Every once in a while, a movie so thrilling, so exciting comes out and from the trailers alone you can easily spot that it has that certain x-factor that most movies lack. The upcoming movie Moon is such a movie. As you might have guessed from the name, it takes place on the moon. And the moon isn’t such a safe place to be.
The story takes place in the near future. An astronaut named Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, where he is completing a 3 year contract with the Lunar Industries company. His task is to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, which is Helium-3. This is a very lonely job, which is made more difficult by the fact that due to a broken sattelite, no live communications are available.
Luckily, Sam’s time on the moon is nearly over. He is looking forward to being reunited with his wife Tess and their little daughter Eve. A few weeks from now, Sam will leave the moon base known as Sarang. Within the base, Sam has nobody to talk to except for Getty, the onboard computer who has good intentions but lacks personality.
Right before Sam gets to go home again, his health deteriorates. He’s starting to get headaches and hallucinations. He also finds himself unable to hang on to his concentration. While doing a routine drive across the moon’s surface, his lack of focus leads to a near fatal accident. Back at the base, Sam recovers from his experience and all of a sudden meets a version of himself that is younger and angrier. This younger Sam claims to be here to fullfill the same contract as Sam himself.
With an intriguing storyline such as this, you can’t go wrong. I can’t wait to watch Moon online for free myself. The movie has a solid cast as well. Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, and the very lovely Dominique McElligott plays Sam’s wife. Kevin Spacey does the voice of the onboard computer in a very convincing way.
The Sony Pictures Classics studio is releasing Moon on the 12th of June. The movie has gotten an R rating for language, so most people should be able to sit through it without being offended too much. This movie is the very best of the drama, sci-fi and thriller genres all in one. Make sure to see it!
