Monday, May 9, 2011

Limitless




Imagine, if someone were to offer you a pill, which promises to help utilise ur brain to its fullest capacity? 100% capacity? Would u really bother about the side effects, let alone question if it's tested & approved? This is what happens to Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper)an uninspired writer, just been dumped by his girlfriend, when he bumps into his ex-brother-in-law, who hands him the pill. Within 30 seconds of taking the pill, the brain gets activated. All the information that has been lying idle in the subconscious comes to the fore and is categorised for easy access. The novel that Eddie has been struggling for 3 months, is finished in 4 days! He can now learn a language in 45 mins, not only this, he learns the piano in an hour, martial arts by just watching a video! Addicted to the pill Eddie decides to enter the share market and makes millions in a couple of days. All this while u r left wondering at the absurdity of the concept!

Everything has a flip side and so does this pill. The supply is limited, the gruesome murder of the brother-in-law does not help matters. Giving up the pill is not an option as this would mean not just losing his professional standing but also his life! So what now??

Here's the thing with short-cuts, u get the results fast but over a period of time their permanence seems dubious and they seem to disappear before u can realise. Then how do we make sure that success stays and profit does not wither away? Maybe, take the longer route of hard work and perseverance? Harness that mind to its full potential without the aid of artificial stimulation? Coming back to the movie...Eddie soon realises that fatality of the drug...and works on some long term measures...u need to see the movie to realise what that is!!!

Bradley Cooper does a good job playing Eddie Morra, that movie also stars Robert De Niro, who is completely wasted in the role.

Good one-time watch movie!

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