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it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Upstream ColorEven though the concept or the attempt is admirable and plausible, the far fetched idea is so upscale and yet predicable that the rest of the suffering becomes redundant and results into the same repetitive slog. Upstream Color is not easy to write let along project it on screen but that certainly does not imply that its a good ride to have. Shane Carruth; the writer-director is barely focusing on the screenplay which leads to an exhausting experience for the viewers. Amy Seimetz and Shane Carruth definitely works hard but fails to impress anyone and lacks a good supporting cast too. Upstream Color has a great thought provoking concept but fails to execute it on screen due to lack of a gripping screenplay and better performances.

Shane Carruth's Upstream Color is a masterwork narrative about victims to an enterprising thief who somehow taps into an obscure process in nature that secretes a drug that in turn makes its users over-suggestive.‭ ‬The thief forces the drug on to the victims who then proceed to willingly sign over their personal property and assets.‭ ‬Once the assets are gone,‭ ‬so is the thief.‭ ‬To further compound the injustice,‭ ‬the influence of this drug does not merely wear-off,‭ ‬rather it lingers and alters the mind and personality of the victims who now spend the balance of their lives trying to recover from it or adjust.‭ ‬This film focuses on two particular victims who were previously unconnected,‭ ‬yet now bond over two things‭; ‬they both recognise the influence of the drug in each other and both are driven to bring their mutual trauma to some kind of resolution.‭ ‬Whether the resolution is the correct one or not is incidental,‭ ‬the point is closure and then the real healing can start.‭ ‬One detail that seems curiously absent are the victims‭' ‬families.‭ ‬Where are they in this trauma‭ ‬and healing‭? ‬If a relative or close friend proceeds to act strangely and then sign all personal effects to a complete stranger,‭ ‬would this not evoke questions and maybe even interventions‭? ‬Further,‭ ‬would the victims‭' ‬family or even financial institutions not trace and act on the random signing-over of assets‭?‬ There seems to be no satisfying way to address this inconsistency.‭ ‬What we do focus instead is on the victims and how they struggle in the aftermath of this mind-altering drug who are now also locked into this obscure process of nature.‭ I saw this film at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto back in‭ ‬2013‭ ‬and was left staggering out of the theater,‭ ‬overwhelmed by the cinematography,‭ ‬acting,‭ ‬music score and story.‭ ‬I am a fan of Carruth's work since Primer,‭ ‬which I proudly own.‭ ‬Though I am dismayed at some of the comments on IMDb,‭ ‬I also realize that some need stories spoon fed to her/him.‭ ‬I know Carruth puts a lot of thought into every facet of his films and that he leverages his technical and financial limitations,‭ ‬more than most other film directors,‭ ‬to get the most story out of them.‭ ‬After all,‭ ‬Carruth is financier, director,‭ ‬composer,‭ ‬and actor of this film so he literally‭ '‬gives his all‭'‬.‭ ‬One can view Upstream Color the way one views a fireworks display;‭ ‬sit back and gape at the beauty,‭ ‬the colors and symmetries.‭ ‬I would consider Upstream Color to be eco-Sci-fi best appreciated through intuition and trust.‭ ‬Shane Carruth is one of the rare directors who tells a story in an unconventional and rewarding way.‭ ‬More than just a movie,‭ ‬Upstream Color is a proud work of art that dares in an industry that is trained to be‭ '‬safe‭'‬.‭

I watched this movie in a paid streaming service, hence I had the chance to watch it again but I didn't. I felt so awful after watching it, for not being able to understand the purpose of this movie or what it means. I spent sometime reading shared thoughts of people here and there about what the movie could mean to them and I found that it is totally hard to get a reasonable single conclusive meaning for this piece.I originally gave the movie 1 out of 10 as I couldn't enjoy it and it didn't reach me for obvious reason, I was in hurry. Even though I connected the dots (I understood some how what it is on the outside!!) after watching the first quarter of this movie but it kept stretching for me and that made me lose the point of it.It is a very slow presentation of science fictional concept, the rest is merely a philosophical and artistic presentations. Philosophical and artistic presentations that can make people who watch this movie get confused about it like I was. The movie does not have parts repeated but chapters presented, it is a whole intact story of when the 'concept' suggested happen, what impact 'we' have on us.I give this movie 3 out of 10 for its ability to bring in a unique views on science fiction movie genre.

This is not a sci-fi movie, even if it might seem like one at first. It's an art-house metaphor that lasts an hour and a half. And just like always, the metaphor is about society and human condition. That's it. If you want to see an exciting science fiction movie, look elsewhere. In fact, if you want to see a movie, look elsewhere.There is no coherent story here, and in the end all we have is a collection of individual scenes and moments that often fail to connect. Oh, and of course "the message", which is hammered to your head in the last couple of minutes. It's a weird dissonant feeling to watch 90 minutes of artsy expression just to witness the movie break out the hammer anyway. It's not conventional in its bluntness, but certainly the art-house version of blunt. I felt cheated.There is some actually effective artistic expression in this movie, but most of it is needless, gimmicky and pretentious. One example is the way that a conversational scene is sometimes handled. People talk and the audio is normal, but the picture cuts to the same people in different places, many times, again and again until the conversation is over. If you do that for no reason, especially if it's more than once, I start to call bullshit. This is especially frustrating because there is very little dialogue in the first place. Expression and cinematic language is one thing, but going for artsy gimmicks when you don't have anything to say is another. This should have been a short film. I'm almost sure it was a very short story at first, but for some reason Shane Carruth had to go overboard. This movie reeks of artificial prolongation. Message over the medium.It's a shame, because it's clear that Carruth has got a good filmmaker in him. At times the cinematography is very beautiful, some little moments here and there are very effective and even disturbing - in a way you don't see in Hollywood movies - and even the otherwise tiring (because it never went away) soundtrack had something to it. Some connections in the otherwise convoluted and abstract story were smart. I also have to admit that I'm frustrated right now, writing this review. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have been invested in the movie for even one second, so at some points I actually did care.The actors are mostly fine. Low-key and natural, in this movie's sense of natural. No bad performances, but then again - I wouldn't know if this wasn't the case, because there are no real characters. People have barely names or any characteristics. Because it's not about the characters, it's all about the message, man! To summarize: Even though "Upstream Color" has a few powerful moments and some quality to it, it's ultimately just a frustrating, often pretentious artsy fart. Recommended only for hardcore art-house lovers. And of course hipsters, and people who want to tease their hipster friends by complaining about this movie. If you're looking for a gripping, artsy movie that is actually tense and justifies its length, try Denis Villeneuve's "Enemy".