Thursday, October 16, 2008

Jumper (2008) ***



Well, it's a bit odd to critique an action movie from an artistic perspective.
"Jumper," should be appreciated in a way that one expects to experience something new and exciting, like testing a new video game or something like that.

Indeed, "Jumper" did bring in some new ideas. Although jumping from one space to another instantly has been dreamed of by many ordinary people (myself included), "Jumper" has added extra flavor to this concept.

First, how can one "jump" to another desired spot?
In this movie, the protagonist demonstrated how he did using a psychological trick. He can make use of his childhood memory to help him move to the Empire State Building in no time.

Second, can one carry anything besides him/herself when moving to another spot?
It proves that the ultimate task (i.e., moving a house) has become the climax of the whole story. I am willing to give the filmmakers some credits since this really looks cool and touching at the end of the movie.

Yeah, "Jumper" did give us something fun although not too brainy to watch this year. At least, we can keep dreaming that we can take a vacation in Hawaii and stop by Rome in just a flash. That isn't too bad, is it?



4 comments:

Unknown said...

閱。
(原本只想寫一個字
這樣的回應好像太沒誠意了 所以多寫幾句)

I want to become a jumper, because I am dreaming that I could travel around the world someday.
(如果文法有錯請務必指正 感恩)

P. Lin said...

Haha! I like this succinct comment ^^
Traveling around the world sounds quite tempting. I am sure as long as you stick to this goal you will make the dream come true soon. Cheers!!

Anonymous said...

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Rach said...

hey..
I like this movie. haha..can I say we have the same taste?

This blog brings me old memory..
How have you been?
I went to your city (Taipei) last month, really wannat to call you..lol but...anyway hope next time we can have a cup of coffee and share new memroy.