Friday, June 8, 2012

Movie 2012.06.08 - Sucker Punch


Ever since I saw the trailer, I've always wanted to see Sucker Punch. Turns out most of the awesome action sequences - the samurai warriors at the Shaolin temple, the WWII German zombies, the dragons in a castle -  are just a figment of Babydoll's imagination.

Babydoll is the protagonist in the movie. Committed to a mental asylum by her stepfather for allegedly killing her sister, she uses her imagination to survive her ordeal. She imagines herself to be in a brothel show run by the orderly Blue. Together with her other participants, they hatch a plan to bust out of the club using items like a lighter, map, knife, etc. In the process of trying to steal a knife from the cook, one of the girls was stabbed and mortally wounded. Then Blue found out about the plan, and kills off another girl. Babydoll still decided to push through with the escape plan. The difference is, she set herself up as a diversion, and let one of the other girls escape. In the end, back in the real world, Babydoll was lobotomized by the doctor under forged order from Blue. Just as Blue was about to have his way with Babydoll, the cops bust in and takes him away.

I quite like the story. Even without the trance sequences, the suspense is good enough to keep me interested.

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