Curtis Laforche (Michael Shannon) has been mentally disturbed by images of a coming apocalypse. Clouds, wind, lightening, birds are all whipping up in front of him, but he finds himself all alone in seeing these happenings. On the brink of a complete mental breakdown he decides to follow through with his suspicions and build a underground shelter for his family. But after taking out a huge loan, losing his job, fighting with local neighbors, and spoiling his stable marriage, he decides that it would be best to commit himself in an institution for the schizophrenic. After learning this unfortunate condition was inherited from his mother he begins to think that maybe insanity is what has been aggravating him. But come the end, was he that deranged after all?
Schizophrenia is a condition that is still being uncovered in the field of genetics, neurology, and psychology. There has yet to be a discovered cure and treatment has often made circumstances even worse for specific subjects. Those who suffer from schizophrenia often suffer from disillusioned vision, disintegration of emotional responses, and muddled speech and thinking. Shannon's ability to portray a man who is completely lost in curiosity within the labyrinth of his own mind looks to be astounding. From what i have seen in the trailer, you can really draw out the fear living inside of him, and a type of fear that is laced with artificial composure that schizo's mask themselves with to blend with society. His character holds a certain legitimacy through his performance, therefore the story will be convincing.
This movie is set to be released September, 30th (USA), and has already got a lot of great reviews from critics when it was featured at the Sundance Festival, and Cannes Festival. This maybe too early to tell, but I am thinking Oscars.
Grade Prediction: A- (93%)
Rating: R
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