It's a shame for the younger generation. At first I knew that this film was not worth watching, I probably spoke common sense. But, because of my exorbitant curiosity, I still looked to understand what kind of “pop” they tried to present to teenagers. Of course, there are a lot of bad reviews on Indigo, but I will not be original.
First of all, the script. I have the most questions in this picture. From the very beginning, we are shown an experiment on a child, you will agree, a good start for a film about sadists. But then, as they say, more. Some obscure roof and a bunch of teenagers sitting by the fire and drinking beer peacefully. To be honest, my first impression is ordinary homeless people, the second is emo. But the film is not about the first, and not even about the second, I persuaded myself. But, as it turned out, the director thought quite differently, indigo for Roman Prygunov and are something in between my two impressions.
In general, the picture about superchildren, it can not be said that this is an exact copy of the “People of the cross”, but also cannot deny the analogy with this trilogy, which is clearly traceable. And perhaps most importantly, the writers, like the director, our term "indigo" as a kind of trademark or fashion feature of the season. Therefore, in their view, such children are greedy for money, disbelieving in nothing but what they can see (but maybe this is my subjective view of the film). However, anyone interested can see on the Internet that the situation is almost fundamentally different. In general, I can talk about the plot of this picture for a long time, but it is unlikely that something pleasant will sound, so it is better to end with this.
A word about the picture on the screen. To be honest, I am not satisfied with it, I understand that the operator, most likely, wanted to show all the action and drive that was supposed to be happening, but it turned out in my opinion simply inappropriate and incomprehensible, besides, the action was quite small.
Actors. A lot has been said about them too. Of course, first of all, the director was guided by external data (when choosing young people) and sensational names (when choosing experienced actors), and it is natural that he is not the only one who chooses such tactics. The result turned out to be deplorable - I did not see the acting as such, since I did not penetrate any of the characters of the picture (although it is somehow wrong to call this creation so). In my opinion, it is very bad.
Almost all the action of the film takes place in quite silky places (roofs, subway, stripped warehouse). Of course, this gives a certain drama, but I think that the situation could be made at least more pleasant for the eyes.
Another aspect, music. She was in the movie and there was plenty of her, I would even say there was more than she needed, although it's quite rare. At the same time, the soundtrack did not fit the image on the screen at all. Clearly, in a fairly decent number of places, the creators tried to inspire drama, fear and some panic only with music (of course, it gives the right color, but for this you need at least a combination of sounds and pictures), which frankly laughed at the fact that it reached absurdity.
And, so to speak, other things. This includes advertising, which manages to be present in all the current Russian-Ukrainian films. You will say that you look at your room and do not touch this important part of the film, but, frankly, my house is not in prominent places labels of famous brands, so I still support the lack of one in the movies. In this case, on the example of “Indigo” I learned almost everything about the possibilities of the Internet in Moscow, in my opinion – superfluous information. also I am always frankly amused and delighted by the presence in the apartments of heroes on the walls of various posters and photos from various Hollywood blockbusters, which is also a kind of advertising. To be honest, this is where I did not expect to see “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but, I can not say that I was very upset, after all, I think with their help I had the strength to watch this film.
In general, the result is one, the film was designed for a teenage audience, it is very disappointing that the creators consider the younger generation so stupid and undemanding. However, it’s not so bad, since the film received low ratings (at least I don’t know anyone who would like it), it’s already encouraging. I rarely give such bad ratings, but I think this film deserves.
2 out of 10
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