Catch the ‘Moon’ landing this Thursday in Pogue

If the future is going to be anything like the way Hollywood has been depicting it over the past decade, then humanity is f---ed, and in Duncan Jone's "Moon," the futuristic f---ery we have yet to experience has never looked this good.

Okay, although the entirety of the film takes place on a spaceship of sorts, on the actual Moon, and we never get the chance to see what the Earth of the future looks like, you still get the impression that it contrasts drastically with the white and pristine-looking base camp built by Lunar Industries.

I've gotten ahead of myself here and should probably clue you in on a few key plot points that occur in "Moon."

Sam Bell, who is played by a total fox by the name of Sam Rockwell, has been working contractually for three years for Lunar Industries, turning moon rocks into energy (sorta akin to how Jesus turned water into wine in the Bible? Or maybe not. I'm just always used to blatant Christian metaphors in everything that relates to the Earth dying so you can ignore my biblical references and continue reading if you'd like).

So one day while making unbiblical energy, Bell gets into an accident in his moon-car and finds another astronaut that turns out to be a clone. This is when things get tricky.

Secrets about Lunar Industries are revealed, and perceptions are altered. Bell, who is the only employee up on the moon, only has contact with a robot-computer named Gurty, and as anyone with a Mac can attest to, computers are never to be trusted. Or are they? The questions raised in "Moon" are just endless.

Also, I feel a strong need to mention that the song "I'm Walking on Sunshine" is played at one point during the film and surprisingly, this over-used song in cinema is a welcomed cliché and completely charmed the pants off of me. That sounded weird.

Regardless, this is an outstanding film and is worth seeing. You know how every once in a while, you see a movie and tell all of your friends about how great this one film you saw was and that they must see it immediately? This is that film.

You should probably tell your friends this instant that they need to see it even if you haven't watched it.

The story is refreshing and original, and even when you think the film is going to veer off into the realm of end-of-the-world cliches, it doesn't.

Instead of succumbing to your typical Thursday night routine of "The Office" followed by "30 Rock," sacrifice your weekly ritual of comedy and make it out to the Frank G. Pogue Multipurpose room this Thursday at 8:30 to watch "Moon." Although you won't be laughing at Tracey Jordan and Michael Scott, you'll definitely be glad that you were able to watch Sam Bell try to make sense of the cruel hand he was dealt.

Plus, re-runs of "The Office"are more fun to watch when you haven't even seen those episodes yet, anyway.