Lacking in the vortex of time, a father and son reunited, beyond the boundaries of the grave. A reunification granted by a blue fog, a family seeks memories from a space-time continuum, only to twist the knots of time tighter than ever. Upon the life from which John Sullivan almost couldn't grasp, to the expiration date towards the creators of his particular being, he simply could never "win." An optimistic ending? Dismal? Twisted?
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I. The Story
1. Prelude (AKA "The Grabber")
2. Story Sequence
II. Afterthought
1. Themes
2. Qualities
a. Who Should Purchase?
b. Who Should Pass? «« Conclusion »»
«« Related Quotes»»
"The true art of memory is the art of attention." - Samuel Johnson
"Study the past if you would divine the future." - Confucius
"I know of no way of judging the future by the past." - Patrick Henry
The Story
1.Prelude (AKA The Grabber) October 10, 1969
The story unfolds with that of Frank Sullivan, who is that of our co-protagonist's father, John Sullivan. Frank was on duty at his occupation at the current era, that of ending the city's needs as an everyday firefighter. A truck had spilt gasoline at the edge of a city street, with fuel gushing onto the paved roads from every direction. Upon the fuel truck's spill, numerous city workers were in jeopardy, which were working construction in the sewers. Since many electrical lines had been pierced and penetrated, such were aimlessly hovering above the fuel spill. Frank Sullivan's job, as a firefighter, was to salvage the city employees trapped beneath the roadway, working construction in the sewers.
Upon the actuality of being slaughtered, Frank Sullivan heroically unearthed the abysmal crew and liberated of the unsheltered division. A classic Hollywood sequential intro, considering the plot of land in question blistered, in association with Frank escaping in reach of a second of his vitality. Since many consumers knew that the son sanctified his father's life through the ham radio, I expected the father to perish during the opening preface. Since he didn't, this not only increased the suspense, however also lowered the degree of predictability.
Thus, a fine quality in a film is laid open. By the signification of the term, "the grabber", this refers to the rudimentary of a film which creates a great measure of suspense, which results in the "hooking" or "grabbing" the attendance into a given plot. This experience generally lasts circa seven minutes in an intermediate screenplay.
2. Story Sequence October 10, 1999
Frank Sullivan's son, John Sullivan (now a police officer), introduced himself to the audience with that of the desertion of his contemporary girlfriend. She stuffed her bags, and reminded him that she was leaving as a result of his refusal to change his human nature. Despite this, John had visited a baseball diamond, where he and his father used to recreate, and indulged himself in alcohol. Upon the return home, he noted his friend and a child astir around his house. As the friend's child ventured throughout his habitation, he had inquired if he could uncover a chest, which distinguished "Fire Department" on the exterior. John had agreed, as the child encountered Frank Sullivan's old ham radio. Whence, they plugged it in, yet didn't work. The friends returned home, as John was left to bask in his misery.
When, after tampering with the old radio, it had worked. He had connected with a stranger who had asked him for his license number. After chatting a while, they began in contrast with their beliefs in baseball. John had said that the sport used to be entertaining, but now it was all bull. The stranger disagreed with his belief. Thus, beginning an argument. The stranger's face was clouded, only revealing a silver wristwatch. After John had explained a Mets' game which happened thirty years ago, the radio became overrun with static, as the two were both disconnected.
The camera scrolls back, revealing the stranger's face, which was that of Frank Sullivan. The next night, after Frank had asked John how he knew the resolution of the Mets' game, John had replied, "That's easy. It happened thirty years ago." Frank had laughed. In time, the two finally came to grips of each other's identity, despite both in denial at the prelude. After John had exposed Frank's death in a horrible fire, Frank avoided his destiny, thus tampering with time. Throughout the course of the movie, time and memories are constantly morphing. For example, before Frank eluding death, John was at an anniversary dinner honoring his father's 30th anniversary upon the accident. After the camera switching back between eras, John's memories of his father had been tainted with, which resulted in panic. John knew his father had evaded his fate.
"Did my father die in a fire?" John inquired in a panic.
"Of course not," his friends replied, "Your father died from cancer ten years ago."
For every action, there is a reaction. Frank's evasion of death led to his wife's murder. Throughout the course of the movie, Frank and John are attempting to stop a murderer's series of step, not only to prevent John's mother's death, Julia, but to avert the murder of nine other women who had been slaughtered from their test with time. Along with John being a police officer, he had records of his mother's murder, which he granted to his father for means of preclusion, as Frank would venture out into the world to prohibit the homicides.
Through leaving clues for each other to decipher (e.g. Frank burying his wallet under a loose board in a window drawer), the two are able to accumulate fingerprints to conclude who is responsible for the murders, which is none other than a man who works in John's police department.
II. Afterthought
1. Themes
- "Every action has a reaction"
- Things that are here today, may be just a scar in time tomorrow
- It's never too late to attempt correction at a mistake
2. Qualities
a. Who Should Purchase?
If you take pleasure from suspension in a film, or delight in a mixture of Disney-like conclusions with real-life situations, this is also a movie for you. Personally, I knew upon the movie's qualities and characteristics of which I would cherish prior to viewing, as the previews often gave me a well-deserving perception of the film beforehand. Though this movie reveals mild violence, I would recommend it to most crowds as it merely consists of:
[1] Fistfights (about 5 minutes overall)
[2] Gunshot (one)
Also, if you enjoyed such a movie as "The Green Mile," I also recommend your contemplation of this film. Despite this, if suspense is a great benefactor towards your movie-going experience, I highly advise this motion picture.
b. Who Should Pass?
If your characteristics exceed to that of being insulted by the above petty scenes, I would not suggest upon your witnessing of this film. Also, if you were easily offended by movies with a rating such of PG-13, I would also not recommend the viewing of "Frequency."
In defiance of this, if you are effortlessly hypersensitive towards that of "holes" in distinct plots, I would also not condone the contemplation of this cine. For example, upon my view, I noted one instance where John's ham radio was repaired in real-time. If such traits result in vexation, please do not view this film.
«« Conclusion »»
Overall, this cinema kept possession of my attention. From elevated degrees of suspense to great mind-twisting sequences, I would recommend this cinema to all noted in the above. It not only combines new ideas and fresh qualities, but also gives way to that of a new classification towards a warming movie.
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