Weekly film analysis-I Origins

I Origins, released in 2014, is a drama-romance movie based around a man named Dr.Ian Gray. Ian Gray is a scientist who specialises around eyes and the scientology behind them. However, his life is changed when his lover dies tragically. From there onwards, the movie explores the possibility of an afterlife and the links that has to eyes, while linking to themes of spirituality, conspiracy and afterlife. Despite the plot being out of the ordinary, it feels strangely realistic and it definitely believable. It is likely to leave the viewer contemplating whether or not something like this could actually be real. The film develops at a good pace and doesn't have any plot holes in it.

The central goal of the movie was likely to just make people more open-minded about potential possibilities like this. Many people are very ignorant to believing anything that they can't see, and this movie highlights that through Ian Gray. The movie make a strong impression on the viewer in a sense that it has a very deep meaning behind it.

The characters were portrayed amazingly in the film. The protagonist character, Ian Gray is very relatable and more like an average guy. His best friend named Kenny (Steven Yeun) is a fun character who brings humour to the film. Undoubtably, the best character in the film is Sofi (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey). She is sweet, intriguing and is easy to like. This means that her death hit hard for the viewer. There was a diversity of characters in the movie with many Indian actors and actresses towards the end. There were not many stereotypes in the movie at all. Sofi's personality was very complex and not easy to understand.
The director (Mike Cahill) did a good job of telling the story. He used a fair amount of suspense and tension to captivate the audience. There was not a strong presence in the movie which was good because it means that it was not over-used. When it was used, it meant more to the scene.

 The actors were framed well for most of the movie, but it did lack a range of shots as most were mid-shots or close ups. There could have been more establishing shots in the film and more impressive shots. On the other hand, the close range shots of the eyes were beautiful and were really the highlight of the movie. 

 There were not many special effects or flashy editing in the movie. This was good as it did not need this and it would have been largely out of place to use CGI in the film. The movie was clearly organised and flowed well. The dialogue between the characters felt very personal and almost let us experience emotions from their perspective. This makes the audience

feel closer with the characters.

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