these children are being betrayed by the adults. They are actually worthless in a way, the individuals they are mattering for nothing. I was left intrigued about the lives of their originals. Clever how so much unwritten raises questions for me.
The pace of the film was enchanting. This for me contributes more into the sinister. Their lives are unfolding and yet for them to be able to experiece nothing more. It is strongly inferred that no longer do children have lives but are now cloned more like battery hens. It feels all the more sinister because we treat animals in much the same ways. Bred to be eaten and their lives snuffed out. And now why bother giing the animlas any life at all - battery breed.
What a world we live in! It's stunning, amzing, awesome on the one hand. And intellignet conscous, thinking man is a part of that awe yet sabotaging, such a destructive force within this living Universe.
Gosh gloomy.
The positive. It is a story of love, true love interrupted not only by the greater forces but at a closer range by jealousy and fear.
A story of layers.
Directed by Mark Romanek.
 | Carey Mulligan | ... | |
 | Andrew Garfield | ... | |
 | Izzy Meikle-Small | ... | Young Kathy (as Isobel Meikle-Small) |
 | Charlie Rowe | ... | |
 | Ella Purnell | ... | |
 | Charlotte Rampling | ... | |
 | Sally Hawkins | ... | |
