TALES OF TOMORROW
Brazil, 2020, 85 minutes, Colour.
Bruno Barcelos, Duda Andreazza, Bruno Krieger.
Directed by Pedro de Lima Marques.
Science fiction from Brazil, principally for a younger audience, familiar with computer technology, and science fiction scenarios.
Some of the action takes place in 1999, a young man, clever, but insolent at school, friends at school including his girlfriend, getting programs illustrating the future. The rest of the action takes place hundred and 50 years later, post-apocalyptic, remnant humans building skyscrapers for surviving cities.
However, there is mystique about the future, various groupings, a mysterious ghost character, Zero, and threats to the core of the future city.
In fact, as fans might guess, the young student is at the centre of things, going into the future, discovering the truth about himself – as well is the threats of the villain in the future (his teacher at school).
Brief running time but the film is high on CGI and technology, with enough science-fantasy ingredients.
- Post-apocalyptic narrative? The distant future? 1999? Interaction between past and present?
- Brazilian film, imagination, Porto Allegro setting? The present, homes, school? The future, a future metropolis, storms, high-rise buildings, enclosed, interiors? Technology, Internet, disks and downloads? The musical score?
- The opening, the presentation of the future, the storms, the collapse of cities, rebuilding? The abduction of the young woman? Her presence, reappearing, the challenge to Jefferson?
- 1999, Jefferson, intelligent, not responding to class, the teacher and his attack? The classes on anarchism? The friendship with Beatriz? The girl organising the union meeting? His friends? At home, the downloads, the futuristic scenario?
- The development of the future, the situation in 2165, the various factions, young people, anarchy, order? The role of The Core? Control? The role of zero, control of the core? The young people in action?
- The abduction of Beatrice, Jefferson and his reaction, the police interrogation, his mother?
- Jefferson, the warnings, the scenarios, the disks? Is moving into the future, on the beach, the appearance of the young woman, her explanation of the situation, past and future, the discussions about The Ghost? Seeking him? The revelation that Jefferson was The Ghost?
- Jefferson, in the city, in the water, drowning, seeing Beatrice? And the encounter with the teacher? The gun to Beatrice? The discussions about The Call, The Ghost, the threats to the Teacher, is being held by the group? His shooting Beatrice?
- The complications of the final confrontations, the role of Beatrice, dying? The young woman? Jefferson, becoming the centre of the narrative, his becoming a hero? The saviour?
