Is it space flight?
Technology that gets horribly out of control?
Lets go with all of the above.
If youre that way inclined.
Its hard to believeAkirais 25 years old.
Like the best sci-fi,Akiradeals with morality and madness.
How much power should humans have?
And at what point does that power begin to make us less human?
This doesnt really fit with the repressive sentiment of Alphaville, where free thought and emotions are banned.
In a good way, of course.
The acting is really not a reason to watch this.
The ideology behind it is the interesting part.
WatchingFirst Spaceship On Venuschallenges your sci-fi preconceptions, and that has to be a good thing.
Theres a whole sub-section of science fiction movies along the lines of weve created a monster!
andThe Hostis a follow-on from the all-time classic monsters such asGodzilla.
Instead we can get on with worrying about how were ever going to defeat it.
They land, and immediately some of the crew become murderous and have to be restrained.
It seems they were not the first to fall into the trap of the distress signal… Also, its impossible to watch it and not think of Ridley ScottsAlien.
Avalon has been working on dubious products, and there are some uncomfortable moral issues to be dissected.
Its a very arresting film, with beautiful images throughout.
Should everything be gorgeous in the future?
Timecrimesis not just science fiction.
Its also horror, black comedy, and farce, all at the same time.
