When I saw this trailer my first thought was ‘this is very
unlikely to happen’ for me it seemed like a science fiction film with bits of
action in it. Although I do not like the science fiction genre I went to see it
this weekend and simply fell in love with it. This is a very clever plot; the
movie simply uses the old say ‘time is money’ in a highly creative manner. Instead of something ‘unlikely to happen’ it
shifted in my mind to something that ‘ is happening’ and immediately moved me
to the idea that it can indeed come true in a near future if we do not change
the way we see and do things.
The movie sets us in an odd environment where people do not
have wallets, they all have 25 years old, working not only to make a live but
also to survive some more years. Everything is paid with time instead of cash,
and there are timekeepers who mould people into a certain time frame. This is
totally true if we translate that to our current capitalist society, where
everything is money, it makes the world move and the time pass, in a sense that
money controls time and lives. On the contrary the film swaps this concept
around and say that actually time controls money and the way we live.
In a similar way we see in the beginning of the film a scene
that takes us back to the well-known expression ‘Don’t waste my time’. This
expression provides the pace for the whole action of the film. Justin
Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried brilliantly make us believe in the concept of
time as a currency of life, offering the right mood, causing a real affect.
Spectators are constantly invited to put themselves in the action and make a
parallel to their lives, to the actual world. And in doing so, it is noticeable
how true it is considering the way society has been driven. It becomes then crucial
to think about capital as a thing necessary but not vital.
On the other hand the movie turns this proposition upside
down, once capital then becomes vital, becomes a mean of surviving. For me what
keeps the suspense and at the same time action of the film is the fact that it
is constantly playing with the audience, playing with the concept of time is
money. The confusion between real and unreal, not only make us awake throughout
the movie but also make us question whether it is just a piece of fiction or it
can come true. That is what I think makes ‘In time’ an excellent film, with a thrilling
sound track and wonderful actors and consequently some special effects. The
final message is clear, throwing back to us the question: Do we really use our
time effectively or we just waste them? Or in other words do we make the most
of our time or we let someone else control it for us?
That is it for today, hope you have enjoyed and leave me your comments bellow. See you next time, take care!
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