A Scanner Darkly

Unforeseen circumstances had me walking in about 10 minutes into the movie. That being said, I probably missed an important part of the setup and establishment of the storyline. Still the same, this film was very intriguing to me. I am a fan of Philip K. Dick's work. They are always thought provoking. And what I like is being able to forget the actors and just think about the story being told.

Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson, etc. all play their parts well in this animated movie. But you don't walk out remembering their performances. You walk out remembering how different and fucked up the world was that these characters were living in. You remember Substance D. And from what I saw (and without reading the actual story yet), I can only assume that the rehabilitation center was creating Substance D, the one that helps people get off of the substance supposedly. That is the enslavement part of it all. There's another layer here that I am missing. I know I will get it if I read the story. I only get the drug aspect and the scanner part is still fragmented in my mind. Where it fits in, I don't know. The drug aspect was intriguing to me. But the film is bigger when you throw in the scanner.

I don't even know what I am talking about. I give this a 7/10 but I say that I need to view it again to fully grasp all that is being said.