"Lucy" - a sci-fi film with elements of an action movie. The script for the film was written by Luc Besson. He also acted as a director. The premiere of the picture took place in July 2014. The plot, characters, actors and roles of the film "Lucy" - the topic of the article. The idea of the film was borrowed from the work of Robert Anson Heinlein. The film received positive reviews from viewers and critics primarily because of the non-trivial nature of the plot.
Movie content
The main character is a twenty-five-year-old girl named Lucy. She came to Taiwan to study. Here she has a new friend - a young man named Richard. Once he offers Lucy to earn money by delivering a case with unknown contents. As a result, as expected, the girl falls into the power of representatives of the local mafia, led by a certain Mr. Chan.
In the belly of the girl, a bag of prohibited drugs is sewn up for subsequent transportation. But in total there were four such packages in the case. So, somewhere else there are three more people who will transport the substance. For disobedience, the main character is subjected to physical violence, as a result of which she is slightly injured. This is enough for the package to burst and drugs to enter the body. The drug is very specific. In just seconds, Lucy easily copes with one of the members of the gangster group. The girl is now able to subjugate everything around herself. However, she still does not know what awaits her. So, let's look at who played in the movie “Lucy”.
Actors
The main role was played by Scarlett Johansson. Morgan Freeman played Norman. This is another character in the movie Lucy. The actor appears in the guise of a professor with complete information about the capabilities of the human brain. The brain of a normal person, according to Norman, uses only 10% of its potential.
Choi Min Sik played the role of leader of a gang in Lucy. Actor Pilu Asbek - Richard. In the film, Luc Besson also played Amr Waked and Anali Tipton. Other actors in the movie Lucy are Julian Rind-Tutt, Cedric Chevalm, Frederick Shaw, Loic Braban.
Scarlett Johansson
The actress was born in 1984 in New York, in the family of director and screenwriter Ainer Johansson. The performer of the role of Lucy began her acting career at the age of nine, playing the role in the film "North." And two years later, she already played in a theatrical production with Sean Connery. In 2002, the actress graduated from a theater school in Manhattan.
After the premiere of the film in which Scarlett played her debut role, the director said in an interview: "This little actress has a talent for children." Nevertheless, the following work in the movie went unnoticed. Scarlett Johansson performed her first major role in 1996 in the film "Manny and Law," for which she was nominated for a prestigious film award. Critics reacted favorably to her work in the film "The Horse Whisperer."
For several years, Scarlett Johansson played in films of different quality. Recognition came to her after the premiere of the film "Translation Difficulties", and in the same year the film "Girl with a Pearl Earring" was released.
In 2005, Scarlett Johansson played in two famous films: “Island” and “Match Point”. The first, although it was successful with the audience, did not live up to the director's expectations, for which he subsequently blamed the female lead, who allegedly could not attract a large audience with her name. The second picture was more successful for the career of the actress. Scarlett nominated for the Golden Globe Award. This was her fourth nomination. In 2006, the film "Black Orchid" was released.
Morgan Freeman
The famous actor and master of dubbing was born in 1937. Morgan Freeman is an Oscar, Silver Bear, and Golden Globe Award winner. He received the last of these awards twice. Freeman's career began in the seventies with participation in television shows. He became famous thanks to the series "Electric Company".
Morgan Freeman's film debut took place in 1971. He played the next role only nine years later in the film Brubaker. Then in the creative biography of the actor came a period of calm. However, in 1987, Freeman was awarded an Oscar for his supporting role in the film Street Boy. The following film work was also successful. For his role in the movie "Miss Daisy Driver", the actor was nominated for an Oscar. Other paintings with the participation of Freeman - “Moneylender”, “Seven”, “Encounter with the abyss”, “Price of fear”, “Baby in a million”, “Escape from the Shawshank”.