The nagging feeling that the elite social engineers of today’s real world are using these films to plan our futures for us is something that cannot really be avoided – all data everywhere is being devoured and subsumed into the simulated world that is being created for us before our very eyes. Some people might think of this film as a version of Her, which differs mainly in that the artificially intelligent partner to the human did not have a physical form.īut I think Clew attempts to address more profound questions about freedom and rights. So the central character seems to have a lifestyle that is all too familiar, although he seems to have a medical problem relating to going out at all – agoraphobia, probably. It really needed a bit of finesse or sophistication in its style – the acting and story deserved it.īut all things considered, it‘s not total crap.Ī lot of people who work in the media, writers and designers perhaps, work in isolation, often at home these days. It’s not a bad story or script, but it’s just made in a way that could be seen as a rough edit, or a dress rehearsal. Is this worth your time? I’d say it is, but only just. It’s not one of the greats, but when you reach a certain age, you’ve seen all the best films you wanted to see, and you have to sift through the rest of them to find something worth your time. Whatever the reason, it’s not too bad a film, although it does seem to have received a lot of negative reviews. I think Clew is probably what it was originally released as, but then had its name changed to the more commercially attractive Muse. It has plot twists of its own, and they are quite original because they have to do with the ethics and morals relating to genetically engineered bioforms – humans created in labs.īut even before we consider the film, I’m still confused why this film has two mutually exclusive titles – Muse and Clew. It takes a few minutes to adjust to the drop in production quality, but unlike most films that start out this unpromising technically, this one does have its rewards. The curious thing I find with low-budget films like this is that, while it’s understandable that there are fewer expensive special effects and things that you’d find in a big-budget movie, I can never understand why they can’t have got better cameras and sound equipment – or used them better.Ī lot of the time, inferior equipment can be used to make great films – The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield being two excellent examples.
Taylor Graham plays the tortured artist (there’s more than one cliché and borrowed plot device in the film).
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