The Girl with All the Gifts
Gemma Arterton
Glenn Close
Paddy Considine
20 years ago humanity was infected by a variant of the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. The infected, referred to as "hungries", quickly lose their mental powers and feed on the flesh of healthy humans. The disease spreads through blood and saliva, but can also spread through spores created by the fungus. In England, the few surviving uninfected humans either live in heavily-guarded areas such as the Beacon.
Second generation hungeries that retain their mentsl facilities are discovered and kept in a secure facility were they are experimented on to find a cure. 1 child displays a high IQ and is next to be vivisectioned but before the procedure the base is overrun forcing only 3 base personnel and the girl to escape
A great story and performances by all. I like Paddy Considine as an actor and this is probably his best. Cracking film and one for the Bluray collection
So a bit grim then?In The Heart Of The Sea.
Whaling was Grim.
Getting the oil from them was Grim.
The reasons for whaling were Grim.
Getting Ship wrecked is really very Grim indeed.
In fact the whole thing is pretty Grim.
Seeing as you don't really care about any of them the Grimness is fairly unremitting.
Based on a true story of Grimness on the high seas.
So a bit grim then?
Oh dear, not one I will be watching. :-(Put it this way, light hearted moments include shoving a child in a dead whale's head and drawing lots for who's going to be dinner next...
It's the sort of thing thing that's best left as a book I think or turned into a fantasy - in this case Moby Dick. At least one of the survivors of the Essex wrote a memoir of the whole grimness and I think there is a more modern account of it as well. Not read any of them though including Moby Dick which I found to be a boring slog and gave up on it.Oh dear, not one I will be watching. :-(
In The Heart Of The Sea.
Whaling was Grim.
Getting the oil from them was Grim.
The reasons for whaling were Grim.
Getting Ship wrecked is really very Grim indeed.
In fact the whole thing is pretty Grim.
Seeing as you don't really care about any of them the Grimness is fairly unremitting.
Based on a true story of Grimness on the high seas.
The book is surprisingly readable, although the reader is left with the impression that the sailors were astonishingly incompetent. They apparently avoided inhabited islands because of an unfounded fear of cannibals.
Same bloke who wrote Sicario mate. If you've not watched that then I highly recommendI saw Hell or High Water recently. An excellent film with superb performances from Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. Lovely Texas cinematography (reminded me of No Country for Old Men) and haunting soundtrack. Directed by a Scottish chap as well.