17 Moments In “Latency” That Will Make You Want To Log Off And Go Outside To Touch Grass

I require to stay for good lumber off after this flick .

First of all, if you haven’t seenLatencyand you would like a preview of how terrifying gaming could get in the near future, go watch it wherever you rent or buy movies.

- - THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS AHEAD BUT NOTHING MAJOR * * *

Personally, I was like this for most of the movie, wondering why someone would put themselves through what Hana did in the name of winning a tournament:

1.But let’s get into it. The first time we start to question whether any of this is a good idea is when Hana cuts herself as part of the “pain” onboarding process for the OMNIA device.

2.Yes, here is some simple screen brightening to prove there is definitely someone behind her:

3.A demonic hand enters from stage left and grabs a ball off the bed that Hana and herbest friend, Jen, were playing with earlier.

4.And then the ball rolls across the living room floor.

5.Hana uses the power of her mind and some VR glasses to turn the ball into a bird. This is the closest we will get to nature for the rest of the film, so embrace it.

6.And then this hand, which it seems we cannot escape, pushes through the monitor for a face-grab.

7.Back inside, tiles start emerging from the walls…

8….but Hana is so immersed in another game that she doesn’t notice the very materials that hold her apartment togetherfloating in the air around her.

9.Hana somehow gets locked out of her apartment. For the average person, it might be a tolerable annoyance, but because Hana has acute agoraphobia, this is a terrifying experience for her.

10.This screaming entity appears in the hallway again:

11.Hana ends up winning the tournament. “Great!” we collectively think. Now would be a great time for Hana to take several breaths, drink a glass of water, open the curtains, get some sun on her vitamin D-deprived face.

12.Instead we get… maggots? Were thosemaggotsin the takeout?

13.Hana knows something is off now, and removes the OMNIA device…only she doesn’t, because it now cannot be removed.

14.Something unspeakably horrible happens in the bathroom.

15.She confronts this horrific version of herself…

16….and is chased through the hallway…

17….only to end up on the rooftop in the rain. Alone, terrified, and a long way from grass.

I won’t give away the very ending here but it had me questioning everything — I’m still processing what it all meant.Go watchLatencyif you haven’t already. I think it’s a good reminder of why we should be careful about where we let technology take us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UloUAqsi96o

Two women are looking ahead with focused expressions. Both are in casual clothing, one in a sweatshirt and the other in a hoodie

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A person with long hair covering their face with a hand, sitting in a dimly lit room

A woman winces in pain in a dark room

A woman with long, straight hair looks scared, leaning away from a shadowy figure in the background

A dimly lit scene with a hand reaching out. The background is dark, and details are hard to discern. The image has a mysterious and tense atmosphere

A lone green ball rests on a carpet in a dimly lit room

A person wearing a watch extends their arm towards a small yellow bird on the ground

A person with long hair is reacting shocked as a hand reaches out from their computer screen

A dimly lit bathroom showcasing green-tiled walls with cracks and stains, a shelf with soap, and a showerhead

A person sits on a bed in a dimly-lit room with floating cubes surrounding them, concentrating on a handheld device. There is a lamp on the bedside table

A person in a hallway pushes a door open with effort, silhouetted against a bright window at the end of the hallway

A person stands at the end of a dimly lit hallway, backlit by light from an open door, creating a shadowy and eerie effect

A woman with long, light hair looks surprised or excited, with her mouth open and eyes wide

Close-up of a person with long hair eating food in a dimly lit room

A person with long hair is seen from the side in a dimly lit setting, with a clip visible in their hair. The background is out of focus

A person sits on the floor in a dimly lit, cluttered bathroom with a bathtub, partially covered by a semi-transparent curtain

A person with long hair is standing in a dimly lit room with distorted facial features, giving an eerie and unsettling expression

A woman with a distressed expression runs down a dimly lit hallway. She is wearing a jacket and her hair is blowing back

A person with long hair faces upward, mouth open, possibly singing or shouting, in the rain in a dark setting

First of all, if you haven’t seenLatencyand you would like a preview of how terrifying gaming could get in the near future, go watch it wherever you rent or buy movies.#

Personally, I was like this for most of the movie, wondering why someone would put themselves through what Hana did in the name of winning a tournament:#

1.But let’s get into it. The first time we start to question whether any of this is a good idea is when Hana cuts herself as part of the “pain” onboarding process for the OMNIA device.#

2.Yes, here is some simple screen brightening to prove there is definitely someone behind her:#

3.A demonic hand enters from stage left and grabs a ball off the bed that Hana and herbest friend, Jen, were playing with earlier.#

4.And then the ball rolls across the living room floor.#

5.Hana uses the power of her mind and some VR glasses to turn the ball into a bird. This is the closest we will get to nature for the rest of the film, so embrace it.#

6.And then this hand, which it seems we cannot escape, pushes through the monitor for a face-grab.#

7.Back inside, tiles start emerging from the walls…#

8….but Hana is so immersed in another game that she doesn’t notice the very materials that hold her apartment togetherfloating in the air around her.#

9.Hana somehow gets locked out of her apartment. For the average person, it might be a tolerable annoyance, but because Hana has acute agoraphobia, this is a terrifying experience for her.#

10.This screaming entity appears in the hallway again:#

11.Hana ends up winning the tournament. “Great!” we collectively think. Now would be a great time for Hana to take several breaths, drink a glass of water, open the curtains, get some sun on her vitamin D-deprived face.#

12.Instead we get… maggots? Were thosemaggotsin the takeout?#

13.Hana knows something is off now, and removes the OMNIA device…only she doesn’t, because it now cannot be removed.#

14.Something unspeakably horrible happens in the bathroom.#

15.She confronts this horrific version of herself…#

16….and is chased through the hallway…#

17….only to end up on the rooftop in the rain. Alone, terrified, and a long way from grass.#

I won’t give away the very ending here but it had me questioning everything — I’m still processing what it all meant.Go watchLatencyif you haven’t already. I think it’s a good reminder of why we should be careful about where we let technology take us.#