I Origins

Yes, we do not fully understand how complex, chaotic or random nature is, but deep down in our heart we always feel that there is something which connects us to everything that has ever existed or exists. Just like the fact that we are all star dust coming from a singular event that happened billions of years ago. Still here we are questioning and reasoning every possible way we can to the very creator of the whole scheme. I Origins gives you one of the best way possible to explain the interconnection of the complex yet simple world we live in and soul we carry. Acting and casting are perfect and so as direction and editing. At one point it gave me goosebumps, just by imagining a possibility that what if it is true ?! A must watch.

I initially wanted to give it 3 stars because I like Brit Marling and Michael Pitt, liked Steven Yeun, too. But as watching it to the end became a real chore, I chose not to. Was extremely annoyed by the Spanish-French actress, her character was such an annoying know-it-all, I wished she really had been from another planet, that would have made it interesting... The beginning immediately threw me off, basing a relationship on some pseudo spiritual talk, ending in many guys' fantasy (being forced into a toilet and f- ---), and from that developed an obsession (get it), lots of sex (okay), and pseudo-spiritual talk from the scientist - 'my atoms have always loved you' - NOT meant as a joke (puke) - apparently true love. Yeah. Not in MY universe. All this sloooowwwww, and booooring, and no fuuuuun,,. She deserved to die, I was glad of it. Geez, the know-it-all-who-is-SO-deep-AND- is-called-'Sophie' - puh-leeeeze! An insult to my intelligence, and my movie-bones. She is rude and moody and difficult. I was neither invested in her or their relationship or anything really. What a silly script. Pointless. Ridiculous. Cheesy. Predictable. Read a book on morphic resonance instead. Or re-watch 2001, which plays with this idea in a much more entertaining way (though at times being just as boring...^^) I am a romantic. I think I'm a bit spiritual alongside my atheism - those two are not mutually exclusive, by the way. I can suspend reason for a film, if it draws me in and takes me for a ride. This is a roadwreck. But to each their own... But this iris-doubles idea was just silly and dumb, as was the whole script. Should have known after 5 minutes this was going nowhere slow... Watch 'In Your Eyes' - now THAT's a good movie!!! :-)

Suspension of disbelief is a key element for any story. Which makes I Origins horrible for anyone who understands anything about biology. Yes... this is sci-fi and as such does not need to be accurate in any way shape or form. But, because this is set in what is expected to be a real world lab doing real-world science, the apparently deliberate twisting of how evolution work is detrimental to suspension of disbelief. I say "deliberate" because the twisting of evolutionary science reads like a who's who list of Christian anti-evolutionary propaganda. All of which is presented as if real scientists would be using anti- evolutionary ideas in their biological research instead of real science. A "Master switch" in the genetic code that can "turn on" the growth of an eye in a creature that hasn't already evolved one so that it doesn't need an "intelligent designer"? Really? However, for those who know nothing about evolution or are convinced that what they pass off as evolution on Sunday mornings is real, their suspension of disbelief will be unharmed. In other areas, the character's motives appear random, and the personality's fall into two categories: A. The wise, sane, calm, and generally helpful people who believe in God. B. The erratic, quick to anger, and generally selfish people who do not believe in God. As one would expect from a film that uses anti-evolution talking points as the bases of "science", the random motives are all coming from the godless characters who fly into fits of anger for absolute no reason whatsoever. Lastly, (and I'm being deliberately vague here so that I don't include a spoiler) the actions of the main character at the end of the movie would only make sense to those who are religious in some way or another. I am giving this movie only 1 star ONLY because I feel that science is important to the world and this movie does a good job misinforming people of what science is and how science works. (Sci-fi considerations considered) Not withstanding my one star rating, I would say that this movie would be great for those who go to church regularly. It will validate their world view quite well.

Amazing... Like this movie very much. Well played actors, especially liked the game Astrid Bergès-Frisbey and Brit Marling, which is known to me yet another fantastic film Another Earth. Very emotional film, perfectly matched music. It was hard to break away from the viewer. Indeed, the theme of which is shown in the film, reincarnation, yet little is disclosed. Therefore, only a good director and actors, even when the budget belt can create something beautiful, the food for the brain, which happened to this movie I also want to pay attention to the little actress who plays Indian girl - she is beautiful, and her eyes ... P.S. I thought that the man in the elevator (cowboy) with which the main character is found at the end of the tape wants not prevent disclosure mysteries of reincarnation protagonist, his words to me pushed this idea, maybe this is so ... P.S. Sorry for my English. This is my first review.