I Origins
Film2014106 min

I Origins

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionromancemysteryslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: an emotional sci-fi film, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Michael PittBrit MarlingAstrid Bergès-FrisbeySteven YeunArchie Panjabi

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2014
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bersin Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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