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The interrelated nature of the characters comes to full circle by the end of the movie, leaving no glaring plot gaps. Running time is only 90 minutes, so the fast pace of the film does not allow for any boredom to set in. It is not hard to project our current situation into a devolving situation leading to such a scenario, though perhaps without the rapidly advanced technology. Songbird captures the fear of both the virus and the government goons, the tension, frustration, sense of loss and anxiety a population in dire straits would be feeling. Another key plot point is the advanced technology that allows for instant digital scanning of people to see if they are infected with the virus, and the issuance of special bracelets to identify munies so government “Sanitation” squads, heavily armed and wearing Haz-Mat type suits, leave the munies free to roam about. He is the main character, though several other characters are also inter-related as the dystopian tale unwinds. Nico (KJ Apa), is a munie that works as a delivery boy to all the shut-in people. A minority of citizens are immune to the mutated virus, cleverly referred to as “munies.” These munies have freedom of movement unlike everyone else who is required to quarantine in place at home. The plot summary is that the US is in the grip of a terrible Covid-23 pandemic in the near future (4 years from now), in which the government rounds up any persons infected with the virus and sends them off to a horrible fate in quarantine zones. Adam Mason directed the movie, and also co-wrote it. In fact, casting is probably the strong point of the film.
Each is exquisitely well cast in their roles, as are the other characters.
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Other notable names involved with movie include Demi Moore, KJ Apa (Archie, from the Riverdale television series), Sofia Carson (gorgeous young actress from the Descendants movies and others), and Alexandra Daddario ( Percy Jackson franchise, Baywatch, San Andreas and others). Touted as a “Michael Bay” film, it must be noted that Bay is the producer, not the director or screenwriter. ( Note: We do not provide spoilers.) Digging Deeper With the basis of the film being a mutated Covid virus that has sent the United States (and presumably the World) into a dystopian future (4 years from now), there are sure to be critics that find the subject matter to be in bad taste. On December 9, 2020, we had the opportunity to review a new feature film, Songbird, scheduled for digital release on December 10, 2020.
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