Road movie about cloning
On a dark desert US highway, cool wind in her hair… a young woman seeks to bring her recently deceased daughter back to life – with the help of a maverick animal cloning expert.
Road movie about cloning
Lost in New Mexico looks like a bit of a road movie about one woman seeking a way to deal with the loss of her daughter. I haven’t seen the movie, but from the trailer it doesn’t look the slickest production or engaging plot and storytelling – one of those films that is on DVD before it hits the big screen. But I am intrigued.
Ratings please…
I was alerted to the film by John Morely who posted some comments on the film at the “Should we clone a human“ ethical questions on the TechNyou web site. He thought it was OK, at least.
I would be interested to hear from anyone who has seen the film and can comment on how well it covers the issues. Is the science accurate or a complete B-grade version of Hollywood fantasy? Was the science even covered in the film? Was the film actually any good? In the meantime, I am going to search the local video store.
I did get to see this movie on a bit torrent that my son made (sorry to the producers), and while I would agree with Jason regarding the level of production, the script is actually fairly well conceived.
I did actually pick up on a reference to the philospher/literary critic Walter Benjamin (in later part of the movie when geneticist is planning to head to China) whose work ‘Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ bears strong resonances towards concepts [and ramifications of] mass replication which can easily be extended towards ethical cloning issues.
So, if this is the case – that this particular linkage is intended, and it appears to be the case – I would applaud the script writer(s?) at least even if the production itself is lacking, due to the obviously low budget of the film.
(My son is in film school in Minneapolis, and he’s th eone who found it – search for Minneapolis video stores?)
For those curious, John Morely has kindly dug out a full review of the film “Lost in New Mexico”. See review at:
http://themovingarts.com/lost-in-new-mexico-the-strange-tale-of-susan-hero-review/
Jason
TechNyou