Limitless
Director: Neil Burger
Release Date: March 8, 2011
With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100 percent of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers.
Awards
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2012
| Won ASCAP Award | Top Box Office Films Paul Leonard-Morgan |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2012
| Nominated Saturn Award | Best Science Fiction Film |
Golden Trailer Awards 2012
| Nominated Golden Trailer | Best Graphics in a TV Spot 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Buddha Jones
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People's Choice Awards, USA 2012
| Nominated People's Choice Award | Favorite Drama Movie |
Teen Choice Awards 2011
| Nominated Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Drama |
| Choice Movie Actor: Drama Bradley Cooper |
World Soundtrack Awards 2011
| Nominated World Soundtrack Award | Discovery of the Year Paul Leonard-Morgan |
Reviews
User - Vaughn Fry (USA) "Limitless in intrigue and excitement at breakneck pacing. Enough cannot be said for how amazingly brisk and refreshing the production comes across. Nearly every scene has at least some artistic appeal. ...Thanks to the mind-altering plot, Limitless is one of the fewer movies where extravagant transitions make sense. ...Limitless has such a breathtaking pace that you aren't going to find the time needed to nitpick. Some of the action at movie's end is resolved with little plausibility, but it's too much fun to attack. At least the title of Limitless offers some truth in advertising."
User - arnaultmorisson (USA) "A reflection of the shallow American dream. Limitless could be named deep-less as it emphasizes on the mediocre rise of a middle-class loser into the sphere of money (bliss) America. ...The movie tells you one thing; you can't succeed in America without cheating."
User - sjabbo (Norway) "Incredibly shallow."
User - paperback_wizard (USA) "It opens your mind. The tagline for this movie is "What if a pill could make you rich and powerful?" I prefer a line from the trailer: "How many of us ever know what it is to become the perfect version of ourselves? ....Watching this movie may not change your mind, but it will certainly open it."
The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw) - Enjoyable, fast-moving stuff on the whole, although a "murder" sub-plot appears to get lost in the edit, and some of the comic possibilities are overlooked.
- The Guardian's comment is a dull opinion of the movie, suggesting that it's nothing special, which I have to disagree with. Yeah the film left quite a few things unanswered and was a pretty shallow idea, but it was done so well that neither of those things matter. Limitless isn't a standard big blockbuster film. It has an artistic edge that is just so interesting to watch. I love that it uses reverse chronology, which I want to use for my thriller, because it's a great way to unfold the story with a disoriented perspective. I feel that this is especially successful because the audience is almost forced to be engaged in the film to see how the scenario got how it was, and the audience feels compelled to actively connect the dots. Whereas with a traditional story that is laid out for the audience is basically a go ahead for the audience to passively piece things together, or even not at all. The special effects are really cool, and just adds to the limitless idea so perfectly. In a way, the audience is subjected to feel envy towards the main character, which is great because part of having a hold on the audience is to grip their emotions. This movie opens up audience's imagination and is ultimately an awesome ride.
In the "Subway Fight" clip, the soundtrack sets the tone for scene and the action that occurs. It has a animalistic vibe to it that can remind the audience of being in the wild of a jungle. The way the flashbacks are transitioned to adds to the speed that the character feels while on the pill, so the audience gets a point of view perspective. This scene is just so well put together from the lighting to the short clips of multiple angles. It's not only a great action clip, but it's also funny because of the idea of actually being able to use something I've seen on TV in real life.
The "Pill Effect" clip is absolutely amazing, and not something the audience gets the privilege of seeing in every movie. It is such a psychedelic effect, which is a risk to take, but because of the story line, the movie can get away with it. Again, the music is flawless, as the sound of the guitar truly adds to the idea of being on drugs.
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