Repo Men – Movie Review – 4 out of 10

Rating: 4 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys

It is a rarity in today’s film scene for a science fiction film to be made without much computer generated idiocy (Avatar, for example). Science fiction used to mean something more than outer space dog fights and ridiculous aliens: it used to concern the human condition when faced with the rise of immense technological forces. Classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey and recent masterpieces like A.I. Artificial Intelligence (both written by Kubrik) succeed because we can relate: because we relate to the humanity of the characters we can question and ponder the great questions of human experience.

Needless to say, Repo Man does not call on us to question how the fabric of society will be altered through the rise of artificial organs and banking conglomerates. However, it does set the stage adequately for the audience to consider a future in which corporate interests control your humanity (something the facebook fanatics and twitter psychos readily surrender).

Visually, the movie is minimalistic and sparse in its infusion of science fiction into suburban Canada. Its best scene is when Jude Law and his female accomplice stumble into a robotic organ construction room. The room and its workers are covered in white: the action scene and destruction wreaked on the lab by swarms of security guards with rifles is quite impressive, reminiscent of the tight action scenes of Gamer.

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