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The Problem With "Lucy (2014)"

Let's cut the bullshit. "Lucy" could have been better if it was a body horror science fiction movie edited like a Y2K cyberpunk, "Big Beat" wet dream. Why was Luc Besson directing this? Was this another chance for him to cast another sexy Aryan-faced lead to pew-pew some people? Was he chomping at the bit to make a sanitized film about transcendence? Technology? Evolution? We cannot forget having female characters being chaperoned by athletic, morally defunct men who really want to fuck her but she is UNATTAINABLE! But I digress, Luc Besson is only as good as the company he keeps. Thierry Arbogast has been pushing it with Mr. Besson for the longest time. He should've given someone else the chance to be on his team. Even with the poor acting, anything could be a masterpiece with the right people and a fresh eye. We were almost to the goalpost but completely missed it.

I wholeheartedly believe that if Besson handed this script off into someone else, it would have succeeded. Video artists like Chris Cunningham have done their fair share of producing fascinating media. His work for music videos, commercials, and short films proves that he is fairly capable of understanding what "Lucy" was trying to accomplish. David Fincher could have taken this script and made it into something spectacularly similar to "Fight Club". Jonas Akerlund's work for the music video "Smack My Bitch Up" would have been an interesting way to direct this movie. We never see the character Lucy (except in reflections) but we experience what she is experiencing. Having a POV of her getting the leaking drug-filled bag from her intestines would have flipped people out. It would've been a superb movie experience to have a first-person view of the transformations this character experiences. Other considerations... Mark Romanek's color seeped, grunge work? Rob Hardy's work? Who knows, there could've been others working on this project. We could have said goodbye to another generic Besson flick.

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Introduction Post

As a casual movie watcher, I am known to NEVER be up to date with movie releases. Since C*VID-19, I've avoided movie theatres, drive-ins, and other people's homes. Streaming and online watch parties have been my saving grace. Aside from watching these features, I've relied on various chatterboxes on social media sites to determine which movie I should pursue. I am a 34-year-old college dropout who doesn't know what to be when she grows up. I've certainly been indecisive and VERY picky about what to watch lately. Before reading, this will have SPOILERS! Do NOT read this blog if you're not welcome to it. I welcome opposite opinions but please do not be intentionally mean.