The Circle

The Circle

  • Director: James Ponsoldt
  • Writer: James Ponsoldt,Dave Eggers
  • Countries of origin: United Arab Emirates, United States, France
  • Language: English
  • Release date: April 28, 2017
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Melinda's Song
  • "The Circle" is a modern science fiction thriller directed by James Ponsot, starring Em, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan and others. It was released in North America on April 28, 2017.   .
    The film tells the story of an idealistic May Holland who entered the world's best IT company called "The Circle" that advocates a high degree of information sharing   .

    Details

    • Release date April 28, 2017
    • Filming locations Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies 1978 Films, EuropaCorp, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

    Box office

    Budget

    $18,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $20,497,844

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $9,034,148

    Gross worldwide

    $40,656,399

    Movie reviews

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    • By Derrick 2022-03-27 09:01:09

      The Circle

      A surreal but also reflecting the current privacy protection issues, played by Emma Watson, who has been very popular in recent years, with veteran actor Tom Hanks. Circle refers to the circle of the camera.

      The girl played by Emma was introduced by a good friend to work in a dream big company. The company was full of vigor and vitality, and everyone seemed to be bloody. When she accidentally uploaded a photo of a lighting decoration made by a friend on her social network, her...

    • By Kim 2022-03-27 09:01:09

      I want to be nervous to watch the experience.

      The main theme of the film is still good, it is thought-provoking.

      Especially in the era of rapid development of technology, personal privacy is actually very concerned and concerned by everyone.

      It just feels that the atmosphere of the film can be more tense, the kind that is so tense that you can't breathe. In this way, for the heroine, the audience may feel the explosive power of the plot. Well, every time you feel like you need something , and it has calmed down again. It...

    • By Melisa 2022-03-27 09:01:09

      The only thing we can do

      The film may have collapsed, and the script processing is not delicate enough. But I think that this kind of film can cause debate and also cause thinking, and that's enough.

      The newly added friends at the party a few days ago found that my Moments could only be viewed for three days, and they told me, "I want to delete this Moments when I see this." I said: delete it.

      I have a friend who just signed up for WeChat a while ago, and another friend who doesn't have WeChat until now....

    • By Merle 2022-03-27 09:01:09

      Emma in the sun is so beautiful

      This film focuses not only on privacy issues, but also what impact the Internet can have on the political life of a country, the pros and cons of soul searching, and the control and use of Internet resources by corporate power. Especially the last one, which directly led to Emma being blocked on the spot. The venue was completely dark, and there was also the most classic touching scene where everyone used their mobile phones to illuminate Emma.
      As a new generation of goddess, I will pay...

    • By Toy 2022-03-27 09:01:09

      Awaken the people who imagined the world

      I watched it on the way from Shanghai to Beijing. Emma is still a goddess! Playing the role of the girl Mae, who has been brainwashed all the way, the boss of the company wants to construct a world without privacy and control it. Finally Mae gets up and exposes him, sabotaging his plan. The theme and idea of ​​the film are good, but I don't feel that the filming is particularly good. The ending is very rushed, and it doesn't make sense. A speech like Mae's did not awaken people living in an...

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    • By Demarco 2022-04-24 07:01:13

      In a political thriller, almost all of my thoughts are spent on the construction of the background. The result is that the world view is displayed to convince the audience. It is time to further expand the story, but I don’t know where to go. The main climax is set to the heroine and the children. However, the accident did not continue to be discussed, and none of the reflections on centralization and privacy that should have come out. That high-tech first-person chasing the murderer was pretty...

    • By Lesley 2022-04-24 07:01:13

      I always feel like I'm missing a breath at the...

    • By Melyna 2022-04-24 07:01:13

      Blockchain prophecy two years ago. I watched the Black Mirror series before and thought it could be considered, but now this kind of subject matter is not a documentary film, wechat rules...

    • By Ashley 2022-04-24 07:01:13

      secrets are lies, but privacies are...

    • By Rhiannon 2022-04-24 07:01:13

      This is probably the crappiest movie I've ever watched "for the actor"...Blind Karen's long...

    Evaluation action

    The advantage of "The Circle" is that it has built a compelling world and created some interesting characters. But it still can't save the inconsistency of the tone of the front and back, and the criticism that the story is too thin. This is a typical example of an interesting concept but a messy storytelling. The story of the film unfolds based on a convincing background, the core of which is some reasonable and interesting...
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    Movie quotes

    • Annie: They ask for forgiveness but never permission.

    • Mae: Secrets are lies. Secrets make crimes possible... Secrets need accountability.

    • Eamon Bailey: I like the words 'One Step Further.' It's how the company was built.