Phenomenon (Movie)

Synopsis: 
when a mechanic, George Malley, celebrates his birthday, he sees a flash of light from the sky in which travels to him. The next day, he starts to realise that his brain becomes smarter and that he is able to learn anything with ease, he and the town believes that the light he saw did this and that it was a UFO. As months past, he comes up with discoveries and inventions that will be able to help society. However, as time passes, he loses himself and starts to become insane. Luckily, he returns back to himself when he spends an afternoon with a girl that he is in love with. When he attempts to proclaim what he knows, he finds himself trapped inside a large group that is interrogating him on what he knows and passes out. When he awakes, he sees that he is in a hospital bed and he is told that he has a brain tumor and that normally it dulls the brain, but in George's case, the tumor seems to be enhancing its activity. This also explains the light he saw on his birthday, as brain tumors can create light hallucinations. A few days later, he passes away from the tumor and leaves behind his research and findings to a university where the can develop it further.

Review:
'Phenomenon' is a film that has a very original plot and story-line, never seen before. It explores a hypothesis that a brain tumor or a disease can enhance the activity of the brain, and what might happen if this is to occur. The film also encapsulates multiple genres including mystery, romance and drama, catering to most people's interests. On the other hand, it spends a lot of time explaining and revealing facts that were already inferred and too much time on repetitive and uneventful scenes that had no impact on the story. Overall I was satisfied with the film but would have benefitted from less scenes that served no relevance to the story.

Rating: 7/10