As "Paradise" (2023 release from Germany; 118 min) opens, we are introduced to Max, a "donation manager" for Aeon, which literally buys time from people for money, lots of money. (In the opening scene, am 18 yo is offered EUR 700K for 5 years of his life). Then the irony: when the condo that Max and his wife Elena own burns down, they owe the rest of the mortgage. Elena is forced to donate 38 years of her life...
Couple of comments: this is the latest from German director Boris Kunz. Here he looks at the moral dilemma: how to value the amount of time in your life. In and of itself this could make for an interesting concept, but for whatever reason it doesn't feel well implemented in this movie. The movie's first hour just crawls by, and although things get a little better in the second hour, it feels like this is a wasted opportunity. And I'm not even mentioning the very end of the movie, which had me baffled.
"Paradise" started streaming on Netflix last weekend, and Netflix suggested it to me based on my viewing habits. If you are in the mood for a weird-ish sci-fi that has some interesting concepts but lacks a deep implementation, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
Couple of comments: this is the latest from German director Boris Kunz. Here he looks at the moral dilemma: how to value the amount of time in your life. In and of itself this could make for an interesting concept, but for whatever reason it doesn't feel well implemented in this movie. The movie's first hour just crawls by, and although things get a little better in the second hour, it feels like this is a wasted opportunity. And I'm not even mentioning the very end of the movie, which had me baffled.
"Paradise" started streaming on Netflix last weekend, and Netflix suggested it to me based on my viewing habits. If you are in the mood for a weird-ish sci-fi that has some interesting concepts but lacks a deep implementation, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.