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‘m a big science fiction fan, and was very intrigued by the idea for “Jumper”. Samuel L. Jackson always lends credibility and I was interested to see Hayden Christensen for the first time since Star Wars ( I haven’t seen “Awake” yet). I persuaded a friend to come with me based on the special effects in the trailer.

The plot goes much like this; Boy discovers he has the power to teleport himself. Boy learns to control his powers. Boy lives idyllic life of leisure and travel until he discovers that people are chasing him, and that he is caught up in a war between people who can teleport, and those who hunt them.

–A Point to Ponder–

For all haters.

To me, there’s an important message hidden in this film. I feel that the makers of this film wanted to deliver a message. In this genre of film, almost all the “gifted” individuals turned out to be some superhero or saviour of mankind. Like Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Daredevil, X-men, Fantastic 4.. just to name a few.

But the question is, if we really got these super-human powers, who will actually sacrifice it all for the good of man kind? This is the message the makers of Jumper is trying deliver to the audiences. The guy in this film, without giving too much away, is nothing but a selfish prick. All the things he does with his power is for himself, no one else.

To me, the most meaningful scene in this film, is the few seconds when he watched the News of TV, saw a bunch of people get caught in flood, and then emotionlessly turned it off.

He could have gone and saved those people, and become a stereo-type hero. But he didn’t. He got superpower, he use it to enjoy life. It’s that simple.

But isn’t it what we would all do, if we got his power? This ain’t an Oscar winning film, but it got a clear and simple message. Which I believe allows it to beat all superhero films, simply because it’s more realistic.

“With greater power, comes greater responsibility”? Bullocks. Get real. We’re all selfish animals.