Movie: Vantage Point

When I first saw the trailers to the movie, I decided that this movie would be on the top of my "To watch" list. It seemed like a really interesting action film that would involve secret agencies and really complex crime-solving, but I was somewhat disappointed when I finally watched it. However, the disappointment only lasted a couple of minutes, and after that, I got totally engrossed in the film.

Vantage Point is essentially a story of a well-organised assassination attempt on the president of the United States by a rebel group, told through the perspective of 8 different individuals. Different eyes, different minds, and different perspectives, that all converge at the same point eventually.

The movie is definitely well-directed and brilliantly planned. The delivery is such that the entire event is repeated through all 8 perspectives, revealing more information each time it repeats. Effort was definitely made by the director to ensure that certain details and scenes are found in multiple perspectives to tighten everything together, and as each individuals story is told, more and more information is revealed, allowing you to piece everything together. The movie tricks you into making plenty of assumptions that would seem realistic, but shortly after, prove you wrong, leaving you to ponder again on what exactly happened, right till the end of the movie.

I personally got a little bored of the transitions between perspectives, but putting that little flaw aside, I totally appreciate the amount of effort put into filming and producing the entire movie. Lots of logistics and detailed planning must have gone into the production. Also to mention, the cast was rather decent, with William Hurt looking quite suited for the role of the US President. Same thing goes for Matthew Fox, who plays one of the presidential bodyguards. Of course, it was rather nice to see Sigourney Weaver in the movie as well, as a 'commercialized' chief reporter.

If you are planning to watch the movie, try to figure out whose perspective was first shown. I did not qute manage to get that. Great movie, definitely worth a watch. I still cannot believe who the 'superhero' of the day was though.