Knowing/ (newly released dvd)

Knowing

"Notable Actors"

1. Nicholas Cage- Gone in Sixty Seconds, Face-off ,  Snake eyes etc.

Genre

• Thriller

Knowing. Knowing certainly proves to be a bigger burden than one would think. What would you do if you and only you knew how many people would die today? What if you knew when the world would end and had no idea how to stop it?

Nicholas Cage plays Ted a widower, MIT science professor and believer in coincidence and chance is the single father to son Caleb. Caleb goes to a school that's been open for 50 years. They celebrate this "mile stone" by pulling out the time capsule that was placed under ground during the first year of opening with what should be a pictures of the future drawn by the first grade class. Cody like the rest of his class gets an envelope but their isn't a picture in it. Its a white sheet of paper with what seems to a random serious of numbers on it. He takes it home to show his dad. Dad takes a look and from that point on goes from being just a lonely man working and smothering his child and being a complete shut in, (ignorant) to having the duty that comes with knowing how many people are going to die and where.

I will admit from the trailer I thought I had this movie figured out . This is one of the few films that I've seen in a long time that surprised me over and over. It can be compared to movies in different genres like Final Destination but that's a given and also Deep Impact , the day after tomorrow and believe it or not the movie Signs as well. I liked the movie because it wasn't really what I expected besides the fact that I knew it would be very heavy which it was. It takes you along for the ride and we are hoping that we all make it out alive.

 The Unfortunate part of the film was Cage didn't manage to save anyone in this film except his young son. And he had nothing to do with his sons salvation by the way. So the question is Why was he chosen to have this knowledge if in the end he and I were disapointed with the realiztion he could do nothing? If thats the case whats the damn point of the movie?

Even so this movie had me thinking. Like the last movie I reviewed this one had me feeling kinda scared afterward and thinking about things I do not wish to think of. Questions pose in my head but not the kind that anyone can answer. Is the future already written? Are we here because each of us has a destiny or prophecy to fulfill? Or is this all really a mistake? Are we humans here by chance , by accident? The even scarier ones, when will we die? How will we die? These questions should be rhetorical because really who could know the truth? But when it comes to life and death and purpose maybe we are better off being ignorant. Watch the movie yourself and tell me what good ever comes of Knowing?

Movie grade

A-

Worth watching?

if you dare