Movie Review: IN TIME

MOVIE INFO


When Will Salas is falsely accused of murder, he must figure out a way to bring down a system where time is money – literally – enabling the wealthy to live forever while the poor, like Will, have to beg, borrow, and steal enough minutes to make it through another day.


GENRE: Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy


DIRECTOR and WRITER: Andrew Niccol


CHARACTERS:

Justine Timberlake as Will Salas

Amanda Seyfried as Sylvia Weis

Cillian Murphy as Raymond the Time Keeper

Vincent Kartheiser as Philippe Weis

Olivia Wilde as Rachel Salas

Matthew Bomer as Henry Hamilton

REVIEW:

In Time effectively introduced a whole new aspect of Technological Advancement that does not need any robotics at all.

I really loved the premise and the concept of the film. I commend the Director and the Writer for bringing a whole new flavor of the future by introducing Time as an essential element and substitute for money and status symbol.

This film may lack a sort of impact and may not be your high-octane film but “In Time” delivers its thrill and excitement through its creative, stylish and original plot that will glue you until the end. It may not be as profound as other films, but this movie gives you a great ride of saving your time by all means.

Upon watching this film, you’ll learn to give importance to every minute of your time and be able to make the most out of it for your loved ones.

What this film lacks is its profundity in terms of storytelling and plot scheme. The movie did not fully contain a good background on the whole concept of TIME. The film must focus their premise on the Company that started the whole thing. The plot lacks the exposition of such Company and how they were able to steal time all over the world. The timekeepers were not also given much emphasis on their roles in the film. With enough background and in-depth approach, the film would be better as it should be in terms of execution.

But nevertheless, In Time still delivers its whole new concept. Cinematography-wise, the film is good and smooth. Production may not be as impressive as it should be, but the concept of different Time Zones make this film distinct. You could really identify the status symbol of every individual through the Time Zone she or he is in. And with this concept, the film effectively delivered at an average note.

Justine and Amanda were also good in the film but not exceptional. I see their Chemistry and charm together. I must say this one of the greatest film of Justine and Amanda to date. Although Justine lacks emotion at some point, he was able justify his role until the end. Amanda, on the other side, is as beautiful as her portrayal in the movie.

It is a good popcorn movie that will literally ratify the saying that “TIME IS GOLD”.

RATINGS: 3.5 STARS

How were you able to lead a balanced life as a student?

I have lived a balanced life as a student by remembering these two words: TIME and ACTION Management. Time Management is really a big and vital factor especially for students for it defines the proper spacing of all your actions. Before you can have your actions, first you must be able to set the time. Time Management really helped me a lot in maintaining balance in my student life for it allows me to budget every minute into meaningful activities. I value so much the time I have for my studies, the time for my extra-curricular activities, the time for my recreations, the time for myself and the time for my loved ones. These things would not have been possible to give attention to if I failed to manage my time. It is more so of prioritizing and weighing the amount of time a certain aspect must have. I might be spending more time with my family and loved ones during vacations and more time of studying during semesters. However, I must not lack time in every aspect of my life for I strongly believe that TIME is GOLD and IRREVERSIBLE.

A perfect combination for TIME MANAGEMENT is ACTION MANAGEMENT. After deciding and weighing the amount of time I must spend in every aspect of my life, I must now act and do something that would make this amount of time worthy. Action management is the application of my decisions and the result of my choices. This is my response from the allotted time you have decided to allocate. As a student, this refers to all my actions such as studying itself, doing home works and projects, attending school affairs and all the things that demands physical and even mental operations. It is important for us students to have a wise Action management so that we could be able to do the right thing that would benefit our future.

This is my secret in living a balanced life as a student. A combination of TIME and ACTION management that is really effective in coming up with decisions and actions that are in favor of my bright future.