Super 8

Greetings, Super 8 is a recent film by Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams which revolves mainly around a group of young teenagers. The actors portrayed their roles to an impressive standard despite the fact that it was probably most of the casts first major movie. The special effects are also favourable, especially scenes with conflict and the ending.

The plot in the whole is rather simple but I feel the young teenagers’ developments, particularly the main character Joe, are more important and satisfying than the larger storyline. It is set in the 1970’s beginning with the accidental death of Joe Lamb’s mother in a processing plant, Lamb struggling with the loss of his mother is one of the main themes occurring throughout. After some time has passed it is revealed that he is part of a team of youthful individuals trying to win an amateur film championship. Filming a scene of a zombie horror movie at a train station, a car pulls out on purpose in front of an incoming military train causing a crash.

All of the team survive, finding out that it was a teacher at their school who had caused the collision, he is apparently still alive warning the children to run before the army catches them and therefore executing them. It isn’t long until the military realise that something in the cargo is missing when they arrive at the scene of the crash and discover there were others at the track during the time of the attack on the train.

The story is quite entertaining but the effect doesn’t last the whole way the film. I have doubts over the ending, believing it similar to E.T which was a problem as the monster is harder to defend due to the fact it killed many individuals. All in all it is an enjoyable experience and probably one of the better movies of the year. The sixth chapter of Unforgotten Rivalry is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=7/10

Characters=7/10

Graphics=8/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

That's good, just keep rubbing your head. That'll turn back time

Joey

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