Imagine a world where digitalization has taken full control to the extent that there is a digital standard for being pretty. You’re told you’re ugly until you undergo cosmetic surgery at 16. Maybe we don’t even have to imagine because it’s something that is actually happening right now.
Uglies is a 2024 movie about a digitalized world where everyone is seen as ugly until they undergo a cosmetic procedure. I was happy when I realized that things could actually be very easy when technology takes over the world but my happiness ended when the movie showed me the other side of technology we haven’t been paying attention to.
Normally, I would start by talking about what I liked about the movie but this time let me get straight to how disappointed I was in the actors. Apart from Shay who played her part very well, the rest of the actors were just “meh”. I couldn’t feel any emotions while watching the movie and that was when I realized there was something wrong.
There was even a scene which was trying to show us that the main character and another person were in love, but it was dry. I didn’t feel any awww or emotions in that scene. I didn’t even get what exactly what being communicated through some scenes. I kept on saying a lot of “okay, so?” because I didn’t see anything spectacular.
Oh and the plot? There was no twist at all. Everything was predictable. You could tell the next scene and then it would happen. I could guess what a character would say and the person would say it. Everything just sounded meh. It looks like the writer just wanted to put something out there for people to watch and this brings me to the ending of the movie.
I’m not sure if the writer missed somethings or the ending of the movie was a mistake because it made no sense to me. I believe the whole point of the movie was supposed to be seen in the ending, but they did something else. I was so angry but I’m not going to tell you why and spoil it for you.
On the bright side, there was a lot of technological advancement in the movie which looked cool. They did a great job portraying how a full digital world would look like and how technology can actually control humans. They also did a great job establishing that disagreement between those who live for technology and those who want nothing with it.
Above everything else, I liked the fact that they were able to distinguish between the relevance of humans just being humans and how humans could change when they get their hands on technology. I believe the message from this movie is that no matter the technological evolution, nothing will ever beat humanity and its power.
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