Vantage Point – New Meaning to “Know Your Surroundings”!
For the first time in over a month, I had a chance to take in a flick this past weekend. Some of this is due to the fact there wasn’t really anything out there that I absolutely had to see and some of this is due to the fact I really haven’t been inspired to blog. However, I had been wanting to see the intricately woven film, Vantage Point, since the trailer came out. Interesting film.
Perception. It’s an interesting word. What we perceive ourselves may not be what others perceive. That’s the premise behind the Pete Travis flick, Vantage Point. With an all star cast that includes Dennis Quaid, Mathew Fox, Forest Whitaker, and Sigourney Weaver, the movie takes you on a wild ride that keeps you at the edge of your seat. Told in “rewind” Point chronicles the assasination attempt of the President of the United States through the eyes of five different characters and their perceptions. Just when you think you don’t want to see yet another “rewind” of the event, you do want to because each perception is so different that you can’t wait to see how the next person saw the events unfold.
It’s edgy. It’s gritty. It’s truly a dynamite film. I’d love to give you my only complaint but by doing so, it would reveal an important piece to the plot. Go see it for yourself and then come on back and give your two cents. I’d love to hear what you have to say!
Follow this link to a YouTube trailer.
Until next time, see YOU at the movies!
Lisa 
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While I have not seen Vantage Point yet (I can wait for the DVD), from seeing the trailers, I kept thinking the plot was awfully familiar. That’s when I realized it has similar themes to Rashomon (1951), a classic Japanese Film that explores four witnesses’ four contraditory stories concerning a murder and rape, implying that truth may not always be absolute. An American remake, The Outrage (1964), with Paul Newman was made, but it can be argued that any movie that plays with the idea of the perception of truth has descended from Rashomon. If you liked Vantage Point, you’ll LOVE Rashomon!-Jessica