Seconds

I really enjoyed this film for the cinematography as well as the plot. I love when thrillers revolve around human desire and fairly ordinary people instead of magic or demons. This movie really fits that as “Wilson” desires a better life. Although the main message of this film is about how “that life you always dreamed of” would in reality turn to be just as bland as the present, I actually enjoy the company/ surgery scenes to be the most profound. The audience is confused along with the protagonist when wandering through the offices, signing the contract, and going under the knife. The confusion as well as the uncertainty of the future is how fear is aroused in the audience. It was these scenes that spoke to me on a personal level as they reminded me of my time in the hospital as a young kid with GBS. Particularly the day I had an IV put in my hand as well as a spinal tap done. Apparently when you’re a kid you aren’t given the privilege of knowing what procedures are being performed on your own body. My memories are fragmented because of the anesthesia that I don’t remember having. All I remember is going to sleep in a hospital bed next to my mom and waking up the next day in an entirely different room, bright with sunlight flooding in, and surrounded by nurses trying to put a needle in my hand. Absolutely terrible way to wake up in the morning. My scared little self had no clue where my mom was so I kicked and screamed, took six nurses to pin me down. The ending surgery really reminded me of that day. The relatability made it enjoyable.  ANYWAY I would give it 5 stars but felt that several scenes in the middle of the movie went on far to long and did not justify cutting out the scene of of the main character seeing his daughter. 4.5