Apparently, we only use a small percentage of our brain power, maybe 10%. Luc Besson's new film, "Lucy" imagines what it would be like if a human being had the ability to use increasingly larger amounts of his or her total brain all the way up to 100% capacity.
The film stars Scarlett Johansson as the title character who initially gets caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her boyfriend is involved in a deal with organized crime and Lucy gets whisked into the boiling pot of treachery. Eventually, she finds herself implanted with a mysterious powder substance in a plastic baggie which, when broken open inside of her body, starts to leak the powder into her circulation. This substance is what gives her the power to use ever-increasing totalities of her brain power. It gives her super-human abilities: she can win any fight now and also develops mind-over-matter abilities including certain psychic and telekinetic powers.
The film also stars Morgan Freeman in a role as a university professor who asks the question that is the main idea behind the film: what if we could use more of our brain? Eventually, Freeman and Johansson's characters meet up and are able to help each other in certain ways.
The film is imaginative and unique with interesting special effects and philosophical ideas. The most alluring moment happens at the end when Lucy reaches full brain power capacity. I won't give away anything that happens but it is an imaginative cinematic experience which will force the viewer to question preconceived notions of the nature of reality and the breaking down of the mental barriers we put up between space and time.
At 1 hour and 30 minutes, it is a short mind-trip of a movie. But it will excite you, thrill you, and challenge your brain in unconventional ways with its interesting ideas and themes.
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