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Hard to say exactly what I thought of this movie. It was pitched as “a slow-burn vision of our environmental future”, and I guess that’s kind of what it was. Slow burn was definitely the right way to describe it. I did enjoy the movie. It was interesting that what appears to be a man’s descent into madness (the beginning of which is indicated by his murder of 3 coworkers) actually turns into a sort of emotional connection between him and his drones, where they become companions, if not adopted children, to him on his journey to nowhere. The rest of the movie is far more about the relationship between the three of them, as opposed to him going crazy or even the forest he killed for. The emotional climax of the movie happens at the end when, in a tragic accident, one of the drones is damaged. Freeman (the main (human) character), is unable to repair him to full capability. The drone even reaches out its hand to him in this moment of vulnerability, as the three of them sit together in sadness. Just weird that someone who is objectively the villain of the film is so deeply human feeling at the end of the movie too.

Overall, would give the movie a 7.2/10, based on my totally arbitrary scoring system. Plot was a little weird, but it was emotionally compelling, and did feel very “human” at the end. The scoring was also good, and I really enjoyed the final scene, even if it wasn’t as hope inspiring as might’ve been intended.

Score: 7.2/10
Word: melancholic