Since this is a digital to digital transfer, there is no source film print that could introduce dirt and speckles. Aeon Flux has excellent cinematography, and this Bluray release does a very good job of showing it. Paramount's Aeon Flux is presented in a 2:35:1, MPEG-2/1080p encode that is very good, but has some flaws. However Oren finds out that the women are getting pregnant, and begins murdering them to hide this fact, a fact that would bring down the Fairchild Government. As a side effect of finding a cure for the virus, the population is rendered sterile. She also discovers her real enemy, and it is not Trevor, but his brother Oren. She finally gets her chance to kill him, and finds that she can't, and she thinks she knows him, but is not sure. Trevor Fairchild may not be the evil person she once perceives him to be. She also discovers things are not like they appear. Just before she begins to carry out her plans, her sister is killed, as she was mistaken as a Monican. Aeon is given an assignment to assassinate Trevor Fairchild. The Monicans have vowed to destroy Trevor Fairchild and thereby bring down his government. People are turning up missing, and as a result of constant cloning to maintain the population, folks are having strange dreams. Aeon Flux is an assassin, is a Monican which is a group which is a sworn enemy of the Fairchild Government.ĭespite the appearance of a perfect society, Bregna has some major issues going on. Bregan is governed by the Fairchild Government and its leader Trevor Fairchild, along with his brother Oren. Bregna is considered by some as a utopian society, but there are some very dystopian elements to Bregna as well. Four hundred years later, earth's remaining survivors live in a walled community called Bregna. It is the year 2011, and a virus is sweeping the earth and kills ninety nine percent of the Earth's population. Unfortunately without good plot and character development, this may not be enough for some to really get into this movie. What this movie did have going for it is great visuals, a heart pounding soundtrack, and some really good action scenes. Another thing I found puzzling is that there was no dome over Bregna, so how could they totally stop a virus from contaiminating the population? I could go on and on, but there is no use in beating a corpse to death.īecause of these flaws and more (which lead to box office disaster I am sure), this movie barely had enough to hold my attention, and mildly entertain me for its entire ninety two minute run. She might as well be wearing a neon sign saying "here I am". Other issues include wearing a stylish white outfit at night, while trying to disrupt and destroy the communication system of the Fairchild regime. Here in this film, she is never allowed to reach this level of character development, so we never get a chance to see any depth to her. In other words, there was a high level of contradicting depth to who she was. In the original animated series, Aeon was self centered, egotistical, detached, deadly, wild and uncontrollable, totally unpredictable, and extremely unemotional. The supporting characters are mere set pieces next to Aeon, and are even less developed than Aeon's character. What few emotions are felt, are cut short, or do not come across well at all. She seems rather one dimensional, less human, and more like a killing machine. First, Aeon as a character is under developed and not allowed to breathe. The producers choose style over logic, common sense and substance. Where did Aeon Flux go wrong? Let's start with just a few things. Aeon Flux also shares another thing in common with some of the other movies, in that they offered so much promise, and failed to deliver on that promise. It joins Lara Crofts Tomb Raider, Ultraviolet, Aliens, Charlie's Angels, and less famous but far better, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as movies that feature a woman, or women in a kick ass role. Reviewed by Sir Terrence, September 3, 2008Īeon Flux follows a long line of movies based on a video game. Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite Writers: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Peter Chung But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that jeopardize the mission – and her life.įor more about Aeon Flux and the Aeon Flux Blu-ray release, see Aeon Flux Blu-ray Review published by Sir Terrence on Septemwhere this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux, a secret agent/assassin/warrior whose mission is to bring down the regime. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity – except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. Aeon Flux Blu-ray offers solid video and great audio in this fan-pleasing Blu-ray releaseĤ00 years in the future, after a virus decimates the world population, only one city on Earth remains.
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