In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Host (2006)
A science fiction by Bong Joon-Ho.
After a doctor dumps a lot of formaldehyde down a drain and into a river, a mutant monster appears and attacks the busy waterfront. The youngest girl of a family that owns a nearby grocery store is seemingly killed, but is then spat out in the monster's lair. She contacts her mentally disabled father via cell phone and all of the family members try to find her.
The CG monster was great and got lots of screen time. There was also an awesome fight between the family and the monster at the end. Otherwise, the plot was simple and the characters shallow. If you want to watch it for the monster, that's all it's good for anyway. I'm rating it o.k.
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