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Synopsis: I Origins begins when graduate student, Ian Gray, is researching the evolution of human eyes with Karen and Kenny, in order to prove that eyes have evolved instead of "appeared" as creationists claim. His fascination with eyes takes him into areas that have profound personal and cultural consequences.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Mike Cahill
Production: Fox Searchlight
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
R
Year:
2014
106 min
Website
3,674 Views


Dandelions.

Okay. Why?

'Cause they're free,

wild, and you can't buy them.

What's your favorite

field of study?

The stars.

What's your favorite animal?

The white peacock.

You ever see one?

Mmm.

- There's one in New York.

- I'll take you to see it.

So, you're gonna see me again?

Maybe.

You know, in Indian mythology...

...the white peacock

symbolizes souls

being dispersed

throughout the world.

Did you ever think

it just symbolizes

a lack of melanin

or pigment in the cells?

The control subjects T...

T as in Tsunami.

- G as in...

- Gnome.

P as in...

Pneumonia.

M as in...

Mnemonic.

I start to see these elevens, like,

everywhere. Too many elevens.

The amount was so staggering,

so unlikely,

that I followed them.

And when I followed them,

I found your eyes,

which then led me to you.

Because I found you

through your eyes.

So unlikely, like life itself.

I know.

I sent them to you.

Bullshit.

You know you have it.

Have what?

But you're scared of it.

I have what?

Okay.

You live in this room, right?

Mmm-hmm.

Reality.

You have a bed,

you have books, um...

...a desk,

a chair, lamps.

Logic.

But in this room,

you have a door...

...to the other side.

See?

Light comes through.

It's open.

Just a tiny bit, but it is open.

You keep trying to close that

door because you're scared.

But you won't always be scared.

What's behind the door?

Besides my dirty laundry.

You have to go in to find out.

You know what I'm talking about.

I have no idea.

You will.

You will.

Mmm!

You want to move to my place?

You have a place?

Mmm-hmm.

Of course.

Can I move in tomorrow?

Is this your family?

Yes, it's my grandmother.

Such an eccentric beauty.

And...

My parents and me

when I was baby.

Um, the white peacock,

but you have met him before. Mmm.

This is a proof

of the spirit world.

El Angel de la Resurreccion.

What?

It's the name of the statue.

Of the statue in

Saint Anne's Cemetery.

It's in Saint Anne's Cemetery?

Mmm-hmm.

But look at the eyes.

They're alive.

It's amazing what you can

do on Photoshop these days.

There's no Photoshop!

The eyes appeared just

when she took the picture.

Just...

You're so beautiful.

Let's get more boxes.

Nineteen days gestation period.

She is ready.

Fame, science grants...

...fortune await you.

If you find that PAX6 gene,

we'll be well on our way

to all of that.

Recognition makes me

extremely nauseous.

Well, it is important that

people know about the work.

To me, the best thing about

living like a lab rat...

...is that sometimes...

...really rare times...

...you actually

discover something.

On the night of a discovery

when you're lying in bed...

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Mike Cahill

Mike Cahill (born July 5, 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter. more…

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