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Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.
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- TriviaThe events in this movie are loosely based on a shooting that occurred in 1991 on the Iowa City campus of the University of Iowa. The shooter, 28-year-old physicist Gang Lu, had recently received his PhD from the university's Physics and Astronomy Department, but believed that his failure to win a dissertation prize had kept him from getting a job as a professor. On November 1, 1991, he attended a departmental meeting, and shortly after the meeting started he shot three of his former professors and the winner of the prize he had wanted. He then walked to a different campus building and shot an administrator whom he felt had ignored his grievances, as well as a student employee in the grievance office. Gang Lu then committed suicide by shooting himself. All of the shooting victims died from their wounds except for the student employee, who was paralyzed from the neck down. She later died from inflammatory breast cancer, brought on by the condition of her paralyzation.
- Quotes
Joanna Silver: [quoting her mother] Worry is interest paid on trouble that hasn't happened yet. So don't worry.
- Crazy creditsStill Photographer Matthew Margolin and Additional Still Photographer Tyler Meiners are listed twice during the end credit roll.
- SoundtracksSerenade
performed by the 'Beijing Angelic Choir'
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Subtlety to Perfection
"Dark Matter" is a fantastic movie. For those frustrated with academic politics or anybody who enjoys a simple movie told well, shot well and acted brilliantly, should see Dark Matter.
The writer/director got it right. (Not necessarily details surrounding previous incidents that this may be based on), but the overall attitude of the students, and professors at the university are portrayed perfectly.
The story follows a brilliant Chinese student at an American University trying to get his Ph.D. under a successful and respected professor (played by Aidan Quinn). They showed us everything we needed to know about the main character, including contrasts to his fellow Chinese students with very effective, subtle scenes.
For the subtlety, effectiveness, simplicity, and brilliance of everything in this movie, "Dark Matter" is one of the best recent films made.
The writer/director got it right. (Not necessarily details surrounding previous incidents that this may be based on), but the overall attitude of the students, and professors at the university are portrayed perfectly.
The story follows a brilliant Chinese student at an American University trying to get his Ph.D. under a successful and respected professor (played by Aidan Quinn). They showed us everything we needed to know about the main character, including contrasts to his fellow Chinese students with very effective, subtle scenes.
For the subtlety, effectiveness, simplicity, and brilliance of everything in this movie, "Dark Matter" is one of the best recent films made.
- napierslogs
- May 10, 2009
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,591
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,701
- Apr 13, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $69,379
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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