A Scanner Darkly
I enjoyed watching A Scanner Darkly, it was thoroughly enjoyable watching these dynamic characters in this drug culture. The Film focuses on Bob Arctor who is also Fred an undercover agent who shields his true identity from both the group and police as is the protocol for agents using a scramble suit which is constantly changing the look of the person wearing it making it impossible for anybody to use voice and facial identification on the person wearing the suit.
While undercover Fred/Bob begins to get addicted to Substance D which causes damage to the user, he becomes to lose his grasp on who he actually is unable to tell the difference between Fred and Bob. Hallucinations also come into play when he is sitting with Barris & Ernie he see's them a giant bugs, similar to Charles whom at the beginning of the film sees his apartment crawling with what he describes as aphids.
For me Ernie was the most enjoyable character as he was very laid back and generally very amusing. The scene in which Barris brings back the "18 speed" bike which he purchased for $50, it was interesting to watch these characters argue about how many gears the bike actually had and whether or not they should go and get the rest of the gears which they claim had been cut off, Barris tells them that it was part of their plan to get more money from him. The Paranoia of the groups begins to show through in this scene.
Overall the look of the film was great to watch, with the Rotoscope animation that has been used gave the film a very unique feel to it and worked effectively. Certain parts of the background and landscapes wobbling adds a very hallucinogenic feel to the film.
