I’m just going to rant about Cube a little bit since I recently watched it (and I don’t want to bother people on my main blog). Some spoilers, so spoiler alert.
I really liked it. I was a bit hesitant to watch it because it was a low-budget film and not because it was of the horror and sci-fi genres (I love horror and sci-fi). I don’t judge movies because they’re low-budget but more like I’m concerned about the lack of good execution and effort. There are a lot of low-budget movies that just can’t get the proper feel to it because of minimal amount of money provided.
But to be honest, I was thoroughly impressed. Even though there wasn’t that much gore or violence as I thought there would be, when there was, I found the special effects and makeup to be awesome. This applies especially to the first scene with the man being cut into cubes (ha ha, it gives the title a double meaning). I was also impressed with the set. It was simple yet futuristic and gave an even more claustrophobic feel to the movie.
The acting wasn’t superb but it was good enough to make me feel very tense and uncomfortable at times. Some of the scenes with suspense and tension were great. I found myself grasping out of instinct. The actors/actresses did a good job of allowing the audience figure out who to like and hate. God, Quentin was so creepy (scary too if he was an actual person). Holloway was the only one who was caring and concerned about everyone, especially Kazan. And she also had the guts to roast Quentin; you go, girl! Leaven was okay, but she came off as a bit whiny and inconsiderate at times. I actually liked Worth. I think I relate to him the most with the nihilism but deep down inside eager to live and help others live. He reminded me of Adam from Saw just a little bit. We didn’t get know to Rennes too much, oh well.
Okay, this is dedicated to Kazan, so precious. I empathized with him from the time he was introduced because my youngest sister is special needs/disabled and I have worked with disabled children and young adults for four years. This is why it made me upset whenever Quentin would want him to “shut the fuck up” or Leaven would find Kazan to be in her way, etc. Like I said before, I was glad that Holloway actually cared for him and defended and protected him from being left behind or hurt. I just wished that all of the other characters wouldn’t have liked him right after they found out that he was great with numbers. Bless Worth for holding Quentin back from Kazan though...
It was great, taking in all the factors of how this movie was made and such. Obviously, there were things that bugged me like the blue eye in the beginning supposedly belonging to the brown-eyed man. Also how was Leaven able to scratch numbers and math on metal using a plastic button? If Kazan was put into the movie later on, doesn’t that mean it would have been likely that the group take in more people because there are over 17,000 rooms and they’re bound to have some other people? Why were they really strong and stable considering the stress and time they’ve spent in the cube? I have other questions about this movie, but it’s fine. Movies are movies.
Anyways, I actually liked it and it made me think a bit because it freaked me out a little when I was done. I wouldn’t have figured out the motions of the rooms and the bridge thing, there’s a reason why I’m an art major. But the vagueness and open-endedness of the movie and the concept was frustrating to me but in a good way. Sometimes you need to watch movies that don’t have clear answers. The last movie that made me think and that resonated with me on this level was Saw. They are similar in a lot of ways. I think it should get more recognition and attention.
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