Landscape with Invisible Hand
Bloomin' heck that was an interesting film and almost, almost a very good one.
Basically in a near future world alien have come to Earth and conquerored not through villian but economics. They have sold their technology to the richest and used that to gain almost complete control of society while allowing the appearance of freedom.
Having a very different makeup the aliens are a fascination with humans 'primative', emotional ways, particularly romantic love. So one way humans can make money is to with headnode type things to broadcast their relationships a hungry audience for pretty decent money.
A couple who have just met do this. But as their relationship sours get called out and sued by the aliens for dishonestly in their broadcasts. Indebt the mother of one of the kids comes up with an innovative solution... yes it is as involved as it sounds and has real potential that almost gets realised. Oh one of the young couple is a very talent artist who realises you shouldn't compromise your art for money...
... it rattles along, is entirely charming, often funny, often quite emotional but alas bounces around and never lets anything really settle and developed. Its rife for satire and hits things pretty well at times, but has too many ideas so none are fully seen through and it doesn't quite gell.
I'd still recommend it as its not like anything else I've seen. Is full of interesting ideas and presents itself really well. Its one of the best failures I've seen!
Bloomin' heck that was an interesting film and almost, almost a very good one.
Basically in a near future world alien have come to Earth and conquerored not through villian but economics. They have sold their technology to the richest and used that to gain almost complete control of society while allowing the appearance of freedom.
Having a very different makeup the aliens are a fascination with humans 'primative', emotional ways, particularly romantic love. So one way humans can make money is to with headnode type things to broadcast their relationships a hungry audience for pretty decent money.
A couple who have just met do this. But as their relationship sours get called out and sued by the aliens for dishonestly in their broadcasts. Indebt the mother of one of the kids comes up with an innovative solution... yes it is as involved as it sounds and has real potential that almost gets realised. Oh one of the young couple is a very talent artist who realises you shouldn't compromise your art for money...
... it rattles along, is entirely charming, often funny, often quite emotional but alas bounces around and never lets anything really settle and developed. Its rife for satire and hits things pretty well at times, but has too many ideas so none are fully seen through and it doesn't quite gell.
I'd still recommend it as its not like anything else I've seen. Is full of interesting ideas and presents itself really well. Its one of the best failures I've seen!