Simon Verhoeven (2016)
800 friends and counting, an odometer that Laura is mildly obsessed with. She friends people blindly, stockpiling an internet anthill of social standing. Her inner circle of friends contrasts this large conglomerate of avatar identities. The handful of faces that see her blow out her birthday candle are a privileged few.
Marina see the flame extinguish, but from a hundred yards away on a twilight beach front. She might be connected to Laura by code, but in the flesh she is an unwanted and uninvited freak. Soon she will lose her blue-bannered connection with Laura as well after frantically bombarding her with IM's.
A wave of destruction ensues. Ignited by a noose of lonesomeness, a group of innocent friends must reluctantly invite a thirsty acquaintance into their numbered existence. The limits of loneliness are stretched, and betrayal redefined. Marine and Laura have a dispute to settle, and the collateral damage is personal.
Flooded with senseless bloodshed, the war for attention putters to a repetitive and nonsensical trudge. The checklist becomes visible, and the crew of friends take turns meeting their demises. An information dump here, and a predictable slaughter there render Laura's journey for freedom uninspired.
Social media becomes analogous for witchcraft, and networking is likened to the dark arts. Creepy posts offer inexplicable portals to possession. A professor speaks of the woes of internet addiction, while none of the students are sufferers. Curiosity is the true affliction, and the internet is merely a cesspool of gossip.
800 friends and counting, an odometer that Laura is mildly obsessed with. She friends people blindly, stockpiling an internet anthill of social standing. Her inner circle of friends contrasts this large conglomerate of avatar identities. The handful of faces that see her blow out her birthday candle are a privileged few.
Marina see the flame extinguish, but from a hundred yards away on a twilight beach front. She might be connected to Laura by code, but in the flesh she is an unwanted and uninvited freak. Soon she will lose her blue-bannered connection with Laura as well after frantically bombarding her with IM's.
A wave of destruction ensues. Ignited by a noose of lonesomeness, a group of innocent friends must reluctantly invite a thirsty acquaintance into their numbered existence. The limits of loneliness are stretched, and betrayal redefined. Marine and Laura have a dispute to settle, and the collateral damage is personal.
Flooded with senseless bloodshed, the war for attention putters to a repetitive and nonsensical trudge. The checklist becomes visible, and the crew of friends take turns meeting their demises. An information dump here, and a predictable slaughter there render Laura's journey for freedom uninspired.
Social media becomes analogous for witchcraft, and networking is likened to the dark arts. Creepy posts offer inexplicable portals to possession. A professor speaks of the woes of internet addiction, while none of the students are sufferers. Curiosity is the true affliction, and the internet is merely a cesspool of gossip.
final words:
OBSESSION HAS NO ENEMIES