646f9e108c A devastating pandemic sweeps through New York City on Black Friday, and one by one, basic services fail. Within weeks, society collapses into chaos, and the government activates The Division, a classified unit of self-supporting agents. Leading seemingly ordinary lives among us, Division agents are trained to operate independently of command when all else fails. In Tom Clancy&#39;s The DivisionTM: Agent Origins, four newly activated agents must servecivilization&#39;s last line of defense after a man-made virus devastates New York City. Based on the video game by Ubisoft®, this action-packed film introduces the world of The Division to fans of Tom Clancy movies. TOM CLANCY&#39;S THE DIVISION: AGENT ORIGINS - now there&#39;s a title to contend with! - is a short, 31 minute action film that seems to have been made purely to sell a video game series made by Ubisoft. I&#39;m no gamer, so I don&#39;t know anything about that, but what I can confirm is that this short film is very well made and much better than a lot of full-length action thrillers.<br/><br/>First, the bad stuff: there&#39;s no real story here, just a collection of action sequences. The setting is an anarchic New York, where a viral pandemic has laid most of the population low and the streets are filled with murderers and looters. The heroes are a group of &#39;sleeper&#39; agents who must come together to combat lawlessness.<br/><br/>I have to say that the action sequences in this film are very well achieved. There are hand to hand fight scenes here alongside free running and some violent shoot-outs. The camera-work is very nicely achieved and although the characterisation is nil you still end up admiring the athleticism of the participants. Although in essence this film is little more than a lengthy advert, it&#39;s a really entertaining one! Aside from the graphic violence, this movie was pretty good.<br/><br/>It was almost a &#39;Resident Evil 2&#39; like scenario, where a co-op special forces team sweeps through a city, shooting masked bandits on site. At one point a heavy plume of smoke rises up in the distant city sky line; it draws you in to want to go further into the city with the team. I&#39;d have been satisfied just sitting back and watching hours and hours of this kind of footage, but it abruptly ends on a rather good note, though it may leave you hangin&#39; I suppose this is done to entice viewers to check out the game. But $69.95 or whatever video games cost these days, it wouldn&#39;t be worth it for the price for someone like me who&#39;d rather watch instead of play.<br/><br/>Good movie. Now we need a mini-series. UBSoft missed their calling, they need to start making a Tom Clancy Division television series. I forgot to mention the realistic feeling the movies gives off. The gruesome imagery battle in a modern day civilian urban setting, really entangles the mind for the moment. One could see the horror of war in a reality they could fathom. That and the fact that you really want to see these guys wipe out the criminals and watch the swift hand of justice in action.<br/><br/>Note for PTSD victims, DO NOT WATCH.<br/><br/>The acting was on par, stunts terrific, story line amazing. I really wish this was the 1st in a line of shows. *Tosses penny in fountain, makes a wish. We&#39;ll see…<br/><br/>That&#39;s it, I&#39;m going to go buy a Playstation. Can&#39;t wait for show. Got to get to the bottom of this plume of smoke deal!
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