Immortal (2004)

Immortal: Directed by Enki Bilal. With Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling, Yann Collette. In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.

“Well, first of all this film is supposed to be a loose adaptation of the comics (almost more u0026quot;inspired byu0026quot;…). Second, I think that those who criticize the CGI graphics quality or even compare it to the horrific (!!) u0026quot;Final Fantasyu0026quot;, are a bit besides the point.., While the Final Fantasy CGI graphics where technically amazing, the story (what story ?) was absolutely idiotic, and there was a total lack of poetry or atmosphere. Of course the CGI in u0026quot;Immortalsu0026quot; could have been much better!… But the fact that you can make an accurate picture of a French landscape does not make it better than a Monet painting, does it ?… The use of computer imagery does not mean that everything has to be fully realistic… artful images are often created, as in painting, with a non photo-realistic depiction of reality. I think this concept worked well with this movie, creating a very moody atmosphere and adding weight to the story. Certainly u0026quot;Immortalsu0026quot; is not a statement about creating photo-realistic computer graphics – it is simply art made with people and computers. That said, I agree that for those who are not familiar with the comics series this movie may not leave the same impression – I am biased by being a Bilal fan. However, I would recommend anyone with an interest in Science Fiction that goes a bit beyond point-and-shoot action and photo-realistic CGI to go and see this movie – they might enjoy it!…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e7/10”