Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Upstream Color (2013) - 96 min

Upstream Color is an American sci-fi drama film directed by Shane Carruth.
Starring Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig & Thiago Martins.
It's about a three cycle process which director called as worm-pig-orchid life cycle. Kris was drugged by a criminal and it's a powerful drug that actually hypnotizes her. Later, she meets a guy who also shows these symptoms. They start to share an intimate relationship that can help them to unfold the mystery behind all this.
(N.B - The below WPO life cycle contains spoilers and at the same it's very helpful for those who don't want to spend 90minutes without knowing anything)
WPO life cycle:  
Stage 1: In this stage worm is used as a drug by a criminal. He infects victims and steal their money. So, the criminal starts the cycle and He is the one who gains most from this cycle.
Stage 2: Now, worm is inside the victim's body. The sampler(the guy who records music in the movie) helps the victims to transfer the worms present in their body into pigs. So, Sampler is the one who advances the worm to the second stage. 
Stage 3: The sampler throws selected pigs into a river. The worm from the pig, then transfer into white orchids presented in the shore and turns the white orchid to blue orchid. Those orchids are collected by two orchid farmers and they sell those orchids to people.
Another complicated movie from the director of Primer, Shane Carruth. The basic logic of the movie is explained in the above paragraphs which will definitely help the one who is going to watch this movie. It's not that complicated when you compare this movie with his previous work. Still, it's an enlightening experience to encounter with and highly recommended to those who like confusing movies.
Verdict: Good

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