Merissa (11950 KP) created a post
Jan 10, 2022
Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) rated Captive State (2019) in Movies
Jul 6, 2020
In 2019, Chicago is placed under Martial Law as extraterrestrials invade Earth. Attempting to flee the city, the Drummond family, breaks through a barricade to a tunnel exit. Before they can back up and reverse, the aliens attack, vaporizing both parents, with the children having survived in the backseat. Nine years later, 2028, the world has surrendered to the conquering alien forces, who have now become the governing authority. They are called "The Legislators" because all rules of governance and subsequent laws come from them. Walled off from the rest of the city and deep beneath the ground, they've had conscripted humans build them suitable habitats called "Closed Zones" where only high government officials are granted access. Gabriel Drummond (Ashton Sanders), the younger son of the Drummond family is confronted by Chicago Police Commander William Mulligan (John Goodman) who believes he is a part of the resistance. Gabriel's brother Rafe Drummond (Jonathan Majors) was part of the resistance but died on a mission and murals are painted of him in Pilsen, the poor part of town, where Gabriel lives. Mulligan however is not convinced the resistance group, called Phoenix has been neutralized as believed and continues to work towards bringing them down.
This movie was not at all what I expected. I thought it was going to be better than what it was and that's because I didn't even have high expectations going into it. So from the previews/trailers it looked like it was going to be a bigger scale resistance. When I hear resistance fighting, I guess I picture more like fighting like Fallen Skies or like the resistance fighters in Star Wars. This was more of a political/spy thriller going back and forth between the point of view from members of the resistance and those tasked with bringing them down. It had sprinkling of sci-fi and aliens but was too grounded in reality to make it entertaining. It seemed very "done before" and lacked originality. John Goodman did a good job and so did Ashton Sanders but I feel this movie suffered from a bad plot to begin with. Or maybe it sounds good on paper but the delivery failed. Visually it was appealing, the aliens and ships and things looked wonderful but after watching seemed like it wasn't enough to leave the audience satisfied. I give it a 6/10.
Practical Ship Hydrodynamics
Book
The author has provided the reader with comprehensive coverage of ship hydrodynamics with a focus on...
Fitness Boot Camp
Health & Fitness and Sports
App
This app has an incredible 368 easy to follow Fitness Workouts including Kettlebell, Resistance...
A Living Dog (2019)
6.0
Rate It
Movie
A wounded deserter escapes the war against machines and allying himself to a female resistance...
Merissa (11950 KP) created a post
Jul 6, 2022
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Code Name Hélène in Books
Oct 7, 2020
The Nine
9.0
Rate It
Book
The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of...
War Resistance WorldWarII
The Shape of a Pocket
Book
John Berger writes: 'The pocket in question is a small pocket of resistance. A pocket is formed when...