You talking to me?
Before you head to the theatre, you might want to indulge yourself in some IQ quizzes. Try these:
1. 4, 8, 16, X, 64, 128
Find X.
2. What comes first? Chicken or egg?
Well, question number two might come across as slightly tougher for some and a tad challenging for many. A valid question, no doubt about that, but why is that even relevant to the movie I'm reviewing? Beats me, my reflection in the mirror just posed me this question a second ago.
Moon, directed by Duncan Jones, is a simple story about an astronaut serving his time on the moon harvesting energy so that the inhabitants of Earth can benefit from it. The time has come for his departure from the moon and back to the home he spent 3 years away from. That is, until, he meets himself.
No no no. This is not a case of Schizophrenia. This is something more colorful, controversial in fact. I am talking about cloning. You do remember Dolly, do you? Now, let me introduce to Sam Bell.
Sam Rockwell stars convincingly as Sam Bell, Sam Bell and more Sam Bells. Yes you are right, the clones have been on the moon for god knows how long, until Sam Bell 1 met Sam Bell 2. So how did Sam Bell 1 become Sam Bell 1 (same question for Sam Bell 2)? Who is the chicken and who is the egg? It's not that difficult to decipher, all you need is to pay a little more attention.
A thoroughly interesting take on the Sci-Fi genre, Moon prompts you to look at the ethical issue of cloning and its consequences. For a mind stimulating ball of a time, there can only be one Moon.
4/5
