ALL SCI-FI

[orzel-w]

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Downsizing is not a comedy, contrary to what the title and trailers might suggest. It does have touches of humor early on, but those eventually diminish to a trickle. It's primarily a sci-fi tale with moral messages, so don't expect wall-to-wall belly laughs going in.

The story involves the use of a newly developed miniaturization process that reduces organic subjects to about 7% of their original size. A typical human is reduced to about 5 inches in height.

The intended goal of the technology is to greatly reduce the impact of human population on the resources and environment of the planet. The motivation for submitting to miniaturization is an upgrade in lifestyle due to the reduced cost of living. Idyllic "small cities" in 1/14 scale are established at various locales for the downsized population. But as we well know, any technology can be diverted from its idealistic origins.

One novelty concerning CGI was to reverse its customary use for water in movies. CGI water is normally big waves, frothy ship wakes and bow waves; i.e., "whitewater". This time it's used for smooth water, making boats look like they're floating and cruising in a bathtub.
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WayneO
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[Bud Brewster]

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Boy, you ain't kiddin', Wayne!

I'd heard that this movie was anything but cheery and fun (to say the least), so I went ahead and read the Wikipedia description of the plot.

Nope, this movie ain't for me. It sounds downright depressing. I'll pass, partly because the whole idea of making the world's population five inches tall has disturbing ramifications. I can think of so many reasons for this being a bad idea, I'm not even tempted to start listing them.

Thanks, for the warning, Wayne. Life is too short to watch movies that bring you "down".
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[orzel-w]

I'm constantly on the lookout for movies with lots of flowers, birds, butterflies, and laughing children at the end for ya, Bud! I came up with my own rating code for such movies: "BS", standing for Bud-Safe.
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WayneO
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