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asterisk:
funny (maybe).
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White
asterisk:
expanded
format.
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asterisk: not
mine.
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No
asterisk: it
probably
sucks.
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OTHER
CRAP:
Catch
the deluxe
version of
Other Crap in
real time,
with all the
bells and
whistles, here.
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The
Philosophers
(2012)
Johnny's
comments:
The
Philosophers is a drama
set in a philosophy class
in an international school
in Jakarta. In the final
class where each student's
final marks are to be
determined, teacher Mr.
Zimit (James D'Arcy) sets
a challenge where only 10
of the 20 students in the
class would be allowed to
live in an underground
shelter with him after a
nuclear apocalypse. Each
student is given a job and
a trait that may or may
not be useful in the
shelter. Zimit makes it
easier by 'executing' 10
students, people he sees
no use for, but this goes
wrong and causes the rest
to panic and leave Zimit
is left out of the
shelter, the only person
with the exit code. As the
students slowly die off,
it becomes clear that
saving the world is more
complicated than it seems,
but star student Petra
(Sophie Lowe) has her own
plans, which may not be to
Zimit's liking.
Always going to be tough
to illustrate
philosophical conundrums
in a movie and this movie
has it's problems, mainly
that it feels more like a
social experiment than a
movie. While some of the
answers are interesting,
particularly Petra's
'outside the box'
solution, it still feels
more like homework than
entertainment. The cast is
fairly diverse (including
5 Australian actors),
although for a school in
Jakarta there is a lack of
Asian students which seems
a bit bizarre. The
Philosophers isn't for
those looking for a 'fun',
entertaining time, but it
isn't without its charm.
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