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Landscape with Invisible Hand

Landscape with Invisible Hand

Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete. When two teenagers discover the aliens are fascinated with human love and will pay for access to it, they decide to livestream their romance to make extra cash for their families.

  • Released: 2023-01-23
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Stars: Tiffany Haddish, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton, Brooklynn MacKinzie, Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, William Jackson Harper, Whitney Goin, Al Vicente, Shiquita James, Triston Dye, Thea Camara, Nickolas Wolf, Shawn Hatfield, Jamie Sears, Christian Adam
  • Director: Cory Finley
 Comments
  • TxMike - 21 February 2024
    Fable about an alien invasion.
    Tiffany Hadish, who stars in this movie, is a Producer. As well as Brad Pitt. As some reviews state it is "weird sci-fi." I thoroughly enjoyed it as something very different. My wife enjoyed it less, she likes movies which are neatly tied up at the end and this one isn't.

    The premise is an intelligent, advanced alien species, called the Vuvv, started observing Earth and its inhabitants back in the 1950s and in the early 2030s decided to make "first contact." Now, in 2036, they have firmly established themselves with giant floating cities that also accommodate the ultra wealthy. More ordinary people still live their usual lives but all are close to poverty and find ways to scratch out a living.

    The Vuvv don't appear to be threatening but somehow are able to impose their will on Earthlings. One early example, as students show up for the beginning of a school day they are told they can all go home, they will all learn via remote access, teachers are no longer necessary.

    Some professional reviewers rate this movie very low, others rate it very high. Similar with user reviews. Some think it is an allegory based on how European settlers a few hundred years ago took over the lands and cultures of the Native Americans and relegated them to a minimal existence. Myself? I am not sure what to think but I found the novelty to be very interesting and entertaining.

    I always like to make sense of the title of a movie and yet I am not sure about "Landscape with Invisible Hand." Maybe it is a reference to the young character Adam who draws and paints, and near the end he paints a whole school wall with a variety of images, a sort of landscape of their current existence.

    My wife and I watched it at home, streaming on Amazon Prime. I might watch it again after I let it digest a bit.
  • okpilak - 10 January 2024
    The Vuvv don't have a clue.
    The Vuvv are not menacing aliens taking over the world, just ignorant ones imposing their values on the humans. And they think by providing things to humans, that is all that is necessary. Printed food cubes instead of crops, and making more and more jobs irrelevant. They do not understand the human's need for work and accomplishment. They get rid of teachers and instead use memory nodes for teaching. And then take it even one step further, close all the schools and have the students learn only by the nodes. Not understanding that social interaction is important for students. Highly skilled people yearn even for the most menial jobs, just to have a job. They watch old B&W television shows like Ozzie & Harriet thinking that is perfect for society. However, some of the younger Vuvv venture out, and see that society is not as shown on those programs. When they close the school, Adam paints a mural on one side of the building, which they think is a masterpiece of human art and want to hire him to paint things that they will sell throughout the universe as representing humans. They learned nothing.
  • cignat-98-24648 - 28 November 2023
    Inteligent depiction of the past
    The story shine in this one. It is a fable about the human behavior, past and present. It talks about relations, art and weakness of human nature.

    Coming in for the scifi part, staying for the clever, oh the clever story.

    Based on the reviews, it seems this is not for most viewers. But if you are looking for some quality content which makes you think afterwards, go on and watch it if you have the chance.

    Some parts are hilariously enjoyable, other just beautiful metaphors. The FX are spot on, aliens are very well executed, and the way they communicate, both brilliant and credible. Overall it is a well made film.

    Maybe the pace at the end would have done it at a crescendo, instead of keeping it steady.