I didn't really find the camera to be frustrating, myself. I rather considered it as close to 'realistic' as possible without being irritating. In some places, it even seem to create a bit of suspense.
I liked it, but I wouldn't say I liked it for the same reasons I'd like a good monster movie. It was interesting to see characters who were regular folks put into an absolutely ridiculous situation. It was a juxtaposition of the real and the surreal--this is nothing new, granted, but I've always liked that sort of stuff.
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The monster is definitely a weapon, and probably alien. What, on Earth, would possibly support the damn thing? Or anywhere? Whether it be from the stars, or a trench (as Hud suggested), why is it so well adapted to (ruining) human cities and the surface of the Earth? What about those servitor creatures? And how they infect. Do they make more of themselves that way (as it seemed to suggest), too? If so, runaway growth. They didn't seem to eat humans, per se, but did target them specifically (mop-up weapons system). For that matter, the whole assemblage was mighty attentive to humans, and seemed to go for maximum damage. An animal wouldn't be so damned hell-bent and thorough--I'm thinking 'it was engineered to be that way' is a good explanation. There are other things that could be rambled about, but I think I've shown that 'the thing is a weapon' fits quite well.
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Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, when he said, "I drank what?"
- Chris Knight, Real Genius Two great tastes that go great together!
I liked it, but I wouldn't say I liked it for the same reasons I'd like a good monster movie. It was interesting to see characters who were regular folks put into an absolutely ridiculous situation. It was a juxtaposition of the real and the surreal--this is nothing new, granted, but I've always liked that sort of stuff.
Also:
SPOILERS
The monster is definitely a weapon, and probably alien. What, on Earth, would possibly support the damn thing? Or anywhere? Whether it be from the stars, or a trench (as Hud suggested), why is it so well adapted to (ruining) human cities and the surface of the Earth? What about those servitor creatures? And how they infect. Do they make more of themselves that way (as it seemed to suggest), too? If so, runaway growth. They didn't seem to eat humans, per se, but did target them specifically (mop-up weapons system). For that matter, the whole assemblage was mighty attentive to humans, and seemed to go for maximum damage. An animal wouldn't be so damned hell-bent and thorough--I'm thinking 'it was engineered to be that way' is a good explanation. There are other things that could be rambled about, but I think I've shown that 'the thing is a weapon' fits quite well.
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Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, when he said, "I drank what?"
- Chris Knight, Real Genius Two great tastes that go great together!