Visually, I loved it. The cinematography was fantastic.
I felt the plot was ok though many other elements were flimsy.
All noteworthy incidents only happen in the US and the all-knowing news report incredibly accurately. Apparently celestial beings use the Gregorian calendar and a GPS coordinates system (global navigation satellite system).
Nicholas Cage is bearable in small doses but everytime I see him all I can think of is "put the bunny back in the box" in a Southern accent (from Con Air).
The use of Earth coordinates doesn't bother me. The message was intended for Earth people, from beings who could certainly learn how to communicate with them. They're similar to the super beings from 2001, another Clarke novel. Also, there was a multitude of transports taking off from the planet, which tells me other places on Earth got the same treatment. We only got to see it from a US-centric perspective.
I like Nick Cage. I had no problems with his performance, even if some other people found it too moody.
The ending was the movie's saving grace. The multiple pods/ships taking off, the eradication, the "Garden of Eden" scene, it all paid off. Up until that point the movie felt like a typical M. Night Shyamalan film, if it had ended with a retarded twist I would have been ticked off at the loss of two hours I'll never get back.
The ending was the movie's saving grace. The multiple pods/ships taking off, the eradication, the "Garden of Eden" scene, it all paid off. Up until that point the movie felt like a typical M. Night Shyamalan film, if it had ended with a retarded twist I would have been ticked off at the loss of two hours I'll never get back.
Yeah, poor M. Night. He came in with a fury with The Sixth Sense but since then it's been a pretty steady decline into stupidity.
I saw Knowing the other day. I found it to be alright but nothing special.
I did not get the point of the warnings. It didn't seem to have any bearing on "the whisperers" finding and leading the children to their ship.