In Time (DVD, 2012)

From the onset, people in this "In Time" or "For Time" world once again becomes the focus for a bizarre alternate world where actual measured and monitored time is the primary commodity for survival (and opulence) and everyone who has it is envied and everyone who doesn't is scurrying around like ants to get it, but in this case, it is to stay alive.

The viewer soon gets the feeling from many of the players that the subjugation of the masses was forced upon society by an "Illuminati" type organization who has forced people into various sectors of diversification much like Obama's ridiculous "Class Envy Warfare" B.S. We soon get the feeling that the will to survive has become extremely weak in many players, and that the pure ideals of this society have become burdensome to those who don't really want to play along with the Time game. This become evident when the rich guy enters Sector 12 "Dayton" just to get his so-called "Clock Cleaned".

Justin Timberlake was a convincingly good son, but what was so sad was that the mother (who is actually younger than him in real life) was the one who he had the more onscreen chemistry with. The rich girlfriend was not at all his type as you could tell and thus no chemistry which was a major distraction to the plot of the film.

Overall, the feeling of greed and opulence was pushed to the forefront as we all can relate to the rat race and never having the type of money we need anymore to actually have a good quality of life, which does make living sad for many. But adding to the fact that consumer marketing and media in the real world are telling us what you must have to be of the in crowd is insane to base a class warfare system on anyway. I don't really feel that I should be preaching to the choir on this subject, however, the whole film is based on this senseless control system that was set up to keep the population under control since know one gets any older than 25. We do have one shot of a newborn in the film which is used as a prop to tell the story that infants clock, which are preset at 1 year, don't actually start ticking until they reach the ripe old age of 25. This in itself may be practical in a society that values productivity, but then again, you always become aware that power and control (in this case the time keepers) override productivity. As with anything, as long as you have the access to the goods you are the one in control.

One thing that is extremely hard to swallow is that a phone call from a pay phone in this world only costs one minute, where as a cup of coffee cost four. The ease and access of physical transfer of time makes it extremely hard to believe, since most money systems, including credit cards have a security agent disabling people from stealing. In the case of transfer here, all you have to do is embrace from the other wrists where the clock is not and turn either up or down to upload or download. So, which way do you turn you arm. Man! That would get extremely confusing to most people anyway as to which way you turn you arm for time transfer. Dumb! Dumb Dumb! Also the mother thing dying before he get too her was utterly unbelievable. If you actually look at the layout of the events in which Justine's mother only had an hour and a half and the bus guy said it was a 2 hour walk, it didn't make much sense if Justine and her were running toward each other why she would have run out of time unless they just were lollygagging around. Oh well! Cheers!

WOW! Truly great movies make you laugh, cry, offer danger and romance. IN TIME fires on all four cylinders. In a dystopian future where time literally IS money, humans have been genetically engineered to be born with a clock inside them. The digital readout on your arm tells you --- and everyone else --- how much time you have left. Those with too little time are forced to slave each day to earn enough time to keep going for another day. Those with too much time become targets for thieves. Everyone stops aging at age 25, and it is possible to live forever if you have enough time and surround yourself with enough bodyguards.
The analogy between time & money was nearly perfect. When a thug says, "I'm going to clean your clock," it takes on a chilling meaning. Order is maintained by the Timekeepers. When ghetto boy Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), aided by poor-little-rich-girl Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried), upsets the balance by robbing time from the rich and giving it to the poor, he finds himself up against a dedicated Timekeeper (Cillian Murphy).
Although the audience is rooting for Salas, this is not a clear-cut hero VS villain. The Timekeeper makes a good case for keeping order and keeping too much time out of the hands of the poor, who aren't prepared to handle it. Salas learns this early on when he gives 10 years to his best friend (Johnny Galecki in a small but memorable part), and the friend drinks it away and dies in one day. Although IN TIME is presented in a science fiction package, underneath the wrapping it has a lot to say about our current classist society and welfare reform.

I walked into the movie theater expecting not to like this film. I'm not a fan of Timberlake and well having a clock in your arm is a stretch.

OMG what a surprise. Excellent film. Seeing everyone at age 25 for less took some getting used to, but this film scores high points for delivery. Action packed and intriguing story line.

I was surprised at how good a film it was. Sure it's not perfect film making, but it's excellent entertainment.

Blessings, Max Rainet.

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Good money, and possible future where Time, and life may be controlled by Big Brother. "One World Order" Good movie overall a few weak spots, but interesting. Action, Suffering, and could be real in the future. Fiction, but it keeps you guessing what is next?

Very unique concept. Justin did a nice job as the main character. Reminded me of Robin Hood (the book, not the movies) and Mad Max. Closer to James Bond than Matrix.