11/9 The Box

In this review of the movie The Box, John Swansburg discusses the negative and positive points of Richard Kelly's imagination and vision of the movie. I believe that Swansburg is a fan of Kelly's and that he wants Kelly to succeed, but he also critisizes him for his overly-imaginitive, weird, science fiction mind. This review paints a slightly negative picture of the movie while at the same time giving positive feedback and suggestions for Kelly in the future. The plot of the movie is that a pretty well-off couple has been having a few monetary setbacks lately and are given the oppurtunity to make $1 million if they push a tiny red button in this wooden box. This oppurtunity was posed by a stranger, an older man with a scare on his face, who randomly showed up on their doorstep one day. Sounds like an easy task right? WRONG! Apparently, if they decide to press the button, then another stranger somewhere in the world will die. This is defiinitey a difficult moral dilemma. What are they to do? How do they deal with the guilt of killing an innocent citizen just for their own economic benefit? If Iwas to be approached with the same offer, I really don't know how I would react. I don't really think anyone knows what they would do in a difficult decision until they're actually placed in that situation. In the end, I don't believe I would press the button. I mean, its not like this coupld was poor and homeless. They had enough of the good life.