Lucy (2014)

Film Introduction
"Lucy" is a 2014 English-language French sci-fi action movie written and directed by Luc Besson. The movie stars Scarlett Johansson who plays the titular character, Lucy. The plot revolves around a woman who develops extraordinary abilities, which continue to intensify to supernatural levels when a drug implanted in her body inadvertently leaks into her system.

Plot Summary
The movie starts with the main character Lucy, a trainee living in Taipei, being tricked by her boyfriend into delivering a brief-case to a business owner, Mr. Jang. Inside the case is CPH4, a highly important synthetic drug. Jang kills her boyfriend and Lucy is caught, then required to end up being a drug mule with a bag of the substance surgically implanted into her abdomen. During her captivity, she is kicked in the stomach, which causes the bag of CPH4 to leakage into her bloodstream.

As an outcome, she starts experiencing modifications as the drug allows her to utilize more of her brain's capacity than the typical human. As her cerebral capacity expands, so does her grasp over her body, matter, and even time. She destroys her captors and escapes, then looks for medical treatment and more info about her condition, reaching out to Professor Samuel Norman, who has spent his profession studying the capacity of the human mind.

Increasing Abilities and Revenge
Lucy's abilities continue to increase as she checks out minds, manipulates electrical power, and even manages other individuals's bodies to serve her purposes. As she accesses 20% of her brain power, Lucy can manipulate her physical appearance, recover immediately from injuries, and move items purely with her mind.

Driven by a sense of justice, Lucy tracks down and kills the rest of the drug mules to retrieve the remaining CPH4, aiming to avoid it from falling into the incorrect hands. She likewise faces Jang, rendering him briefly paralyzed and reminding him of the pain he 'd triggered her.

The Race Against Time
As the drug increases her brain's capacity to 80%, Lucy can now manipulate electronic gadgets and alter her form physically. However, the increased brainpower features an expense. Her body is ending up being less steady and begins to disintegrate. Professor Norman recommends that she needs to hand down her understanding, which she begins doing, keying it rapidly into a supercomputer.

Conclusion
In the climax of the movie, Jang manages to reach her, resulting in a tense gunfight. At the precise moment that she reaches 100% of her brain's capability and Jang fires a bullet at her, Lucy disappears, leaving her clothing and the huge amount of knowledge she tapped into. She has actually changed into an universal being, and sends a text to the Professor reading, "I am all over".

Total Review
While the movie's main premise of humans utilizing only 10% of their cerebral capability is scientifically incorrect, it offers an intriguing background for this thrilling action movie. Scarlett Johansson delivers a solid efficiency as a lady changed into a superhuman, segueing easily from unsuspecting victim to a supreme being. The mix of philosophical concerns, high-speed action, and stunning visual effects makes "Lucy" an appealing and thought-provoking watch.

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