The Island (2005) is a futuristic thriller. Though I usually don’t like to watch futuristic movies, this is the second time I’ve watch this one. It doesn’t seem too futuristic, as it is set in July 2019.
The story: a group of people work in a facility as slaves; their incentive is a lottery where the winner gets to leave the facility and move to a paradise called The Island. Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) and his love interest Jordon Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson) discover the scary truth about this paradise: The residents of this facility are actually clones, more worthy dead than alive. They decide to stage a daring escape, risking their lives and freedom to save those left behind and reveal the truth.
For a science-fiction, this movie seem pretty realistic, except for a few far-fetched action scenes. Still, it is spectacular and thrilling. It is very physical – gasoline, gunpowder, trains, jets, motorcycles, big chase, running up and down hills and corridors and corners, ducking, diving, jumping, falling – all stunts very well choreographed and coordinated. The visual and special effects (including the computer graphics) are tremendously well done.
Goldenager 