how can I describe this movie and what I have just seen?

I'm still very emotional after the credits. I threw myself somewhat at random into this frantic adventure with the most ambivalent atmosphere. the synopsis has me more, and it is Jake Gyllenhaal who ended up completely seducing me. one thing is certain: I do not regret my viewing!

what a powerful movie! we find ourselves following the adventures of Colter Stevens, an American soldier. just like this character, the viewer gradually discovers the plot behind the Code Source project.

the first scene is very striking: he finds himself on a train, in another body, a certain Sean Fentress, another identity is therefore attributed to him and he does not understand what is happening, just like us, spectators. we are confused and we ask ourselves lots of questions about why he is here and who these people are on the train. it must be said, from the first minutes, we are directly immersed in the heart of this science fiction film; I am thinking in particular of the moment when the bomb explodes. it was so unexpected that I was speechless in front of my TV for a few minutes.

then it's gone again. the pattern repeats itself again, then again and again. after halfway through this feature film, I had some doubts and a sudden fear came over me: I feared that the scenes on the train where Colter must find the terrorist would drag on, but in fact, it none of that is the case. on the contrary, director Duncan Jones knew how to skillfully play on these moments. they are ideally placed in the script, so that in the end, these scenes are neither excessive nor boring. although the pattern is repetitive, the deaths are innovative and very often unexpected. this is what keeps the film in a good rhythm of action without overdoing it, at the risk of losing its spectators.

despite the serious subjects covered, such as death, terrorism, mourning, the acceptance of a parallel world and its own finitude, destiny and chance in duality, I sometimes laughed at the turns of very good dialogues . the film is not only wonderfully well made to the point where we are kept in suspense throughout the viewing (it could have lasted a few minutes longer, that would not have bothered me in the slightest!), but also and above all incredibly well done. the plans are impeccable. only the downside perhaps: the special effects concerning the explosions were moderately realistic, but this is after all only a detail since the plot and the scenario held up.

I liked the film as a whole but especially the end, with the revelation of the plot: where we learn that Colter Stevens is actually dead, and that all of this is just a simulation that his brain (partly alive) makes him live. this gives him a chance to once again fulfill his duty as a soldier and save people, save his people.

the love story, to say the least unexpected, which reads to Christina Warren (played by Michelle Monaghan) could have been too much, but I also found it subtly brought about and well written. so much so that the end was all the more beautiful and sweet for this brave and deserving Colter!

once again, and I'll probably end with this, I'd like to salute the incredible performance of Jake Gyllenhaal. he does not feel his emotions, he lives them and transmits them to us, the spectators. I will never get tired of watching him play because he is so mesmerizing. without a shadow of a doubt, this is one of my favorite films in his filmography.

I like this particular genre of cinema which pushes us to question subjects that we cannot control, such as death and what comes after it. I also like science which lets us think that one day we will have answers to our questions. in the meantime, cinema and the free imagination of humans can try to give us some answers by exploiting beyond the sensory and imaginative limits that we possess.

ps: the last melody made me think of the final melody of Marrowbone (2017) by Sergio G. Sánchez and I couldn’t stop crying.