There are few movie scenes this year that I’ve been able to identify with as much as Julia Roberts’ character in the new Netflix movie, Away from the world In his opening scene, he begins by declaring that he hates people so much that it might be time for him and his family to flee the country for a bit and leave bustling New York behind. A basic situation, comedy, horror, or even a road movie can be many things, but anyone who’s heard of Rumman Alam’s 2020 novel of the same name knows well that this is a post-apocalyptic, paranoid thriller. road. Moreover, the kind that not many have dared to attempt since Cloverfield Lane 10, famously restrained and therefore controversial.
Sam Esmail, who wrote and directed this film, which was released on December 8, has never had much trouble trying to break the mold, since he brought the film to life. Mr. Robotot, which became a real popular series during its four seasons, and everyone who watched it mentioned the adventures of the nervous hacker played by Rami Malek. We get something similar in the case of Away From the World, which is interesting from several points of view. On the one hand, it’s set in the same world as Mr. Robot, draws on many scattered references, and, like the USA Network series, draws attention to the dangers of technology addiction. On the other hand, it simultaneously breathes new life into Julia Roberts’ moribund career and revives the genre of mystery thrillers that made M. Night Shyamalan, who had seen better days, so popular at the time.
But before we start analyzing the new Netflix, let’s go back to the story a little! It was there that Amanda Julia Roberts took her husband, the somewhat burnt-out Clay (Ethan Hawke), and their two teenage children, Archie (Charlie Evans) and Rose (Farrah MacKenzie), to go away for a few days. However, they barely spend a few hours in the Garden City house they’ve taken over, and strange things start happening: the internet goes out, the TV doesn’t broadcast, and the phone services don’t work either, as if someone has turned on this particular device. Main switch in the United States, excluding electricity. The technology-heavy family, including Rose, who constantly complains that she can’t watch the latest episode of Friends due to the lack of live streaming, encounters a sudden knock on their door. So who will it be? from? The landlord, J.H. Scott, played by Mahershala Ali, and his young daughter, Ruth (Mihala), claim that the power has gone out in the city, so instead of total darkness, they prefer to hide out there, at Amandas Company.
What Julia Roberts accomplishes in this Netflix thriller is both sublime and shocking, given the drama of the situation. The actress, known to most as the uncrowned queen of romantic comedies, this time brings to our television screens a sarcastic, suspicious tiger mother who does not believe a single word from her landlord.
No wonder, since GH is constantly engaged in self-contradictions, he doesn’t even have the wallet to prove he’s really who he says he is, and even Facebook isn’t available so the heroes can verify who a simple search came to them. As for the casting, the increasingly desperate Julia Roberts is matched perfectly by Ethan Hawke, who plays good guy Clay. He is the counterpoint, the yang to the yin, who is still full of optimism, trusting in the goodness of people and that GH’s intentions are pure. Mahershala Ali is completely unrecognizable during this time, but that’s exactly why he delivers a sexy, sexy performance at the table, which culminates in a sexual encounter with Amanda.
For the film to develop into such a nerve-wracking, paranoid, and extremely complex thing to watch despite its simple script, it’s also necessary for Sam Esmail to put his own spin on the final result. The fast, dynamic camera movements, as we move through the house and sometimes glimpse the characters from surprising angles and simulate espionage, lend momentum to even the contemplative navel-gazing scenes. Out of World, the film builds suspense in the same way that Shyamalan’s aforementioned best work has been able to do in the past. Add to all this the exciting music that dances on our nerves, and the end result makes this Netflix movie a masterpiece.
It’s just the icing on the cake that over the course of Far from the World’s 141-minute runtime, we get more and more question marks and mysticism, and only get answers from hints scattered here and there.
Netflix’s post-apocalyptic film is a refreshing take on cinema, because it doesn’t make people look stupid, doesn’t hold our hands, and doesn’t chew answers into our mouths. Instead, he asks the big questions that, despite all the clichés, shock and amaze: What would happen to us if the Internet was suppressed and we were left without information? Is it really a good idea to slowly reach the era of self-driving cars and hand over control of the technology? If an uncontrollable conflict breaks out, will anyone care about the little people, or will governments, politicians and the rich leave us to perish in ignorance where we are?
It is strange that despite the fact that the director places the characters in deeper and deeper slums, the situation becomes more and more incomprehensible, more and more desperate and depressing, yet Távol a vilád is the film that makes us stand smiling. Precisely because of the neat little lesson, or pop culture, movies, series, books and video games will always be an excellent escape route even when the genie is crashing overhead. Of course, you can find a few minutes of happiness, even though it seems like there is no future, we have no country or anything, and for most, it doesn’t matter whether Ross and Rachel get together in the end…
There are still a few days left in 2023, and Maestro and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon has great potential, but it’s very possible that Far from the World will be Netflix’s last big hit of the year. Recommended not only for thriller fans and those who mourn the nervous drama, cynicism and questioning attitude of Mr. Robot, but also for those who buried Julia Roberts one block.
Because this is the big comeback for the actress considered a Hollywood legend in a movie that easily leaves you thinking about what you saw in her days later and theorizing. Was it the collaboration of Eastern nations, a mysterious secret organization, or just aliens that caused the whole mess? Although the latter sounds like a huge piece of nonsense, it is still a question that the author of the book, and for those who are curious, answered in an interview with Variety magazine. You can read itHe deserves.
9/10
Távol a világ atót can be watched with Hungarian dubbing and subtitles on Netflix.
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