Despite its lackluster title, Moon is not just another science-fiction show about space travel.  It is the feature debut of Duncan Jones, the son of famous rock musician David Bowie.

Running for 97 minutes, it stars Sam Rockwell as the employee while Kevin Spacey voices the robot. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and opened in Singapore only at Cathay Picturehouse on 27 August 2009.

It is a science fiction film about a future where Helium-3, a material found on the moon, is used as our main source of power. Lunar Industries supplier of Helium-3, place Sam Bell alone on the moon on a three-year contract to monitor the operation. GERTY, a robot, is also there to assist and company him.

Moon is a simple film. It takes place in the vast void of space. It has little action, easy to follow dialogue and little humour. Many scenes take forever and may even seem pointless. The thriller genre applied to it may even seem like a misnomer. Indeed, it is most reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’.

Moon is different from other science fiction movies in the fact that it excites not our senses, but our minds.

It talks about many things. It talks about the pros and cons of technology. However, in this film, the morality of advancing technology is ambiguous, unlike other technology like dynamite.

The moral implications of using dynamite are clear-cut. Using it to kill is clearly wrong. Using it for other purposes is fine. The futuristic technology in Moon is not weapons, but something that is not clearly dangerous, but may become reality soon.

It also talks about the needs of human. Aside from food, water and air, do we need more? It explores the idea of absolute isolation. In the movie, the employee stationed on the moon has to be alone for three years. There is a robot with him, but is a robot, even if it is sentinel, enough?

Clearly, Moon is a powerful show about the implications of technology. As we become more knowledgeable, we still have to be aware of our limitations. Technology can aid us, but in the end, we remain humans.

Moon wants you to think for yourself. Rather than just leading the audience through a story, Moon demands that the audience think about its story and more. It is suited to an audience that wants a break from the endless action films that gratifies instantly.