Author(s): Matthew LaRusso
Location: New Jersey
“25 Billion"
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Paul Haggis, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
Original Score by: John Williams
Principal Cast:
Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Moore
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Judy Moore
Abigail Breslin as Stacey Moore
Djimon Hounsou as Clemins Agadishu
Sophie Okonedo as Marie Agadishu
Ed Harris as George Streit
Tagline: "In a world of so many, hope is nowhere but extinct"
Synopsis: The year is 2150, Earth’s population: 25 billion. There are no cars, no houses, no more available natural resources. With barely enough room to move, the only possessions are scarce food and the clothes on your back. Robert Moore (Gyllenhaal) cannot accept this world. He is lost between what is and what was, a stable career, a decent life. Most of his family has passed on; all that remains is his sister Judy and niece Stacey (Breslin). As the three fights to survive, they fight within themselves to accept this new type of hostile world, no privacy, nowhere to go, and nowhere to be. As the three search for something, anything in this world, they befriend a Nigerian couple (Hounsou and Okonedo), a couple that had to flee their overpopulated country when the government caved and decided to bomb it’s own citizens as a form of population control. On the opposite side of the spectrum, George Streit (Harris) also a once happy man has lost everything, his wife, his children his sense of sanity. He is on the edge of suicide and does not know where to turn. In their diminished realm of hope, the Moores try to pull Streit out of his mental gutter and invite him to join their journey. This movie portrays a journey for hope, and a deep yearning for what is lost and the powerlessness involved in not being able to help. What will become of these six individuals, yet collectively strong-willed people? Will they cave to their inner powerlessness? Or will they find a way to live in their hopelessness?
What the press would say:
Add this film to the gems of movie history and another gem by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg brings this venerably powerful script, co-written by Paul Haggis and George Lucas, to the big screen. The movie has all the elements, brilliant dialogue from three of the greatest movie minds, impeccable imagery and art direction that displays the harshness of this new planet, sound and editing that live up to any Spielberg or Lucas work before it and acting that may be amongst some of the greatest ever, especially that Jake Gyllenahaal and Ed Harris. The former will recognize this as his pinnacle role in a young career, while the latter may finally get what his is so overdue for, an Oscar. Brilliantly directed and written, this film is a must see and will go down as one of the greatest visual experiences in movie history.
For Your Consideration:
Best Picture
Best Director- Steven Spielberg
Best Actor- Jake Gyllenhaal
Best Supporting Actor- Ed Harris
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
Location: New Jersey
“25 Billion"
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Paul Haggis, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
Original Score by: John Williams
Principal Cast:
Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Moore
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Judy Moore
Abigail Breslin as Stacey Moore
Djimon Hounsou as Clemins Agadishu
Sophie Okonedo as Marie Agadishu
Ed Harris as George Streit
Tagline: "In a world of so many, hope is nowhere but extinct"
Synopsis: The year is 2150, Earth’s population: 25 billion. There are no cars, no houses, no more available natural resources. With barely enough room to move, the only possessions are scarce food and the clothes on your back. Robert Moore (Gyllenhaal) cannot accept this world. He is lost between what is and what was, a stable career, a decent life. Most of his family has passed on; all that remains is his sister Judy and niece Stacey (Breslin). As the three fights to survive, they fight within themselves to accept this new type of hostile world, no privacy, nowhere to go, and nowhere to be. As the three search for something, anything in this world, they befriend a Nigerian couple (Hounsou and Okonedo), a couple that had to flee their overpopulated country when the government caved and decided to bomb it’s own citizens as a form of population control. On the opposite side of the spectrum, George Streit (Harris) also a once happy man has lost everything, his wife, his children his sense of sanity. He is on the edge of suicide and does not know where to turn. In their diminished realm of hope, the Moores try to pull Streit out of his mental gutter and invite him to join their journey. This movie portrays a journey for hope, and a deep yearning for what is lost and the powerlessness involved in not being able to help. What will become of these six individuals, yet collectively strong-willed people? Will they cave to their inner powerlessness? Or will they find a way to live in their hopelessness?
What the press would say:
Add this film to the gems of movie history and another gem by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg brings this venerably powerful script, co-written by Paul Haggis and George Lucas, to the big screen. The movie has all the elements, brilliant dialogue from three of the greatest movie minds, impeccable imagery and art direction that displays the harshness of this new planet, sound and editing that live up to any Spielberg or Lucas work before it and acting that may be amongst some of the greatest ever, especially that Jake Gyllenahaal and Ed Harris. The former will recognize this as his pinnacle role in a young career, while the latter may finally get what his is so overdue for, an Oscar. Brilliantly directed and written, this film is a must see and will go down as one of the greatest visual experiences in movie history.
For Your Consideration:
Best Picture
Best Director- Steven Spielberg
Best Actor- Jake Gyllenhaal
Best Supporting Actor- Ed Harris
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
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