Sudden movie As soon as the first reactions of viewers appeared, because of spoilers, the intrigue, inflated by the appearance of advertising “film-confession”, nullified. And there is nothing to regret: the spectacle itself cannot be spoiled, for the devil is in the details. So, watch a movie about how a small gang of modern young people impressed big politicians.
The focus pocus is that the young imitators of a virtual society, relying on the most modern methods of information and psychological attacks, organized a hybrid fight with the political elite and special services of the country, which became famous all over the world as the most frostbitten initiator of the world hybrid war, conducted mainly with the use of information and psychological weapons.
The fountain of unpurified humor is inexhaustible for reasons that are well understood by any modern Russian: a burrowed brother, who on occasion became the owner of a cyberguerrilla PMC, nowadays would be happy to forget about the “holy nineties”, but sins are not allowed.
He is distracted from the trade in things by a young shift, inviting him to a new shining world of virtual money, reputations and power that does not recognize state limits. Unemployed young people are ready to respond to any kind of fire except hunger strikes. This is happening before our eyes.
As a highlight, the American presidential election and ways from anywhere in the world by the hands of citizens of any country to influence the mood of the American voter are revealed.
This is already quite thrashy dish served savory sauce: the generals of overseas special services, as it always happened with the generals, ready for yesterday’s war, and to win tomorrow’s war is not just not ready, but does not even understand what kind of war is this, who is fighting with whom and what will receive in the form of modern analogues of annexations and indemnities.
All this beauty could be presented in two ways. For example, in the form of a bright extravaganza, as in Marvel’s blockbusters – fantasy, tooth-brushing and for very big money. And the viewer will not immediately understand how he was cheated, soaking up the glamour, although promised thrash, punk or something.
In the “16th” chose another way: a gang of global manipulators with the consciousness of millions of gullible network hamsters and frivolous users is not a cybernetic army, with serious facial appearances in uniform sitting behind special computers in some secret office of a deeply secretive cyberattack center.
And the youth “guerrilla” detachment, spontaneously gathered only because you wanted to earn extra money, and to earn by kicking the virtual ass of the “lords of the world” inflated by the consciousness of their global greatness, is no longer just work, but delight and a magical creative generator.
Since all this cyber-Gapnitsky PMC is located almost in ruins on the outskirts of some schizophrenic village, it is worth shooting a lot of talent, but little money, although it is clear that every penny was spent properly. The film deserves the highest praise for its ability to make a movie cheap but angry, and for its style: thrash-comedy, cyberpunk and with such gambling reinforcement of each episode that from the first frame to the last looks in one breath.
A special gift to the audience: almost everyone has heard about cybertrolling and bullying, but few can boast that they effectively applied these methods.
There are even fewer people who, having experienced these Internet manipulations on themselves, remained in a good mood.
In the film “16th” between the cases shows how it works, and where it comes from, and what to do so that you do not become vulnerable and defenseless in our age, if (God forbid!) they attack you personally.
10 out of 10