Plot Summary"Loom" is a 2012 brief sci-fi movie directed by Luke Scott, produced by Ridley Scott and starring Giovanni Ribisi and Jelly Howie. The movie is a cooperation in between Ridley Scott Associates and RED Camera.
"Loom" is set in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian future where society is having a hard time to get by. The story focuses on Tommy, played by Giovanni Ribisi, a lab worker genetically customizing food in an enormous, sterilized laboratory referred to as "The Loom". He is seen splicing DNA from various animals to produce genetically customized meat. His focus is to customize eatable food in a world where natural food no longer exists.
Tommy shares his home with a family pet python that he secretly feeds with the genetically engineered meat from his laboratory, which deviates from the dietary norms enforced by the governing body. His quiet disobedience suggests his pain with the state of the world.
Dispute and ResolutionA dispute in the story develops when the governing board of the lab finds the discrepancies in Tommy's work pattern. They observe his speculative use of laboratory resources which he's been distinctively engineering a 'Rastus' gadget. Tommy is seen stabilizing precariously on the borderline of technological application and remorseful human feeling when the business suits come knocking, and the fight with them becomes inevitable.
The climax unfolds in the last act of the film where Tommy secretly nurtures a chicken, breaking clear biohazard guidelines. The resulting creature is not simply any bird, but one that is potentially efficient in naturally recreating, entirely unheard of in their sterile, genetically modified world.
Cinematic Technique and ThemesOne of the impressive aspects of "Loom" is its visual expertise. Shot on the RED Epic electronic camera at 5k resolution, the film showcases sensational information and depth of color that improves the futuristic phenomenon of the narrative. Touching on styles of technological development, ethical predicaments in science, and human longing for a natural world, "Loom" leaves a thought-provoking impact on the audience.
Final ScenesIn the end, Tommy is discovered consuming the egg laid by the chicken he had actually reproduced, expressing his desire for natural food. The regulators, meanwhile, remove the danger the chicken postures, ending it as a threat to their genetically customized system. The film concludes with Tommy left pondering over his actions, perhaps being sorry for the loss of the chicken and the glance of natural life it represented.
Conclusion"Loom" is more than just a sci-fi short film. It creatively and successfully presents a possible dystopian future and the elaborate ethical and philosophical concerns linked with genetic modification and humanity's disturbance with nature. It provides the hauntingly beautiful, yet sterile world of post-apocalyptic Earth, and leaves us questioning the ethics of controling natural life for our benefit and survival. From its story to its cinematography and ideological undertones, "Loom" certainly provides a lot to ponder.
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