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Mr. Nobody

Written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael

Mr. Nobody, a film about memories, origins and relationships. Mr Nobody arises from slumber in a hospital with a tattooed doctor enquiring about the life of the last surviving mortal on Earth. Little is explained about this future civilisation except that a medical breakthrough has emerged to give humans everlasting life.

Mr Nobody is held in the hospital and it is planned that his death is to be broadcast to the world; after all he is a mortal in an immortal world. It’s a big deal. The majority of the film is dedicated to looking back at this mysterious gentleman’s past. We meet him before he was born where unborn children are touched by angels. These unborn children choose their own parents, an interesting concept on creation.

The young protagonist has an unusual gift; he can see parts of the future. Those around him pass this off as déjà vu but he knows otherwise, predicting a car crash and various other events. The cinematography is artistically done, with a human approach, using close ups of faces whenever possible. The world is wonderfully colourful with eccentric characters and intense personal connections.

Mr Nobody is remarkably philosophical, bringing up questions of existence, consequence, time, love and choices to name a few. This is what I got from the Jaco Van Dormael drama, a sense that we should question everything while accepting what comes as fate. A lot of the choices Jared Leto’s Mr Nobody makes are cinematographically depicted in colours; the film progresses seeing three loves in his life, all childhood acquaintances which are assigned a different colour almost without fail throughout.

Anybody that has read my other reviews knows I love a good soundtrack. My Nobody has an excellent score, and any film with “Where Is My Mind” and “Everyday” gets the thumbs up.

I advise everybody to watch Mr Nobody at some point in their life, there is a lot to take in but this is special. It is laugh out loud funny at times, philosophical without getting bogged down in metaphysics and is masterfully written. Don’t miss out.

(via channers)