Njengokuqala kwefilimu komqondisi womabili uDaniel Goldhaber nombhali u-Isa Mazzei, Cam kuyisiqalo esinamandla kakhulu.

Le filimu ilandela intombazane ye-cam efuna isikhundla, u-Alice aka Lola (Madeline Brewer - I-Orange yiNew Black, iTalemaid's Tale) njengoba ehamba ngokuziphakamisa nokwehla kohlelo lokulinganisa kusayithi le-webcam elithandekayo.

U-Alice uzinikele ekweqeni izintambo futhi abe ngomunye wabadlali abaphambili esizeni esigcwele amantombazane amakhemikhali akhanya kakhulu futhi aqhakazile. Ukhetha imibukiso yakhe yansuku zonke ukukhulisa ukuzibandakanya nezithameli zakhe futhi ahambe ibanga elingaphezulu ukuze akhe ubudlelwano bomuntu siqu nabanye abaphathi bakhe abaphezulu. Lapho nje izinto sezibheke ezingeni lakhe, u-Alice uthola ukuthi ukhishelwe ngaphandle kwe-akhawunti yakhe - kepha imibukiso yakhe ebukhoma isasebenza, ibanjwe isithombe sakhe sokukhafula. Njengoba umhlaba wakhe ubhidlika ngakuye, u-Alice ulwela ukubuyisa ubunikazi bakhe futhi axazulule imfihlakalo yokuthi kwenzekeni esihogweni sakhe.

Umbhali u-Isa Mazzei uyintombazane yangaphambili yekham uqobo. Uthathe kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kanye nezinkathazo zemboni ukuze athuthukise indaba eyingqayizivele nge-ejensi yowesifazane ngobunjalo bakhe nangokobulili. Cam ibeka ukuntshontshwa kobunikazi okungaqondakali ku-subore ye-techno-thriller esikubone kakhulu (muva nje) okuhloliwe ngamafilimu "ezobuchwepheshe ahamba kabi" Ex Machina futhi Morgan, futhi "ukwephulwa kwezokuphepha" okwesabekayo njenge Awunangane futhi Vula iWindows.

Ngokombono wezobuchwepheshe, Cam uyaphumelela ukuletha umbukeli ongazi lutho emhlabeni wentombazane ye-cam evusa inkanuko. Ngaphandle kokusishaya ekhanda ngokuchaza, siqoqa imininingwane ngomsebenzi ka-Alice, imingcele yakhe, izinhloso zakhe, kanye nomugqa wokuncintisana ngobunzima odingekayo ukuze uphumelele ngokweqiniso.

Cam igcina igxile ekusebenzeni okumangazayo okuvela kuBrewer ophambili naphakathi nendawo kuzo zonke izigcawu ezizodwa. UBrewer ubhekene nenselelo yokudlala “izinhlobo” ezahlukahlukene zomlingiswa wakhe; Sibona u-Alice njengaye uqobo lwekhamera ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene, u-Alice njengekhamera uLola, u-Alice njengeseshini yangasese uLola, umkhohlisi uLola njengoLola, nokuningi.

IBrewer ifaka inguqulo ngayinye yayo ngamandla ahlukile; Uxhumana nobubanzi obuvela ethembeni eliqotho kuye ekubukeni okuphambene. UBrewer uthola umehluko ocashile ekusebenzeni kwakhe njengomkhohlisi uLola ofundeka njengoyize futhi ongamanga ezilalelini ezi - ezigcawini ezimbalwa - ezibheke ku-Alice's on-screen persona.

Kungukusebenza okuntekenteke futhi okunemininingwane okuhlala ngokwemvelo kangangoba kulula ukuzwelana no-Alice ngenkathi ubona umehluko phakathi kukaLola “wangempela” nomkhohlisi.

Njengomlingiswa, u-Alice umuntu esingamsekela kalula. Ulandela izinyathelo ezinengqondo; uthatha izinyathelo zokuqapha futhi uyaqaphela amathuba engozi. Kuyaqabula (futhi kudlulelwe yisikhathi) ukubona umlingisi wezokuzijabulisa ovusa inkanuko ongaweli emikhubeni yama-na weve cliché ngokwesiko esiyibona kulezi zindima kwifilimu.

Ekhuluma ngokubeka eceleni ama-clichés, empeleni u-Alice unobudlelwano obuhle nomndeni wakhe omesekayo futhi obumbene. Sigcwele abalingiswa besifazane abanamahloni ngokobulili babo (izulu liyenqabela ukuthi abazali babo bathole), kepha u-Alice ukhathazeke kakhulu ngokulinda kuze kube yilapho isikhundla sakhe sesithuthukile ngaphambi kokuhlanganyela lokho akufezile nonina.

Cam kudonsa ukukhathazeka esikuzwayo ngokubalwa komlandeli wethu nokuthi singaki okuthandayo esikutholayo kokuthunyelwe, kuyilapho sigaya ukwesaba ukulahlekelwa amandla okulawula impilo yethu.

U-Alice ubesebenza kanzima ukuze azitholele indawo yakhe phezulu ohlwini. Lapho evaliwe ngaphandle kwempilo yakhe (kanye nokusakazwa kwemali engenayo yedwa), akukho angakwenza ngaphandle kokubuka ngokweqile njengoba isikhundla sakhe sishintsha, azi ukuthi le nguqulo yakhe engamanga ifeza lokho ebengakwazi.

Futhi kukhona ukwethuka okuhlukile, okuhayizayo lapho. U-Alice ubambekile ebuka ngenkathi uLola mbumbulu eqa imingcele yena ngokwakhe angeke; ulahlekelwa yikhono lokulawula isithombe sakhe nokuyalela ezakhe ubulili.

Ingxenye yobumnandi obuyingxenye, ingxenye yobuchwepheshe be-techno, Cam ithola indlela ehlakaniphile yokuphanga izingqimba zobuntu bethu obuku-inthanethi. Kuqhakambisa umbono wokuthi lokho abanye abakubonayo kumugqa wethu wesikhathi akuyona into efanele yezimpilo zethu. Ngaphezulu kwalokho, kungukubonakaliswa okuhlabayo kwemvume nobumfihlo.

Cam inselele le mikhuba eku-inthanethi ngaphandle kokuyisebenzisa. Kuyinto enhle kakhulu ye-neon; okujijayo, okuthokozisayo okubambekayo okuzokwenza ungabaze ukungena ngemvume bese wabelana.

Cam okulayishwe ku-Netflix ngoNovemba 16. Ungakwazi hlola i-trailer neposta engezansi.