The story revolves around couple Rachel and Alvy Novy who decide to have a baby, which is grown in an artificial womb.
The idea of the film is fabulous and introduces a lot of ethical and moral values. Rachel is all for the safe electronic womb whereas Alvy, the nature lover, is all for a natural pregnancy and birth.
There are many precedences for mechanical medical procedures such as kidney dialysis, prosthetic limbs, iron lungs and pacemakers. Each one had their lovers and haters just like horse owners detested the rise of the automobile.
However these issues aren't really explored much and it's very sadly, a missed opportunity to explore all the discussions around gestation in a mechanical womb.
There is no chemistry at all between Ejiofor and Clarke, although both display some reasonable acting skills at times, although direction was very clearly lacking as many times the story wasn't quite sure which way to turn. The musical score was disastrous and extremely unappealing, and there was little if any comedy involved at all.
I thin the film would have improved immeasurably with a different Alvy, no attempt at humour, more development of ethical and moral issues, and a sympathetic score.
The idea of the film is fabulous and introduces a lot of ethical and moral values. Rachel is all for the safe electronic womb whereas Alvy, the nature lover, is all for a natural pregnancy and birth.
There are many precedences for mechanical medical procedures such as kidney dialysis, prosthetic limbs, iron lungs and pacemakers. Each one had their lovers and haters just like horse owners detested the rise of the automobile.
However these issues aren't really explored much and it's very sadly, a missed opportunity to explore all the discussions around gestation in a mechanical womb.
There is no chemistry at all between Ejiofor and Clarke, although both display some reasonable acting skills at times, although direction was very clearly lacking as many times the story wasn't quite sure which way to turn. The musical score was disastrous and extremely unappealing, and there was little if any comedy involved at all.
I thin the film would have improved immeasurably with a different Alvy, no attempt at humour, more development of ethical and moral issues, and a sympathetic score.