Watch: Sucker Punch

• Director: Zack Snyder
• Writers: Zack Snyder (screenplay), Steve Shibuya (screenplay)
• Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish
• Release Date: March 2011
• Run Time: 109 min
• Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller

You Will Be Unprepared.

If you know Zack Snyder, you know that people either love his movies or they hate them. This is exactly the case with his newest visual ‘Sucker Punch’. Not everyone liked his previous films like, ’300′ and ‘Watchman’. This is also Snyder’s first film not adapted from previous work. But the ones who did, were in love. I’m going to come out and just say, that the people that didn’t like ‘Sucker Punch’ probably didn’t get it. It’s more than just five sexy girls in slutty outfits shooting up the place. It has such a deeper story, and if you’re one of the people that picked it up, you’ll feel for all the characters so much more.

The story is pretty simple. A teenage girl goes through trauma, get committed to an insane asylum, and is trying to escape. The story seems simple, but it goes so much more deeper than that. She pretty much is using her imagination, to deeply intensify her surroundings. Remember when we were little and certain parts of the floor was hot lava? That’s kind of what she’s doing. With the help of four other girls in the asylum, she goes on unreal ‘missions’ to get the key items needed to escape. I wish I could touch more on the deep story, but I feel like it’ll give too much away. I’ll just say that this movie makes you think. If you actually pay attention to the story, and not just the action, this movie is will be one of the most original movies in years.

Overall this movie was amazing. The visuals, the action, the story, as well as the acting. I must admit, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung, although not as prominent as I wish they would’ve been, steal every scene they’re in. The soundtrack was awesome, I actually downloaded it as soon as I got home. One gripe I did have with the film, was it’s rating. I wish it wasn’t PG-13, an R rating would have allowed Snyder to get away with so much more, and I feel like the insanity would have been intensified, which would have been nice to see. If you’re a fan on mind bending movies that a lot of people will say ‘that didn’t make sense’. Think, ‘Wizard of Oz‘, meets ‘Inception’, meet’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’, with video game action and levels. Remember, that this movie, it’s her mind that you’re in, and whatever happens, no matter unreal it may seem, that you once believed that certain parts of the ground was lava. Free and open you’re mind, and watch ‘Sucker Punch’. It’s a feast for your eyes, ears and mind.