Another dilemma was the perverted, often voyeouristic ways, Caine exhibited throughout the entire movie, which was heightened once he was invisible, resulting in him sexually harrassing his colleague and even raping a woman in his neighboring apartment. So if you’re an animal rights advocate, you might not want to see this. Firstly, as with any other research for science, animal testing was depicted in the movie. The transformation scenes (which were inspired from books on the subject of écorchés at La Specola in Florence brought by Verhoeven’s daughter), from being visible to invisible and vice versa, were also commendable especially since they decided to show it in stages - from skin, then muscles and organs, and lastly, the skeleton.ĭespite its achievement in VFX (Hollow Man was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2001), the film’s entire plot had a few ethical dilemmas. The film was also successful in “immersing” the viewers in scenes where Caine was invisible through multiple pan shots and flexible movements of the camera, thus, giving the audience a first-person point of view. The most notable thing about Hollow Man (2000) was the advancement in visual effects (VFX) it had in its time. At one point though, you’ll witness an invisible dog’s committed murder by Caine, which is still incredibly brutal despite the fact that the viewers could only see the scene through a thermal imaging camera. You won’t see much gore ‘til the last 30 minutes of the film but don’t fret, it’s a jam-packed final sequence with blood, burning flesh, and electrocution. Once his colleagues realize that they’ve fallen victims to his tricks, a manhunt for the Hollow Man begins. Soon, his new found power gets to his head and begins messing around in public, putting himself and his colleagues in danger. Things go south once he volunteers himself for the research and fails to revert him back to his normal self. After a successful run on a lab gorilla, he soon goes rogue from his superiors and decides to conduct human testing without their knowledge. Josh Brolin as Matthew Kensington Rating = 1.5/5 GravesĮgotistic scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is a few steps away from completing his life’s work of making matter invisible.
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