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Gamer
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This movie contains various possession type transformations that were quite good and worth noting.
The control in the movie did feel "possession-like" to me (despite the 3rd person perspective) given the way the real-life avatars are being controlled by the gamers. I found it appealed to me in a ...more |
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From: cj
, 113 months, post #1 |
A pending submission states that the movie "Gamer" "... contains various possession type transformations..."
I don't recall there being any possession-type controls (or
transformations) in this movie like there were for the movie
"Surrogates". But it's been awhile since I've watched it.
If anyone remembers, or has ready access to the movie and can
confirm or deny this, it would be very much appreciated. What we're
looking for IIRC would be if the gamer controls the
player/character much like if they were possessing them.
From what I could remember (and find online), it looks like the
gamer is NOT viewing the world from the player's/character's POV.
Without that possession-like POV (like we saw in "Surrogates"), my
opinion is that this movie would not qualify for inclusion here as
there isn't even the illusion that one person has transformed into
someone else. How does everyone else feel about this one?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034032/
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From: tehswitcher
, 113 months, post #2 |
Yeah, you're right about the gamer seeing from a third-person
perspective. But I don't think I'd like it being discounted from
the database. The scenes where the gamers are speaking and the
avatar speaks just like they did make it feel more like a
"possession-type" thing. Yeah, it's so minor, that I personally
don't care about its exclusion... but, I think it's so close to the
borderline and might appeal to a fair bit of people for those
specific scenes. I wouldn't want to take that away from them.
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From: cj
, 113 months, post #3 |
Any other opinions or ideas?
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From: rjeflak
, 113 months, post #4 |
I've seen this movie and I'd also be in favor of including in the
database and approving the submission.
The control in the movie did feel "possession-like" to me (despite
the 3rd person perspective) given the way the real-life avatars are
being controlled by the gamers. I found it appealed to me in a
similar way that typical possessions from other sources do. In
addition to the "shooting game" world, there's also a "Second-Life"
like world called Society where the gamers control real-life
avatars that can differ greatly in gender and appearance and can
engage in more extreme behavior. These scenes show characters
behaving very out-of-character, often in provocative or sexual
ways, and it's actually one of the more memorable (though also
disturbing) possession-like scenes I've seen.
Interestingly, I found an earlier post
of mine on this message board from over five years ago before this
movie came out where I described its potential given the
information that leaked out; it has a few more details and examples
about the avatar control. I guess I've been following the movie for
a while.
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From: cj
, 113 months, post #5 |
Thanks!
That's a wonderful description rjeflak. So wonderful, that I added
it to the, now approved, entry description (crediting you, of
course).
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