Wonderful Movie

Memorable, crazy movie

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Once upon a time, there was Google Glass, which allowed you access to social media via a headband and a projector just above your eyes. It also allowed you to take photo's and shoot videos. The story that writer and director, Drew Thomas, gives the audience is one of the possible progressions of that technology. He crafts an interesting tale that not only shows the positives but some of the many negatives for this type of tech, as it is directed more towards social media. What would you do to increase viewers, ratings, and sponsorship? Especially when more viewers gives the user more sponsorship money...Wyatt Maddox (Taylor Handley) is out to have fun. He and his partner Tara (Kate French) "Borrow" cars for races, which are aired live through Wyatt's eye-cam. During one of these races, something goes wrong and Wyatt ends up dead. This prompts the return of Jonah (Dominic DeVore), Wyatt's older brother who was serving overseas. It's not long before he realises that all is not right with his brother's death and starts to investigate, by pretending to be Wyatt.Though the story is intelligent and gripping there are times when the film falls flat. These are mainly when the movie changes from action mode to drama. I'm not saying that Thomas cannot film dramatic scenes as one of the best scenes stars Skyler Day as Jonah's and Wyatt's sister Ashleigh who has an epiphany about her use of the tech and her followers. Skyler Day is also the strongest actor in the cast, definitely someone to keep an eye on. However, Thomas is clearly more at home directing the action sequences as these are more powerful and controlled, as the trailer proves. I also loved the opening sequence of the fake advert, which would really work well if you were watching on telly.The acting is above average and most of the actors get behind their characters, though there are times when Kate French seems bored and uninterested at being there. This along with the inconsistencies in pace does wound the movie. However, it's worth at least one watch should you like mysteries, science fiction, or action thrillers.

I watched this on television under the title DE@TH ON LIVE. It's a broad satire of social media and reality television, set in a futuristic society in which every person now wears cameras concealed in contact lenses and many people's lives are broadcast online for the entertainment of the masses.It's an interesting subject matter, but one that never really gels. This film features various diverse sub-plots that never really go anywhere. One girl's private life is constantly being spied upon while a former soldier investigates his brother's mysterious death and discovers it was broadcast online. The film flirts with a few first-person sequences and has a good opening car chase, but the mix of middling, unknown actors and confused plotting make the whole thing a real chore.

I enjoy films that make you think "has technology gone too far?" Channeling is a perfect example of this. Another example would be the film Her. What makes Channeling especially interesting is that the technology depicted here seems like it could happen in the very near future. This could very well be the next upgrade in social media. The part of the story involving Ashleigh (Skyler Day) made me think about how future generations of people seem to have less and less privacy in their lives. For example, today it's not uncommon to see a post on Facebook of a baby in the womb; that person was never given the choice of how present they want to be on social media. In Ashleigh's case, some of her most intimate moments were live broadcasted without her knowledge.In addition to the thought provoking and sci-fi feel of the film, it also contains a fair amount of action (i.e. car chases), really drawing in the audience. Overall Drew Thomas does an excellent job with this movie. I highly recommend it.

I've seen this movie at Fantaspoa festival in Porto Alegre in Brasil. I didn't know anything about it and I was more than pleasantly surprised.Very interesting and visionary premise about a new social network, in very close future, about live streaming videos of people's lives. They have contact lenses camera that shows everything people see. A rebel streamer is killed and his brother takes over his avatar in order to find the killers.A lot of car chases, very well executed, a lot of exciting scenes. The cast is very interesting. They all have some 60s look and reminded me of Steve McQueen movies and James Dean. But it's very modern in ideas and style. Main actress - Kate French - is awesome. Would like to see more stuff with her. Beautifully shot, well directed, good writing, visionary ideas, exciting chases, interesting characters. Subplot with sister is a nice addition to the universe of future that is around the corner. It makes you think... I was missing a spectacular car chase climax, but I feel that the director wanted to make it more personal and direct closure. Check it out!