Director: Aleksa Gajic, Nebojsa Andric, Stevan Djordjevic
Year 2009
Technotise: Edit & I, is a wonderfully ambitious animated Serbian science fiction film that has a great deal of depth and a ton of style. By blending future tech with a humanistic and personal story, the movie delves deep into what actually makes us human, bringing a more meaningful narrative that is chock full of some very interesting concepts. From start to finish, this film has a lot to say and the world that it has created in order to tell this story, is a vision to behold.
The general flow of the film follows a young psychology student living in
I great deal of the validity of the movie can be attributed to the various characters that grace the story, especially Edit and her friends. Their culture is that of extreme impulses fused with amplified hormones, painting a very vivid picture of the escalating rate our society seems to be heading, both in the speed of our maturity and the rate of our technological advances. There is a huge fixation on sex within Edit’s core group of friends and there is a healthy obsession with porn and the many accessible ways that it can be filtered to the willing and able through the use of technology. I loved this inclusion to the film and felt that it was a sensible way in rightfully placing us within the culture that these kids are growing up in. It could possibly seem extreme and far-fetched to the average viewer, but taking into account that this is the year 2074, you have to understand that times change and generations progress, and the film follows this concept through in both the visuals and the dialect of the characters. It’s wonderfully conceptualized, adding the much needed depth that is need in order to place us in this time period and familiarize us, the viewer, with this culture of the extremes.
The action, once ignited, is furious and violent, mirroring the excessive culture that has already been introduced earlier in the film. The balance between the two portions of the movie, the contemplative side and the savage adrenaline portions, is perfectly matched, unifying both sides and complementing each other in telling the struggle between human and machine. This conscious decision is masterfully done and the action is so fervent and immediate that it really makes you sit up and take notice on how dedicated the crew must have been in telling this complicated story of man’s possible demise. It’s amazing to think that a film can both stimulate the mind as well as satisfy our insatiable appetites for high octane visuals, but this movie does just that.
Through the use of masterfully directed sequences and the extreme attention to detail when envisioning the breadth of this future world, Technotise is an accomplished film with a multitude to say and show. If you ever have the chance to see this movie, don’t hesitate. The amount of work that has gone into creating this visually splendid science fiction animated feature has to be seen and the film screams for the attention of all able bodied film lovers that want a little cerebral thinking in their movies. Technotise: Edit & I, is a rare gem and is not to be missed. Simply put, this film is……
Edit, the saddest girl in the world. |
You kids better not be looking at that porn again! |
Eat your heart out Michael J. Fox! |
My god what have I done?!?! |
SHOCKING! |
Why haven't scientists invented hover boards yet? |
So I'm a ghost. Big whoop! |
Is this a Sam & Max spinoff or something? |
That bunny better not be looking at my ass again. |
That a boy! Go for the gold! |
Was it something I said? |
I'm freaking out here. |
Pow! Right in the kisser! |
Hello. Yeah, he's looking at porn again. |
X-rays of the future are cool. |
We're here to fuck.... you up! |
Clothing in the future is awesome! |
Staring contest... GO! |
Thanks Bo Krogsgaard! Glad you liked the flick. It really is surprisingly good considering I haven't delved into what Serbian cinema has to offer. Hopefully there's a few more hidden gems like this to discover.
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Thanks again for taking the time to check out the site and I'm glad that I was able to guide you in the right direction in finding this great little film. It makes the time and effort in writing up all of these movies worth it.