FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/eden-movie-review-ron-howard-explores-the-fragility-of-utopian-dreams/ "Eden is a compelling portrayal of the downfall of utopian dreams against the inevitability of human nature. The performances are solid, the cinematography immersive, and the themes echo well beyond the big screen. But excessive dramatization, technical hiccups, a…

For seemingly as long as mankind has been around, our species has earnestly sought to escape the world’s ills, searching for paradise in ambitious attempts to start anew. These quests to reinvent the human condition have been found in an array of source materials, too, from Thomas More’s Utopia to the plots of James Bond movies to the Biosphere II experiment. Nearly all of these grand plans, h…