The Invisible (2007)

I watched the PG-13 crime and fantasy film, "The Invisible" written by Mick Davis (screenplay) and Christine Roum, directed by David S. Goyer. The film is about an intelligent 18 year old boy named Nick who was beaten unconscious by his peer Annie. Annie is from a broken home and does not seem to have any regard for anyone else in her life except for her little brother. Nick is close to death but is not completely dead, so his soul wanders around without being noticed. Annie must tell the police where his body is before he dies. Nicks soul follows Annie in hopes she will hear his pleadings to save him, which she finally does and in the process, she herself dies. and example of the close spaces in the film The shots in the film have various close ups and interesting angles of Annie and Nick to reveal an intimate portrayal of each life they lead, and what they are feeling at that moment in time. One of the challenges was to portray Nick as a ghost rather than a human, and how the actors had to pretend he wasn't in their presence. Most actors seemed to have pulled it off, despite from where the actress playing Annie looks into his face a couple of times. Nick's soul with Annie, in the process of trying to communicate somehow. Even though I found the plot to be interesting, I felt that the characters were predictable and did not make the best use of their characters. The shots of the film are usually 5-15 seconds each, leading the audience to feel a sense of mystery and suspense. The lighting of the film is dim until Nick is brought back to life. The sun is never shining until his body is found. Most shots take place in small enclosed spaces aside from the woodland area where Nicks body was left, adding to the suspense. It comes off as claustrophobic to the audience, symbolic of Nick being trapped in limbo. In the end when Nick has fully recovered, he is seen talking to Annie's little brother in a wide outdoor space on a sunny day flying a model airplane. This is the only time where the audience feels the sense of freedom and relief because of the bright sun and the wide space, aside from the rest of the film.' Though some of the actors lacked in experience and bored me a little, the movie was shot beautifully and gracefully giving a depressing mood to the film, until the very end. All in all, I would say it was an Ok movie.