Movies: "The Butterfly Effect"

When I went to go see the movie, it looked good, so I wanted to see it. When it was over, I was mystified. The movie was much better than I had expected.

Story
This movie is about a man who had many troubles as a kid and when he grows up he finds a way to change the things that happened to him in his past by reading the journals he kept as a child. The problem is that each time he changes something for the better, something else goes wrong. The way it is delivered is brilliant and when I got out my mind was racing because it gave me so much to think about. The whole thing was a hell of a lot darker than I expected. Bloody brilliant story, bloody brilliant pacing.

Cinematography

Frigging incredible. Each time he goes back to his past his surroundings rumble and bend out of shape. Each time I watched it happen my mind bent along with the scenery and it really put me into the experience. The sound, I might add, is also quite good. I wouldn't normally notice something like sound but after he changes the past and wakes up in a different life his brain catches up and copies new memories over his old ones. The sound that is made when this happens just cuts into my very mind and causes me to feel the experience that is happening on screen. Fantasic things abound here.

Acting
To be honest, I didn't expect very much from Ashton Kutcher being that comes from mostly comedies but I got pleasantly surprised. The actors that played his character as younger ages were also quite good. The interesting thing about this movie is that each of the actors got to play much different roles in each of the different times that the past is changed. One of the characters goes from drunken overprotective hateful brother to charitable hardcore Christian student. The acting was ace and it all really put me into the whole experience.

Overall
This movie took my expectations, wrapped them in a bag, and chucked them into oncoming traffic for a ride they'd not soon forget. I absolutely love mend-bending movies that cause me to look at the world in a different way. This movie did not disappoint me in any way and I highly reccommend it to anyone who loves "thinker" movies.

10/10 here