Scanners - Explosão Mental
Enredo
No thriller de ficção científica de 1981 de David Cronenberg, "Scanners - Explosão Mental", Cam Henderson (Michael Ironside) é um telepata poderoso com a capacidade de controlar e destruir as mentes das pessoas. Quando Cam descobre que não está sozinho em suas habilidades, ele se envolve em um plano sinistro de uma corporação chamada Consecend, que busca explorar indivíduos com poderes tão extraordinários para seus próprios fins. O filme começa com Cameron Vale (Peter Stebbings), um jovem problemático com habilidades telepáticas, sendo rastreado e capturado por agentes da Consecend. Enquanto Cameron é submetido a experimentos e interrogatórios, ele começa a perceber toda a extensão de seus poderes e a verdadeira natureza das intenções da corporação. Enquanto isso, Darryl Revok (Michael Ironside), um scanner brilhante, mas instável, com talento para a destruição, escapou das garras da empresa. Darryl fica obcecado por Cameron, convencido de que eles estão conectados de alguma forma e que ele está destinado a destruí-lo. Enquanto Cam luta para se reconciliar com suas habilidades e as forças malignas ao seu redor, ele também deve confrontar os segredos obscuros da Consecend e seus planos sinistros de dominação global. Com a ajuda de um movimento subterrâneo rebelde que luta contra a tirania da corporação, Cameron parte para impedir Darryl e expor a verdade sobre a Consecend. Ao longo do filme, Cronenberg explora temas de paranoia, rebelião e a indefinição das linhas entre realidade e fantasia. O resultado é um thriller tenso e visualmente marcante que investiga os aspectos mais sombrios da natureza humana. Com sua mistura de terror de ficção científica e comentário social, "Scanners - Explosão Mental" se tornou um clássico cult, consolidando seu lugar como um dos filmes mais influentes da obra de Cronenberg.
Resenhas
Hudson
Quite the opposite of "It's Alive," "Scanners" employs telekinetic homicide, a concept practically impossible to visualize directly on screen. It relies heavily on the actors' ability to convey the extraordinary without physical props. (Also, is that helicopter shot at the 63-minute mark an homage to his own film, "Stereo"?)
Marcus
Clearly, "Scanners" foreshadows the concept later seen in Marvel's X-Men. But, the visual representation of mental control, relying solely on the actors' performances without physical aids, often feels strained and constipated. This film leans more towards "fantasy" than "science fiction," dwelling on imagination ungrounded in physical reality, akin to the unreal notions of "magic" or "inner power," making it all rather mystical and vague. It's a concept-driven piece, indeed. The depiction of the battle between superhuman psychic abilities unfolds through a series of medium and close-up shots, switching between actors. To its credit, the film ventures into political and philosophical reflection, though superficially. If one seeks a truly in-depth exploration of a computer-controlled human utopia, Fassbinder's "World on a Wire" offers a far more insightful perspective...
Hope
The green font on the screen, the state of computing in the 1980s, the Scanner as a direct connection between humans and electronic components, or rather, the internalization of mechanics within the flesh through some means. "Scanners" seems to borrow a kind of 1940s retro-futurism, without internally demonstrating this relationship. Further, the film revisits the "institute" space, a location seen in Cronenberg's earlier experimental works, where ESP phenomena are recorded and observed. However, "Scanners" does not adopt the "thesis film" mode of his early work by explaining the rationality of this theory through abundant audio-visual opposition, but rather functions as a more straightforward genre film...
Adrienne
Every Cronenberg film can be divided into a tedious 70 minutes and a mind-blowing 20 minutes that leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew.
Tucker
The ending was brutally shocking! I was completely stunned. After reading Nine Uncle's short review, it all made sense. This is indeed a martial arts film! The ending was a battle of internal energy between the two strongest masters in the world on a mountaintop...
Max
Scanners is a thrilling sci-fi horror film that explores the dark side of telepathic powers. The film's eerie atmosphere and intense action sequences keep viewers on the edge of their seats. The story delves into the sinister motives of the mysterious corporation, revealing a complex web of intrigue and deception. With its thought-provoking themes and graphic violence, Scanners is a cult classic that still captivates audiences today, leaving a lasting impact with its haunting and unsettling portrayal of psychic horror.
Esther
"Scanners, huh? You think you're the only one who can read minds with your brainwave sandwich? Try telling that to the self-checkout line at McDonald's. They've been 'scanning' my patience for months!"
