Dark City (1998)
- Information at Internet
Movie Database
- Roger
Ebert Review, Chicago Sun Times
- Hollywood
Jesus Visual Review
-
Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty
and meaning in the movies."
-
Review,
Steve Lansingh, TheFilmForum:
Christian Conversation about the Movies.
- Themes
- Alternate Reality
- Reality changes daily as "memories" are
implanted into people's minds by The Strangers.
- Apocalyptic
- [Dark City] tells the story of a man who literally
wakes up to discover he has no memories, that he doesn't know
who he is. He lives in a gloomy city controlled by a bunch of
creepy guys in long leather coats. It sound silly but it is
really very good. The final scenes depict an apocalyptic
showdown between the hero and the Strangers and then the city
appears, floating in space and wreathed in light. There is a
strong influence by apocalyptic literature, especially Revelations. ( Mike Clark, Hamilton, Canada)
- Baptism
- John emerges from his bath at the beginning of the
movie. The Strangers do not like light or water.
- Call
- John answers a phone call at the beginning of the
movie. The call is from Dr. Schreber who tells
John about what is happening, and warns John to escape from The
Strangers.
- Crucifixion
- Prophet
- John is "born" into hotel room #614. John
6:14 is about a prophet coming into the world. John ends up saving
the world from eternal darkness and the manipulation of The
Strangers.
- Resurrection
- John escapes from the Time Cross and battles the
forces of Evil. (see review at Hollywood
Jesus)
- Satan/Demons
- The Strangers do not like light or water.
- Seeing/Seeing Anew
- The city is dark until John battles the forces of
evil. Then eternal darkness is lifted and light returns to the
world.
- Spiritual Battle/Warfare
- John's battle with The Strangers is also a battle
within himself. (see review at Hollywood
Jesus)
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