Directors Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper captured a Sci-Fi storyline that boasted Climate-Change relevance like no other movie I've seen this year. Outside of documentaries, this story portrayed human ecological depredation and disaster in a compelling and realistic post-apocalyptic light.
Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper also worked on screenplay with Brian Clark to create a script that felt relevant, deep, and convincing. Dan Levy's musical scoring was memorable. Feliksas Abrukauskas's cinematography was expansive and left little to doubt. Great work all round by the production design, set decoration, art direction, and editing teams. Hair-makeup and costume were noteworthy. VFX, sound effects, and CGI were exceptional.
The titular Vesper, played by Raffiella Chapman, was outstanding as a 13yo in search of a future worth living in. The entire movie rested on her shoulders, and she admirably carried it across the finish line.
Eddie Marsan did good work as Jonas. He wonderfully pulled off the role of a calculating and conniving survivor and leader. Rosy McEwen captivated as Camellia, the passenger of a flying vessel that crashed in the woods. Her interactions with Vesper made for interesting viewing. Richard Brake as Darius was casting perfection. He not only gave a compelling performance as Vesper's paralyzed father, but his voiceover work for the cubical floating android spoke to his worth in this production.
Everyone else did good work in "Vesper" now streaming via Vudu VOD.
The story superbly bottled the disastrous after-effects of an Earthwide ecological collapse. Bio-hacking themes and survival tropes complemented elements of hope, suspense, and fascination. The story had grand scope, but their minimal approach to telling it was just as welcome.
The plot also featured an array of strange and enthralling new plant species (and those bullet-bees!), and not to forget enslaved androids (one of whom could pass for human). I wish they explored more about Camellia's role in all of this.
The actual humans in the movie weren't unaffected - some showed signs of serious disease, deformities, and other ailments. Starvation and societal divisions also played key roles in the script. These too could've benefited from deeper explorations.
Despite its world-building shortcomings, "Vesper" was as credible as it was mysterious. The movie may not have precisely pointed out Climate Change, but the connection to the ongoing crisis was very much present and accounted for in the script. Its concepts and story arcs contained a world of meaning, especially about selflessness, determination, and the pursuit of knowledge. Yet again, the realm of Science Fiction has proven that it is more science and less fiction.
Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper also worked on screenplay with Brian Clark to create a script that felt relevant, deep, and convincing. Dan Levy's musical scoring was memorable. Feliksas Abrukauskas's cinematography was expansive and left little to doubt. Great work all round by the production design, set decoration, art direction, and editing teams. Hair-makeup and costume were noteworthy. VFX, sound effects, and CGI were exceptional.
The titular Vesper, played by Raffiella Chapman, was outstanding as a 13yo in search of a future worth living in. The entire movie rested on her shoulders, and she admirably carried it across the finish line.
Eddie Marsan did good work as Jonas. He wonderfully pulled off the role of a calculating and conniving survivor and leader. Rosy McEwen captivated as Camellia, the passenger of a flying vessel that crashed in the woods. Her interactions with Vesper made for interesting viewing. Richard Brake as Darius was casting perfection. He not only gave a compelling performance as Vesper's paralyzed father, but his voiceover work for the cubical floating android spoke to his worth in this production.
Everyone else did good work in "Vesper" now streaming via Vudu VOD.
The story superbly bottled the disastrous after-effects of an Earthwide ecological collapse. Bio-hacking themes and survival tropes complemented elements of hope, suspense, and fascination. The story had grand scope, but their minimal approach to telling it was just as welcome.
The plot also featured an array of strange and enthralling new plant species (and those bullet-bees!), and not to forget enslaved androids (one of whom could pass for human). I wish they explored more about Camellia's role in all of this.
The actual humans in the movie weren't unaffected - some showed signs of serious disease, deformities, and other ailments. Starvation and societal divisions also played key roles in the script. These too could've benefited from deeper explorations.
Despite its world-building shortcomings, "Vesper" was as credible as it was mysterious. The movie may not have precisely pointed out Climate Change, but the connection to the ongoing crisis was very much present and accounted for in the script. Its concepts and story arcs contained a world of meaning, especially about selflessness, determination, and the pursuit of knowledge. Yet again, the realm of Science Fiction has proven that it is more science and less fiction.