Word: urbania
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...whole thing takes place in a dystopic, near-future urbania familiar to any fan of "Blade Runner" or "Dark Angel." People live in dilapidated hovels, but can also travel from New York to Paris in an hour, or surf a network of information with a special contact lens...
...Urbania benefits greatly from its director and stars, who anchor the film to a brooding thoughtfulness that could easily have been abandoned in less ambitious hands. In his directorial debut, Shear demonstrates a talent for innovative storytelling, weaving together scenes that both explain and add to Charlie's emotional turmoil. Futterman, who's probably best known as Robin Williams' straight son in The Birdcage, displays great versatility in examining the emptiness and rage from which Charlie seeks to free himself...
...playing Charlie with a restraint and depth that are rare in most films. Though his character is gay, Futterman refuses to portray him as anything but a suffering human. In doing so, Futterman allows Charlie to become someone we can all identify with, further adding to the impact Urbania will have on its audiences...
...Unlike much of what else is out there, Urbania departs from the conventional and mediocre. Watching Urbania can be hard to watch at times, but in the end, its power and message are well worth the struggle...
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