One of my fellow SciFi junkies on the Facebook alerted me to this recent trailer drop only this morning, and, yes, Vesper certainly looks like it might be a cinematic return to some thoughtful and environmentally-conscious storytelling ... but there's also one little filmed bit that was a throwback to something we've seen in James Cameron's Avatar. Still, it does look like something worth watching out for as the silver screen as of late has been a bit underwhelming in our beloved genre.
Here's the film's plot summary as provided by our friends at IMDB.com:
"After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future."
The site also asserts that the film was directed by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Sampler (who also penned the screenplay along with assistance from Brian Clark). I recognized Buozyte's name and did a quick search: she and Bruno also wrote (and she directed) 2012's Vanishing Waves, something I've seen on home video but don't quite recall from a few years back. Seems to me it was heavy on visuals with a strong premise -- if I remember correctly, it dealt with a scientist trying to insist oneself into the consciosness of another person -- but, again, I see so much that it's occasionally hard to reconcile them all. I might do some digging in my older files to see if I can find a review of that one; I used to archive them all over at Amazon.com (in the days when I was a Top 1,000 Reviewer), but the juggernaut dumped a lot of us who helped make them great in favor of an all-new system a few years back. Ugh.
In any event, trailer will be below. Everyone is encouraged to check it out.
Here's the film's plot summary as provided by our friends at IMDB.com:
"After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future."
The site also asserts that the film was directed by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Sampler (who also penned the screenplay along with assistance from Brian Clark). I recognized Buozyte's name and did a quick search: she and Bruno also wrote (and she directed) 2012's Vanishing Waves, something I've seen on home video but don't quite recall from a few years back. Seems to me it was heavy on visuals with a strong premise -- if I remember correctly, it dealt with a scientist trying to insist oneself into the consciosness of another person -- but, again, I see so much that it's occasionally hard to reconcile them all. I might do some digging in my older files to see if I can find a review of that one; I used to archive them all over at Amazon.com (in the days when I was a Top 1,000 Reviewer), but the juggernaut dumped a lot of us who helped make them great in favor of an all-new system a few years back. Ugh.
In any event, trailer will be below. Everyone is encouraged to check it out.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
-- EZ
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