https://locodigital.com.br/en/tags/why-watch-it/Recent content in Why Watch It on LocodigitalHugoen-USSun, 06 Oct 2024 12:35:48 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/movies-and-tv/lucy-2014/Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:35:48 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/movies-and-tv/lucy-2014/<p>Eighty-nine minutes. That's all <strong>Luc Besson</strong> needs in <em>Lucy</em> to turn a drug mule into something bordering on the divine — and leave you with a philosophical hangover that lasts for days. Directed in 2014 and starring <strong>Scarlett Johansson</strong>, the film is the kind of science fiction that isn't afraid to go over the top, and that's exactly what makes it unforgettable.</p> <h2>How Luc Besson Landed on This Crazy Idea</h2> <p>The premise is simple and explosive: <strong>what would happen if a human being could use 100% of their brain capacity?</strong> Besson worked on the script for roughly nine years before filming began, drawing on neuroscience, human evolution and Eastern philosophy to give the fantasy some weight. The French filmmaker already had a track record of complex female leads in <em>Nikita</em> and <em>The Fifth Element</em>, and <em>Lucy</em> is clearly a blood relative of those films.</p>