![]() But the ride is a neon-saturated teenage dream, high on first kisses and digital hearts. With a decentralized, shadowy group of watchers and bots in charge of the game, the only way out is to play.Īs “Nerve” builds to a roaring climax (which is resolved all too easily), it starts to lose its grip. This is informed consent to be scrutinized for money, an attitude we’re familiar with in our world of Instagram stars and branded Snapchats.Įxposure is currency but it’s also a weapon, one that can be wielded against the Players, who become online stars, and the Watchers, who hide behind screens and masks, cheering for the game to get more dangerous like the crowd at a Roman coliseum. The players talk about how the app scrapes their networked existence of Internet cookie crumbs to tailor dares to each individual - but they nonchalantly offer up their exposed online selves in exchange for cash, as well as likes and follows, which are almost more prized. “Nerve” is highly attuned to the realities of clandestine digital surveillance. It feels like existing inside a smartphone as the actors like, swipe, tap and live-stream their way through the game. ![]() ![]() Robot” meets “Battle Royale” with a dash of the stylistic wackiness of Luc Besson’s “Lucy.” Audio-visually, it feels like your best night out, veins coursing with adrenaline, heart thumping with sinewy electronic music. The jittery, colorful “Nerve” is directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who explored the complicated nuances of digital existence - and invented a euphemism - in the 2010 documentary “Catfish.” “Nerve” is very different, but no less concerned with the consequences of exposing yourself to mysterious forces on the Internet. The romantic teen cyber thriller “Nerve” makes for a fascinating double feature with another release this weekend, “Jason Bourne.” Both films want to debate the ways in which online surveillance affects our everyday lives, but while “Bourne” wrestles with the state and corporate America, “Nerve” throws caution to the wind and exchanges privacy for cold, hard cash proffered by a bloodthirsty, anonymous mob.
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