Willie Mears: Blog 6

On the way to the theater I was not expecting much out of the movie 'Limitless.' According to my little sister, who is the families movie buff, Bradley Cooper is a sub-par actor (although I thought he was great in The Hangover), and the movie would not be very good. However after seeing it I was pleasantly surprised at the movie, while I do not think it will win any oscars anytime soon, it was still a very good and thought-provoking film.

One of the most interesting concept in the film was the ending, where I was very surprised that Lindy was still dating Eddie. Regardless of whether or not he was still taking the drug, which is unclear, I still feel that her staying with him was inconsistent with her personality and mindset throughout the rest of the film. What she did not like about the drug was that it made him someone who he was not, regardless of if he was better or not, it was not him and she did not like that. At the end of the film, when Eddie interacts with Carl Van Loon, it is apparent that he is not the person he was when the film started, either he is still on the drug or has learned how to be super-observant and have other attributes he did when he was taking the drug, without it. But despite his new characteristics that make him not himself, Lindy is still with him, Eddie being himself, something she was very adamant about after she took the drug herself, was no longer important to her.

Another concept of the film that was interesting was the overall message it sent to the viewers. Eddie is a nobody when the film begins, and he becomes a big shot by becoming an addict to an illegal drug. After cheating his way to the top, Eddie then almost dies, kills others, and is responsible for people dying, however faces no real damage himself. When the movie ends Eddie is either still on the drug, or somehow is still on it without being on it, and everything works out. That message sucks. Take drugs and everything will work out. I was expecting him to hit rock-bottom and discover that life was better without the drug. But instead everything works out. If I had kids of my own, I would not let them see that movie. However despite its poor message, I did enjoy the movie, way to go Bradley, sorry I ever doubted.