WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
VividSimon
Simply Perfect
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
robertemerald
This science fiction classic mirrors 1984 in a future society where relationships are illegal. In both stories the reason why emotions are shunned is only vaguely explained, but, in both cases, one presumes this is because it is the only way resources can be effectively mobilized to ensure society survives. In both cases civilization has come back from the brink of disaster in a very different form. In 1984 people were inspired to work by patriotic newscasts of a gigantic war. In Equals people are inspired by the need of society to seek resources from outer space.Considerable thought has gone into this gem. The dialogue is sparing but brimming with heart. The leads are beautiful even in their pared back uniforms. There is just enough variety in the uniforms to imply a high degree of psychology. Touches such as amazing looking meals, the allowance of artistic impressions and puzzles for mass media, apparently lax computer access and brilliantly conceived, and beautiful, architecture and interior design, all lend probability and sincerity to the world and the story that emerges from it. Suicide exists and is accepted. Punishment and enforcement are vague. There is only token caution rather than stigma attached to major illness. This is rote kindness and visual perfection as horror.I've already given too much away. This is must-see viewing for science fiction fans.
Eli Moreno
I just need a second part, It could be a short history,I don't care... I just need to Know how they lives goes after escape... please!!I felt in love with the history and I was so sad he get the cure, but he go with her any way,and sorry, mi English is so bad
climbyourarms
This movie feels like a blend of Equilibrium and Gattaca, to me. Equilibrium, because this is a dystopian society where it's wrong to feel emotions, and the world and wardrobe have the feel of Gattaca. Not much happens in this movie, and the pacing is slow. I know this sounds bad, and it would have been if not for the stellar chemistry between Kristen Stewart (Nia) and Nicholas Hoult (Silas).This was the only redeeming aspect of the movie for me, and I think their chemistry may have been the entire point. By the end I was so vested in their relationship, I could feel the desire when they would look at each other and couldn't act on it, and feel their pain when they were apart.The thought of being an adult and never knowing love. It's hard to imagine, but they captured it, and when they began to experience these feelings and sneak off to be together, watching them slowly touch, kiss... I don't recall them speaking much, but it was so beautiful I couldn't look away. The camera angles were great, visualizing fingertips, heaving breaths, zoomed in tight, at all the right angles. While sexual in away, their interactions were still innocent, childlike. It tapped into memories of my first experiences as a teen with my high school sweetheart, and how thrilling it was at the time. There is an interesting twist at the end, and if the movie resonates with you the way it did me, you will totally get it, and it will both break and warm your heart. Six stars for being an overused premise, but if you are into this kind of movie it's well worth the watch.
eddie_baggins
How do you create a bond and a connection with your audience to make them care when the very core needs of these elements are what your film deliberately doesn't have within its main characters? It's the problem Like Crazy and Breathe In director Drake Doremus faces with this, his next romantically tinged feature Equals and it's a problem that whilst is amiably worked on, is eventually one that can't quite be fixed with Doremus's visually arresting and intriguing in concept tale.Centred within a futuristic landscape where emotions have been nixed within humans to the point of being almost entirely defunct, Nicholas Hoult's illustrator Silas and Kristen Stewart's researcher Nia find themselves feeling the very emotions their organisation are unwillingly to let exist and problems from this obviously ensue.Doremus film feels like a distant cousin to a Sci-Fi films like Gattaca and over a short period of time the young filmmaker has showcased an impressive talent behind the camera with his romantically tinged dramas delivering enough to suggest that he could well become one of the most promising members of the new generation of filmmakers coming through the system but Equals feels like too much for him to pull off.It's a difficult ask for Doremus and his cast to pull Equals off, as having a film where emotions are largely held within makes it that much more difficult for the audience to invest ourselves in these persona's.In many ways Hoult and Stewart do a fine job in their respective roles and are well supported in very small ways by a supporting cast led by Australian's Guy Pearce and Jacki Weaver but in a narrative that is more focused solely on the developing feelings between Silas and Nia as they suffer through S.O.S (Switched On Syndrome), Doremus needed to broaden the horizon of this Sci-Fi universe with the possibility the film as a whole would've benefited greatly from a broader plateau of what has lead mankind to this point history, although budget restraints were clearly factors for this not taking place.Equals is a visually arresting film that feels close to being great in many ways, but is held back by numerous failings. Equals is Doremus's most disappointing film so far no doubt, yet it also harbors enough within in it to suggest that the director is still very much a talent to keep a close eye on as he progresses in his craft.2 ½ coffee mugs out of 5
