PUSH Cast, Crew, Story, Theme, Review Muse-En-Scene, Life Connections

PUSHCast, Crew, Story, Theme, ReviewMuse-En-Scene, Life Connections

PushPush burrows deep into the deadly burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the against time that will determine the future of civilization. future of civilization.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking)and a scene of teen drinking)

PUSH ©2009 Summit Entertainment. Review © David Bruce

DAKOTA FANNINGDAKOTA FANNING(Cassie Holmes)(Cassie Holmes) Previously seen in The Secret Life of Bees Made her film debut as 'Lucy' in I Am Sam. Came to public awareness in Uptown Girls and Sweet Home Alabama..


CAMILLA BELLE CAMILLA BELLE (Kira)(Kira) Her first lead role was in Rip Girls in 2000, a Disney Channel movie. She came back with the lead role in the remake of When A Stranger Calls 2006


CHRIS EVANS (Nick) CHRIS EVANS (Nick) Evans is of Italian and Irish descent and was raised Catholic. Featured in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Cellular and Not Another Teen Movie

PUSHPUSH ©2009 Summit Entertainment. Review © David Bruce

PAUL MCGUIGAN

A native of Scotland, he began his career as a photographer.

Directed: Four Knights (2010) Lucky Number Slevin (2006) Wicker Park (2004)


Screenplay by Screenplay by David BourlaDavid BourlaOriginal Music by Original Music by Neil Davidge Neil Davidge Cinematography by Cinematography by Peter Sova Peter Sova Film Editing by Film Editing by Nicolas Trembasiewicz Nicolas Trembasiewicz

Production Design by Production Design by François Séguin François Séguin

Art Direction by Art Direction by Michael N. Wong Michael N. Wong Costume Design by Costume Design by Laura Goldsmith and Nina Proctor Laura Goldsmith and Nina Proctor


PrequelPrequel

Wildstorm (an imprint of DC Comics) will be producing a comic book mini-series that acts as a prequel to the film.

It will be written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman (who write The Highwaymen for Wildstorm) and Bruno Redondo will supply the art.


It’s a deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims.


Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization.


The Division, a shadowy government agency, is genetically transforming citizens into an army of psychic warriors—and brutally disposing of those unwilling to participate. Nick Gant (Chris Evans), a second-generation telekinetic or "mover," has been in hiding since the Division murdered his father more than a decade earlier.


He has found sanctuary in densely populated Hong Kong—the last safe place on earth for fugitive psychics like him—but only if he can keep his gift a secret.


Nick is forced out of hiding when Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning), a 13-year-old clairvoyant or "watcher," seeks his help in finding Kira, (Camilla Belle), an escaped "pusher" who may hold the key to ending the Division's program.


There is a keen focus on eyes in this film.Eyes = Window to inner powers (soul)


COLOR: There is an amazing use of high volume color in the film’s style.


30% PositiveConsensus voice: "A weightless, style-driven thriller set in a photogenically chaotic Hong Kong." -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly


1. PUSH YOUR LIFE FORWARD1. PUSH YOUR LIFE FORWARD2. PUSH YOUR GIFT TO HELP OTHERS2. PUSH YOUR GIFT TO HELP OTHERS Producer Glenn Williamson: Producer Glenn Williamson:"There's a real story that revolves "There's a real story that revolves around Nick and how he turned his back around Nick and how he turned his back on the world. Cassie is the character on the world. Cassie is the character that gets him out of it and it becomes a that gets him out of it and it becomes a real human relationship.”real human relationship.”


Although the film has been Although the film has been criticized for being incoherent, it criticized for being incoherent, it does deliver a very important does deliver a very important message: message: Despite difficulties, Despite difficulties, move forward with your life, even move forward with your life, even in the face of deathin the face of death. And that . And that message is presented in a eye-message is presented in a eye-popping cinematic style not often popping cinematic style not often experienced. I like the style and I experienced. I like the style and I like the message. I only wish the like the message. I only wish the delivery had been better.delivery had been better.


Ulysses S. Grant said something Ulysses S. Grant said something that really fits PUSH that really fits PUSH –and your life–and your life::““The art of war is simple enough. The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”moving on.”

APPLICATIONAPPLICATION1. 1. Identify the enemies of your soul.Identify the enemies of your soul.2. 2. Do what you know you must to Do what you know you must to overcome.overcome.3. 3. Commit to moving on. Commit to moving on.


PUSH ONPUSH ON“When a thing is done, it's “When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next forward to your next objective.”objective.”--George C. Marshall --George C. Marshall


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