Blue World Order (2017)

Blue World Order Poster

After a nuclear war decimated the northern hemisphere, the surviving population in the south become desperate and violent competing for scarce resources. Society crumbles and an infectious bacteria threatens to destroy those who remain. In an attempt to rebuild civilization, a self appointed government called 'The ORDER' distributed an immunization to the bacteria, via a massive Electro-Macnetic Pulse (EMP). Secretly, the Order also delivered a bio-tech virus through the EMP, giving them the power to control the population. One man remains immune to the Order's virus - Jake Slater. Now Jake scavenges the wasteland searching for a way to keep his unconscious daughter alive, unaware she is the last child on Earth, and the key to the survival of mankind.

Film Overview
"Blue World Order" is a 2017 sci-fi movie set in a post-apocalyptic world. Directed by Ché Baker and Dallas Bland, the Australian film stars Jake Ryan, Stephen Hunter, and Billy Zane, to name a few. The plot centers around one guy's undertaking to save his kidnapped daughter from the clutches of a dystopian federal government intent on removing life as we know it, while the survivors are implanted with a chip to guarantee their surfeit control by a secret society.

Plot
The movie opens revealing that after a nuclear war, mankind is left decimated, with an ominous, nameless world government taking control. Their plan involves an infection that leaves all but a small portion of children comatose. These untouched children, consisting of the lead character's daughter Molly (Kendra Appleton), are collected by the government for unidentified functions.

Jake Slater (Jake Ryan), finds that his daughter Molly has been abducted following the viral outbreak. Menacing figures referred to as 'shadows' under the direction of Master Crane (Billy Zane) are accountable for this. Jake embarks on a fatal mission to rescue his child in the midst of an overarching program to control and dominate the survivors utilizing a mind-control chip.

Deciphering The Conspiracy
Assisted by a rogue conspiracy theorist, Madcap (Stephen Hunter), and his mute bro, Jake status the level of the mind-control conspiracy. He learns that the federal government chips civilians to control them. The untouched kids are to be utilized for replenishing the world population, managed by the very same implanted chip. Madcap and Jake end up being unlikely allies in rebelling versus the federal government's totalitarian program and working towards emancipating society.

Climax
Jake infiltrates the federal government stronghold where Molly is kept, where he faces off versus the mastermind, Master Crane. Jake handles to save his child and neutralize Master Crane. Furthermore, Jake and Madcap manage to interrupt the broadcast of a pulse intending to reactivate the chips, therefore conserving humanity from mind control.

Ending
In the end, in spite of the deaths, challenge, and sacrifices, the world resumes restoring. Jake, presuming the responsibility of a single dad, begins afresh with Molly, unconfined by the influence of the mechanical chip. The film concludes with a glimmer of expect another opportunity at a free world.

Cinematic Themes
"Blue World Order" plays with styles of society's increasing reliance on technology, worry of federal government security, and the dystopian future typically saw in sci-fi works. Its overarching themes of durability, hope, and rebellion against totalitarianism highly resonate throughout the narrative, providing a dark yet engaging critique on control mechanisms within society.

Reception
While this ambitious sci-fi movie provides a dystopian future with plain social criticism, the reception has actually been blended. Critics valued the special property of exploiting a viral break out for control and developing a totalitarian routine. Nevertheless, they expressed issues over plot execution and overall pacing of the motion picture, which hinders its cohesive narrative. Despite its flaws, "Blue World Order" offered a non-hegemonic viewpoint of the sci-fi genre, using an interesting and thought-provoking cinematic experience.

Top Cast

  • Billy Zane (small)
    Billy Zane
  • Bruce Spence (small)
    Bruce Spence
    Whippett
  • Kendra Appleton (small)
    Kendra Appleton
    Clare
  • Jack Thompson (small)
    Jack Thompson
    Harris
  • Stephen Hunter (small)
    Stephen Hunter
    MadCap
  • Jake Ryan (small)
    Jake Ryan
    Jake Slater
  • Andy Trieu (small)
    Andy Trieu
    Tech
  • Barbara Hastings (small)
    Barbara Hastings
    Babbling Brooke
  • Dallas Bland
    Assistant Gavin
  • Patrick J. Gallagher
    Scientist