Though the Internet service Netflix has long been working closely with Marvel in 2017, Netflix decided to try their luck with a superhero of a different kind. In the basis of the "boy" is a novel of a Kevin Brooks and film explanation cleared rather in the format of a crime Thriller.
Student Tom is attacked by thugs in the boy gets the bullet, breaking it smartphone. The fragments of the device fall guy in the brain, making it gets abilities such as control technology with my mind.
Some plot setup seemed to be very strange. First, we are talking about abilities of the main character and how he acquired. After the tragic incident, the fragments of a smartphone literally stuck in the Volume in mind the young man was able to control technology with my mind. In the majority of the superheroes gained their ability after the experiment, by chance, and etc. and concept "BoE" very relevant and curious to present day. But details explained. Very often superheroic able to catch it by the associations themselves with characters when fully demonstrate the conditions that led to the fact that the individual acquires superpowers. Not to say that in "BoE" this is not, but the circumstances traits "before gaining superpowers/after gaining superpowers" spelled out most concisely.
Secondly, catches the eye of the paucity of characters, especially the main character Tom. Again, many films on similar subjects have an appeal because the audience receives the performance of those or other desires. All we want to possess some abilities and movies of this genre show what it may cause: a funny mockery of world in "the Mask" or something more epic in the "very dangerous". In other words, the main point here — watch the loser will get pleasure and will adjust my life, given my newfound abilities. What does That? Practically nothing — it all the story revolves around revenge, rolling up the genre paintings in the scope of the subgenre of retribution. With the moment Tom wakes up with its new features, it is primarily motivated by only revenge on the thugs. In fact, the entire film is dedicated to his revenge of the local bullies! Of course, you can refer to that and was the primary source, but in the format of the film is similar to the plot setup does not disclose any character or it features special skills in this case play only the role of a "weapon" against these bullies. Very sorry that not have shown the evolution of the character and his entourage.
It should also be noted a very strange decision makers for contacting urban realism. The film is made as realistic as possible. Often this is superheroine in favor (the same TV series "Jessica Jones"). With the point of view of installation and world in "BoE" everything resembles some kind of "Waste", but without appropriate wit. Personally, I think let the history of film the unit is relatively dark, it still not would add humor and ease of storytelling. For example, in one of scenes the hero contemplates rollers with YouTube about martial arts. The idea is good, but with humor, and not the gloom, she would have looked much better.
Effects most used in the first half of the film, when Tom trying to run their newfound abilities. Digital information is leaked on screen, etc. But with the development of event effects are becoming less and often we are talking about the text messages in"bubbles" that demonstrate parallel with what is happening on the screen events.
Netflix has made significant progress, adding to your library, so the original content. Done well, but boring. In the first place, because "boy" is an unusual genre — a hybrid between revenge, superheroines and teenage fiction. And the original idea required a lot more work to make sense of. Otherwise the viewer is not understand how to this belongs: whether to examine the picture as extremely serious "superhero movie", too dark and relevant fiction or story of a teenage revenge?
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