Trance

Viděno během Challenge Tour - Filmový lov: Úkol číslo 7 - film s názvem na jedno slovo. Danny Boyle šlápnul pěkně vedle. Mám pocit, jako bych viděl ujetou a úchylnou počítačovou hru s našlapanou hudbou a jediným kladem všeho stominutového utrpení měla být právě jen ta hudba, pár pěkných obrazů a nahá Rosario Dawson. Lidský mozek, sny, podvědomí, psychologie, to všechno jsou témata, která mě dozajista zajímají, ale pokud má dojít na jejich filmové provedení, tak rozhodně ne takovým způsobem, jakým to předvedl Danny Boyle. Obrovské zklamání. (04.06.2015)

«Somos la suma de todo lo que hemos dicho, hecho y sentido. Estamos envueltos en el hilo único de estas sensaciones que recordamos constantemente. Para ser uno mismo, uno siempre debe recordarse a sí mismo.» Un juego sofisticado con el espectador, que no tiene ningún sentido en absoluto (por querer abarcar DEMASIADO), pero que desde el primer hasta el último minuto es impredecible y muy divertido, misterioso y sexy. En él, Boyle disfruta de una percepción caleidoscópicamente variada de los acontecimientos y una motivación confusa de los personajes, y revela su debilidad por los suspensos de Brian De Palma a un ritmo de acción. (28.10.2014)

A film that has an embellished but far-fetched plot. It was interesting, the actors were good, we never got sick of them even though there were only a few of them that we kept switching between; still, it somehow just couldn't hold my attention the whole time. The jumping from hypnosis to the real world and back is supposed to be interesting, the viewer is supposed to wonder what’s real and what’s not, yet I didn't see it that way. Instead it gave me a rather tired impression, which I only woke up from towards the end when the shooting started. Even though I wrote that the final payoff was excessive, it still fails to impress with a proper wow effect if the viewer has seen a few similar films. You can see through the smoke effects. But if Boyle wanted the viewer to feel sympathy for a man who gets a bundle at the end, he succeeded. A mediocre film. (28.02.2017)

An overcooked start. There is a voiceover, an unreliable narrator, an attractive plot, and expensive art. After twenty minutes, only a hint of the original idea remains, which surprisingly, even by Danny Boyle's standards, fails to reach a sufficiently high level with its piercing visual and thunderous musical accompaniment. I am all for surprising twists or the denial of clichés through lively passion. However, all of this must not happen at the expense of the viewer's engagement. (22.12.2015)

Danny Boyle is simply awesome. Trance is not his best movie, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is able to film literally anything. He had fun with the camera in a drug lair, in an Indian slum, near the Sun, with millions in his suitcase or he sweated for 127 hours in the mountains and this time for a change hypnosis plays a major role, and we see an entanglement of the whole story with the aim of preparing a shocking finale. And he succeeded. The movie may be a little too dynamic and a bit complicated, but that’s simply Boyle and that’s why I like him so much. The whole movie really has guts and every five minutes there is something happening that turns the story upside down. If you can accept that, you will be satisfied. (16.10.2013)