I have been waiting FOREVER to see this film!! Ok, maybe not forever; but a long time, anyway! Unfortunately, I think I raised my expectations too high (I mean, who could blame me when Johnny Depp is involved?). I enjoyed it, don't get me wrong! It was definitely worth seeing! I just thought it would be...different. It was good, though.
From a cinematography perspective, I really enjoyed the defined and slow-motion water particle shots; there was so much detail in the 5 seconds of watching a raindrop fall off a flower petal, it really makes you appreciate the small things of this world. I wonder, though, how much of that was real. I've shot photographs of running water similar to the shots they filmed, so I know it IS possible to do without any computerized editing - but did they only use the camera? Or was CGI involved? I could probably look it up, but if you haven't figured it out by now (if you've been reading all my entries so far), I'm lazy. I like asking the questions, but I'm not too keen on researching the answers.
Johnny Depp (Will Caster) was wonderful, as always. He has never let me down; in all the films I've seen him in, he has always done well (in my opinion). Seeing his character slowing losing strength was incredibly believable. I love seeing great actors doing great jobs on the role(s) they've been given.
Overall, I liked this Transcendence. The cinematography was astounding, although there were some shots that made me wonder "why is that significant?" but the shots that were important made up for those. If I were to give this film one word to sum up it's storyline, it would be...weird.
I give Transcendence 7.5 out of 10.
