Sadly Made Attempt of A Dystopian Possibility (Awake)

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Decided to write this review a few days ago when I watched this film but had a few setbacks (Code for: I was just feeling lazy as hell) but Awake - apparently not based on the Jessica Alba film that came more than a decade ago - makes up yet another post-apocalyptic scenario where people do not have the ability to sleep any longer. I can't even imagine not being able to sleep, let alone sleep for only 5 hours... thinking about it kills me. Back to the topic, Awake seems to be continuing a pattern of horror or thriller films that are taking away a part of the human sensory system especially with movies like The Quiet Place, Bird Box, and Hush but with 2016's Don't Breathe starring Jane Levy and Stephen Lang and now... Awake, we are starting to move away from our senses and instead take away things we need for our bodies to function. 

Awake stars Gina Rodriguez to carry the weight of being the only name that everyone would know in this film to carry this really potential-filled yet sadly made attempt of a dystopian possibility. The movie seemed like it was adding unnecessary plotlines to make sure the runtime adds up to at least an hour 40 minutes. The only worthwhile actor (other than Rodriguez, of course) is Ariana Greenblatt who has recently been making a name for herself as a promising young actress after starring in The One and Only Ivan, in tiny dancing scenes being featured apart of In the Heights, and her unfortunately very medium but more promising role in Love and Monsters. 

The only problem with the film was its pace and rush towards the end. The ending was somewhat both unbelievable and realistic at the same time which confused me. Watching this will not impact any aspect of anyone's lives, which makes me more disappointed that I can't watch Quiet Place Part II this weekend to wash away this painful excuse of a dystopian thriller. It also does not prove itself to be a great addition amongst many fictional post-apocalyptic dystopian futures. 

On a good note, Awake's concept does scare me as a possibility of an actual disease we might go through. Surprisingly, Awake was No.1 on 'Netflix's Top 10 to Watch' list for two days and fell to No.3 but it's still there so, maybe it's making an impression on people after all and my opinion could be wrong. To prove me wrong or agree with me, stream Awake now on Netflix. 

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