IN THE CITY // Rubber

A creature prowls aimlessly, driven solely by an unquenchable thirst for vengeance. The world at large will pay for this unforgivable crime. Nothing will escape the rage of this psychopathic car tyre...A serial killer tyre? That's right. - Queens' Film Theatre.

yea, so we went and saw this film. The trailer for it made it seem more awesome than it turned out to be. Now, I will say I enjoyed the music, and the filming style. The opening scene is quite funny, but the rest of it…was alright.

So yea, the film is about a tyre that comes to life and starts to kill people. Now, there is no reason for this to happen. There’s no back story saying why the tyre seeks vengeance. BUT one of the major themes of the film is that there is no story unless someone is watching it. The story of a serial killer tyre only continues as long as someone is watching it. The film includes an audience that you watch watch what’s happening. Then they get poisoned by the baddies in hopes that the story won’t continue…but the dude in the wheelchair doesn’t get poisoned and so the story continues…I’m doing a terrible job explaining this.

”so a film, which on the surface level, is solely about a tyre that becomes self aware and increasingly malicious that manages to keep you entertained for 90 minutes and also makes you laugh isn’t half bad in my book. Plus…it has a happy ending” Emma McConnell

IN THE CITY is a weekly article written by
Leah Gallant that looks at city life, culture,
music and events in Belfast.

Agreed Emma. It wasn’t half bad.

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