Review – Disconnect

The movie I have just watched is a drama centred on a group of different people searching for human connections in today´s wired world. It shows very clearly how easy it is to mess up someone´s life via different abusive techniques in the cyber world. Cyberbullying and ID-theft are central themes in this film.

In my opinion, the issues presented in the film are very serious. It is very important to show how easy it is for a hacker to exploit unaware people and steal their personal information, which they can use as they like. People must become more attentive as to what they actually click on online, because everything might hide a potential danger to you or your family.

The film also talks about bullying via the net, often referred to as cyberbullying. The fact is that cyberbullying is far easier to commit, and often more extensive, than just normal bullying. It is so much easier to say something to somebody, when you are not actually standing in front of him or her. It´s just a joke, they might be telling themselves, just a little teasing to mess with the poor kid. That’s how they defend it, the “bully´s”. However, deep down, they too do probably know how serious it really is. Words are not so easy to take back once they´ve been typed and you press enter. Those words might really hurt. And I am telling you right now: Do NOT, under any circumstances send pictures lightly. Be careful as to what you show someone you don’t know very well, because if you do, you might be in for a very unpleasant surprise. These days, it is far too easy to spread a photo so everybody can see it.

It is also important to be aware of the many youths that are used on the various illegal streaming sites online. Most of the kids you see there are homeless, under aged kids that have been persuaded by the promise of a roof to live under and some easy money.

I found this film a very good one, as it presents a good view on how reality actually can be for some people out there. The ending was in my opinion maybe not of the greatest, but it was okay and I felt satisfied with the quality of the movie. It was at times deadly serious, yet it also managed to keep some touching aspects as well. It is not easy to choose just one part of the film that made an impression on me, because I have to say, that the entire movie did so.