Thrill Switch by Tim Hawken
“Hawkin riffs on modern social trends and the question of whether all human experience is an artefact of perception to create cyberpunk that remains true to both the theme of dehumanisation and the wrapping of fast-paced vibrant spectacle.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/thrill-switch-by-tim-hawken/
"Cloud’s depiction of the mob harkens back to previous Kurosawa films such as Cure, which centered on violence committed by ordinary people under the influence of hypnosis. Whereas Cure derived potent horror from the dead-eyed, puppet-like movements of its slashers, Cloud repurposes the same devices for bleak comedy. There is something undeniably hilarious about a group of murderers who handle shotguns like gardening tools and affect the bored, attention-seeking nihilism of a 4chan board. In one of the film’s funniest scenes, the mob bickers over whether one of its members should be allowed to keep a mask on to preserve his anonymity as Yoshii sits bound and gagged in a nearby chair."
https://jacobin.com/2025/08/cloud-kurosawa-japan-internet-thriller-review/
Would you be concerned if you were told that in 5,000 years the earth would be completely destroyed by collision with a rogue planetoid? You'd probably think, “I can't do anything about that and I'll be long dead so it's not really my problem.” But what if someone made you immortal?
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