The Darkest Minds

AliciaI love this movie so much

CommentsXpBest movie ever!

Nayan GoughA great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

DanaAn old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

david-sarkiesIf I'd realised that this was basically one of those young adult dystopian novels I probably would have stayed back home and done some homework as opposed to going out and spending three hours that I am never going to get back again. I guess that teaches me for not digging into a film before going out an seeing it, but then again knowing me I probably would have gone and seen it anyway. Basically the film is about how a disease wipes out a bulk of the children, and those who don't die basically gain psychic powers. Gee, that sounds an awful lot like a certain series of comics that has this regenerating guy with an adamantium skeleton. Actually, this film sounds an awful lot like that particular franchise, and in fact it turns out that because they have gained all of these powers, the government basically decides to lock them up and attempt to find a cure. Well, not surprisingly out protagonist manages to escape and meets up with some others who are basically searching for this place where all of their kind can live in peace. Gee, that basically sounds like pretty much every single young adult dystopian story ever. Honestly, it seems as if they have basically found another formula that seems to work, and every wannabe writer is suddenly jumping on board. Maybe it is because I am no longer a young adult that I'm sort of finding this films rather dull and boring. Otherwise it is just that I'm pretty much sick of well worn cliches. Honestly, I can appreciate where many of these films (and underlying books) are coming form. The world truly does seem to be run by a bunch of tyrannical old people who have little to no care for those of the generation beneath. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they feel threatened by them, so they go out of their way to keep them suppressed. Except they aren't just focusing on the young adults, they are basically focusing on anybody who can upset the powers that be. Yeah, there was a time when I was a young adult, and there was a time when we hated the powers that be because they seemed to be doing everything to stop us not only from having fun, but also keeping us powerless. Well, that is until we finished university and got our first full time job where we were being paid more than we knew what to do with. Suddenly we are in a different world, and suddenly we don't feel anywhere near as powerless as we did before. Still, these films do seem to be pretty targeted, and it sort of suggests that it is only the young people who are dangerous, and that all of the old people are bad and out to get them. Yeah, once again that isn't anything new - the generation gap has been a thing since back in the sixties. Yet in a way it is somewhat different because it isn't so much a generation gap, but rather an income gap. It seems as if the baby boomers, and to an extent the Xers, that have all of the money, and the millennials, and post millennials, have basically all missed out. Yet in the end this doesn't necessarily address the problem, and really only stokes the anger that is slowly burning up inside.

theohlesterI have read the book I have now watched the film and I can say is that it was surprisingly good they chose a good variety of songs especially the ending that made me cry a little I am sad to know that the sequel to the trilogy may never happen I really want it to the second boom is even better!

Neil WelchA plague kills the majority of the world's children. Those who survive have various paranormal abilities, and are graded by the government from Green (the majority, with simple, safe powers) up through the colours to Orange (rare, and so dangerous that they are to be killed on identification). 10 year old Orange Ruby survives by pretending to be Green inside one of the the prison camps which house all children. When the authorities finally realise the truth, Ruby escapes and enters one of the underground factions.This film is an adaptation of the first of a Young Adult novel trilogy (yes, another one). As a result, there is no real ending. The story works moderately well as it goes along, but leaves you with a host of unanswered questions at the end. Maybe some of them are addressed in subsequent instalments, but the absence of answers here is pretty unsatisfying. The whole prison camp with sadistic guards scenario is difficult to swallow, for a start.The young cast work hard and do quite well. Amandla Stenberg is pneumatic, as she was in Everything, Everything, as Ruby, and pulls off a pleasingly emotional sequence towards the end.As a science fiction lover, I felt this had the potential to be better, though.