"Areas of Darkness": actors and roles. The plot of the films is based on myths or truth?

In 2011, on a wide screen came Neil Berger's fascinating film "The Fields of Darkness." Actors of the picture played an intriguing plot in front of the camera, in the center of which the theory that a person uses only 10% of his brain, and the rest of the "human computer" can be used by taking a "magic" pill. Who did appear in the "Fields of Darkness" and what did this mean for the career of the actors?

"Areas of darkness": actors, photo. Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper in the last 5-7 years has turned into a recognizable Hollywood star. And it all began with an episodic role in the sensational series "Sex and the City" in 1999. The next more or less prominent role for Cooper was the character Jason Whitaker from the series "Law and Order: Special Corps". Then the actor starred in pretty nice, but very few famous movies: "Love and other troubles" with Matthew McConaughey, Midnight Express and Promise - does not mean marrying. And in 2009 Cooper was lucky: he became the star of the movie "Bachelor Party in Vegas". And in 2010, the shooting began "The field of darkness."

Actors paintings were mostly little known and shaded the game of two stars: Bradley Cooper and Robert de Niro. Character Cooper - Eddie Morra, who at the beginning of the film appears before the viewer of a complete loser. But soon, the "magic" tablets fall into the path of contraband to Eddie, after which the genius awakens in a person. Morra quickly makes a career trendy writer, and then plunges headlong into the world of finance, entering the service of a financial magnate performed by Robert de Niro. Only here the tablets have the property to end, and when they end, something starts to happen to the person unimaginable.

"Areas of Darkness": actors and roles. Robert DeNiro

Robert de Niro - a person known in the world of cinema. He began his career in the distant 1963 with the little-known film "Wedding Party" directed by Brian de Palma.

However, the "golden" years in the career of De Niro can be considered 70-80-e. It was then that the actor made a name for himself, having played his best roles: in "The Godfather-2", in "Taxi Driver" and in the sports drama "Raging Bull."

In the XXI century. The actor is removed more than ever actively. In the fantastic film "Areas of Darkness" he embodied on the screens the image of the shark of the financial world - Karl Van Lun. Karl is pragmatic and prudent. He used to work with the best. But when young genius Eddie Morra meets him on the way, Wan Lun cooperates with him, but treats him with suspicion. Soon, Wang Lung learns that Morra is sitting on some special pill. Karl manages to get a sample and set up an underground production of NZT. He even begins to consider himself "the ruler of the world", comes to Eddie and blackmails him on the eve of the election campaign. But it turns out that Eddie did not sit idly by, but set up the production of "tablets of genius," so that Wang Lun leaves in the final with nothing.

Abbie Cornish as Linda

In the film "Areas of Darkness" actors starred in a largely unknown. For example, a leading female role was won by an Abby Cornish.

Filmography of Australian Cornish is not too numerous, but even those films that are in stock, did not enjoy particular success. She began her career with the series "Wild Side" in 1997. She gained a certain fame after playing the main role in the series "Detectives in the saddle." Perhaps the most notable films with Abby are "Areas of Darkness" and "We. We believe in love. "

In the "Fields of Darkness" Cornish played the role of Eddie Morra's girlfriend - Linda. At the beginning of the film, Linda throws Morra because he is a "chronic" loser. After Morra suddenly turned into a genius, Linda returns, but after learning that he is sitting on strange tablets, the girl again tries to part with him. However, Morra manages to convince her that everything is under control.

Other performers of roles

Actors of the film "Areas of Darkness" are not very popular. The dealer, who distributes NZT, was played by Johnny Witworth ("Ghost Rider-2"). The role of Melissa - his sister - went to Anna Freel ("Keepers of treasures").

Also in the film you can see Robert John Burke, Thomas Aran, TiVi Carpio and Patricia Kalember.

Debunking Myths

The painting "Areas of Darkness", the actors of which involve the viewer in a world in which one can become a genius by taking one tablet, is a fantasy, since in reality this is still impossible. It is impossible because scientists have long debunked the myth that humanity uses only 10% of its brain.

Numerous studies have shown that any person uses his brain to 100%, just to perform different functions include its different parts. It is possible to train the brain, and the genius becomes such as a result of persistent mental work, and not of what connects to the work some "sleeping areas" of its gray matter.

For the first time, the myth on which the film "The Fields of Darkness" was built was created by Professor William James at the end of the 19th century. Then this incorrect statement was cited by Dale Carnegie in his best-selling book. So this erroneous theory came to the "masses".