Tuesday, January 1, 2013

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Director: Richard Linklater
Writers:  Richard Linklater, Philip K. Dick
Cast:      Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

The film is supposedly a faithful adaptation of Dick's novel and the animation technology used is rotoscoping. Even though the story is  very dark there are some really witty scenes especially involving Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson. It is a thought provoking and wonderful film. Philip K.Dick wrote the novel inspired from his real life events wherein which his wife and his friend had addiction problems. He brings a totalitarian dimension into it and kind of predicts the state in which US is now, with regards to its war against drugs.

Rating: 4.5/5

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