just saw moon recently. loved it, by the way. what struck me was, well, a coupla things. first, the aesthetics…the ’70s space-time set at first seemed rather odd and uncanny. but after a bit of viewing time to absorb the surroundings, the beautiful design of that era emerged and the visual pleasure took over.
then there was the philosophical ground that moon covered. in a lot of ways, this reminded me of blade runner, one of my fave films. not that the stories or settings are the same – far from it. but both movies broached similar ontological interventions. what does it really mean to be human? and are you any less human if you are a thinking machine? or a clone? at one time these seemed fairly frivolous questions – but no longer, not in the age of AI and biotech. we may not be at these junctures just yet, but we’re well on our way.
and I also forgot how much i love Sam Rockwell as an actor.
