Super 8 is a science fiction film directed by J.J Abrams. J.J Abrams has also directed Star Trek and also Mission Impossible III. Star Trek was also another science fiction film, but Mission Impossible III is an action adventure film. The main characters are: Elle Fanning, the younger sister to her better known Dakota Fanning; Amanda Michalka has been in numerous USA network television shows; Kyle Chandler who is one of the only main adults that are a main character; Riley Griffiths has been acting ever since he was a first grader and the main actor is Joel Courtney. Most people will be unfamiliar with these actors as many films that are targeted at our age group don't use child actors as they contain adult themes. Also these children haven't had many big international jobs, mainly american television shows that don't get aired in the UK.
Super 8 is an olden film camera, used to shoot motion pictures. Super 8 the film is about a group of friends who want to film a movie to win a competition. Whilst filming one night on a train platform a train collides with car that was driving on the tracks, the train derails and explodes, the children try to run away from the explosions. The train crates open and the contents fall out, which appear to be small metal cubes. The air force comes in and tries to cover up what happened, they don't do such a good job as an alien creature is going around destroying everything stealing metal parts and then abducts people. The alien is trying to rebuild his space ship so that he can go back to his planet. The air force is trying to get the towns people out so that they can burn all of the metal cubes. Joel Courtney goes back to save a girl he likes and then helps the alien get his spaceship back and return to his planet. The alien ends up going to back to his planet and everyone ends up happily ever after.
I didn't really notice the film soundtrack because I think I was to concentrated on trying to spot the monster, and I don't really remember a point where the soundtrack really played a pivotal point in the film, that made me think or feel a certain way, like most films do. At one point of the film, the soundtrack just tells you exactly how to feel, and what to expect. This film's soundtrack just didn't do it for me.
The film is science fiction and it fits the usual conventions. Low key lighting creates the suspense, and mystery around what the alien is and what it looks like. The inclusion of extra terrestrial characters. I thought the film took a bit of time to get into and I didn't like the ending as it didn't end up telling us what would happen with the romantic story line. The content of the film was pretty good, I found that not being able to see the alien until late in the film frustrating, but at the same time built up my expectation of what the monster was. The film was decent, but I wasn't particularly gripped to the edge of my seat during each scene.
I give super 8 a 7 out of 10.
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