My Mercy review

 My Mercy review

Intro: Let me get this straight, people have been complaining about their lawyers being expensive, and doing them dirty. This movie gives you an idea for an alternative, and no one is going to watch it. What gives!?! 

Mercy: This movie is centered on a detective name Det. Raven, who is on trial for killing his wife. To avoid being executed, he has to convince an AI Judge that he didn't do it in 90 minutes or reduce that probability to 92%. As he pleaded his case, things got complicated when he learns about a conspiracy. So he has to choose between uncovering it or clearing his name? 

This is one of those movies that has an interesting idea but poor execution. Part of the reason why is because of how Mercy Court works makes no sense. If I can describe it, it's a bench trial with no decorum and no opposing counsel. Is that why it's called Mercy Court, because you don't have to deal with opposition? When we are introduced to the main extra, he's still drunk. Why!?! What's with the 90 minutes to plead your case? I know this was done for the movie to run in real time; however, it trivializes the court. It makes the movie feel like a game show. 

I can suspend my disbelief, but this is a big leaf. The AI judge must be outdated if it doesn't know the term trust your gut. The movie didn't ever try to be a social commentary on how AI can affect the justice system. I mean, no one finds it scary that you can have access to all this information? ( I can't wait to see real-life lawyers rip this movie a new one, but I digress.) This film is 90% bodycam footage and 10% movie. 

This movie could have been better if it had humor, played with our expectations, and had an epilogue. It's hard to appreciate Mercy Court because the movie doesn't show us the impact it has; instead, we get exposition. There isn't much to say about Det. Raven, because we learn things about him instead of getting to know him as a character. With all that said, I wasn't bored watching this movie. I did get a few laughs, not because the movie was purposely fun.  

All in all, this movie is fine for streaming. That's a shame because more could have been done with this concept. 

Rating = Rental 

My FOMO rant

 My FOMO rant

 

AM I the only one who thinks FOMO is ridiculous? For those of you who don't know, FOMO is the fear of missing out. That's self-explanatory. The reason why I find this fear ridiculous is because missing out on things happens to almost anyone. 

There are things that I missed out on because I wasn't born during that time, or didn't find it appealing.

   

There was an episode of either Hey! Arnold or Doug that deals with this. As far as one character missed out on a movie or stand-up comedy. Once he finally saw it, his peers moved on to something else. Other things that can cause you to miss out on opportunities, like circumstances, other people, and yourself. That's another thing that bothers me about the gaming industry; they enable FOMO by putting a time limit on DLCs and online services. Due to that, you don't get the full gaming experience. 

Fomo doesn't just create unnecessary pressure, but regret. I don't like the word regret because it's impossible to live a life without regret. Let's use MMPR as an example. The people who played Jason, Zack, and Trini left the show because they wanted more money ( allegedly). Years later, they express regret about doing that, or they should've waited at the right time to make that move. Whether you agree with them or not, they shouldn't have any regrets because most people who are involved in this franchise don't become successful outside of it. ( This is the same problem I have with sitcoms, but I digress.) Even if they did become successful, can they handle the stress of success? You have to view FOMO as 50/50; is the trade-off worth experiencing what you missed out?  

If you have regrets, that tells me two things; either you don't like your life or yourself. Sadly, there isn't much you can do about that. To be fair, I can understand why men could have this fear because we are the sacrificial lamb to society. No one, not even our family, cares if we don't have a lot of good experiences. If that's not true, then why are we taught to enjoy hardship and being mistreated? Why have that mindset if you have nothing to show for it? There are certain things that you shouldn't miss out, so you won't feel isolated like the rite of passage. 

Let's use the prom as an example. If I was running any school district, no school would have a prom unless every boy who wants to go can go. I'm not saying every girl has to go with them as their date, but they should have one dance with them. I don't want to hear the girls complaining, especially when they have no problem asking a boy with Down syndrome to the prom. If you have no problem getting pregnant by a guy you don't like, then you should have no problem dancing with a guy you don't like. I'm asking you to dance with them, not spend prom night with them.     

The fact that religious men and women in general don't appreciate how important it is for men to have a sex life is telling. Sidenote, I feel sorry for men who have foot fetishes because women think it's nasty; when really, sex is nasty when you think about it. That's another problem with FOMO, whenever something becomes popular, it gets ruined because of FOMO the gaming industry is a prime example of that. We also ruin things by over hyping it. That happen to me when it came to Pokemon.  

The bottom line is this; if you have FOMO, try not to let it ruin your life. There are things that I missed out on or may never get the chance to do, like playing every game that has a mascot, going to Comic-Con, traveling, and learning Archery. There are things that I missed out that don't bother me as much, like collecting Funko heads, going to Halo 3 midnight launch, being good at arts and crafts, and joining the Mile High club. I know you live only once, and there are times when I feel like life is passing me by. Keep in mind that life isn't fair; you have to make the best out of the life you have. Don't torture yourself, wonder what your life could have been, because you will do that regardless if things are going well or not.         

 That's all I have to say about the subject for now.