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| "The Moon:" SciFi probe of a worker's valueThe Moon A film by Duncan Jones Reviewed by Michael G. Matejka Science fiction might seem an odd place to contemplate labor-management relations, but this new film asks probing and penetrating questions about how a corporation views its workforce. Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, a contract worker alone with a robot on the moon, mining moon dust as the earth’s solution to energy independence, rocketing the dust back to his home planet. Sam is on a three-year contract, counting down his final days at his scruffy space station, frustrated with sporadic electronic contact with his wife and daughter back home. An accident in a lunar rover leaves him badly injured, only to be rescued by himself. Is this a hallucination, has Sam lost his mind in space isolation? As Sam and Sam spar and explore, they discover a deep secret within their lunar base. The plot development packs a surprise, opening questions about the real agenda behind the platitudes Sam receives from his boss on earth. You might have to watch for this one of video release, but it’s a great film that asks some penetrating questions about how workers are seen and their value. |