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Circle (2015)
Aaron Hann & Mario Miscione (Dirs)
“In here we can’t trust anyone.”
PARA VER NO STREAMING: DILEMAS DE ÉTICA E MORAL NA FICÇÃO CIRCLE (2015)
Circle
“Circle” is fun to watch with friends and is interesting throughout, but the ending really fell flat.
Fifty people, all from wildly different backgrounds, wake up in a strange room. They’re all formed in a circle while standing in a circle themselves. They quickly learn that those who leave their circle get killed by the machine in the middle. They also notice strange devices implanted into their hands. These devices allow each person to vote on who dies next. When they realize they need to choose someone to die every two minutes, the true nature of each person starts to come out.
I had fond memories of this movie. Just like “Nerve”, I watched this movie with a bunch of friends while we all ate our personal pizzas. I felt like this was a great movie to watch with friends since the characters are practically designed to create outrage. It was fun to collectively cheer for a particular character to be voted out and lose our minds when our favorite characters didn’t make it. After rewatching this movie, I’d say the entertainment value is still there. It’s a simple, yet effective concept that was probably relatively cheap to make. It takes place in one area for the entire film and just lets the characters talk. Yet, the setting never gets stale because it’s shrouded in mystery. The characters just talking never gets boring either because you can see their moral ground when forced to strip it to the bare minimum. This movie has a lot to say, but it’s mostly surface stuff. It lightly touches on a lot of topics like racism, sexuality, minorities, and a bunch of other hot-button issues. It never goes any deeper than just the surface level, however. This movie could’ve really been something special if it had made choices that reflect our society in a profound way. But, it’s admittedly hard to do that when each discussion time takes only two minutes each. The ending of this movie feels like it was saying something that it wasn’t trying to imply. It really goes against all the rules that were established and had me and my friends scratching our heads and debating what just happened. Other than that, there’s not much more to say about this film. It’s simple. It’s effective. It fumbles the ending, but was still enjoyable nonetheless. I definitely recommend putting this movie on when hanging out with friends. It’s definitely a good bonding experience and it’ll show you where your friends lie in terms of morality.
★★★★
Rewatched on November 11th, 2022
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