ザラ Notes: SPEC～天～ SPEC Ten

07 May 2012

SPEC～天～ SPEC Ten

Title:

SPEC～天～ SPEC Ten
劇場版 SPEC～天～ Gekijōban SPEC Ten

English Title: SPEC Heaven
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2012
Cast:

戸田恵梨香 Toda Erika
加瀬亮 Kase Ryo
伊藤淳史 Ito Atsushi
栗山千明 Kuriyama Chiaki
神木隆之介 Kamiki Ryunosuke
竜雷太 Raita Ryu
福田沙紀 Fukada Saki
三浦貴大 Miura Takahiro
椎名桔平 Shīna Kippei
松澤一之 Matsuzawa Kazuyuki
岡田浩暉 Okada Koki
載寧龍二 Sainei Ryuji
有村架純 Arimura Kasumi

SYNOPSIS
Mishō, a special division solving difficult cases in the police department, is given a mysterious case wherein several bodies are found on a cruiser. Tomō Saya and Sebumi Takeru investigate in order to find the killer.

REVIEW
SPEC Ten is a really great movie to watch because the characters are quirky and interesting, the cases are strange and complicated, and the outcome not always black and white.

I especially like the SPEC series of production because it explored the mysteries of the human brain and human abilities. It is said that the average person only uses around 10% of their brain so what is the 90% for? Perhaps people who can manage to make use of the other 90% (or part of it, thereof) of their brain have special abilities and extraordinary characteristics.

Tōma Saya: I've been wondering... Why the earth gave rise to creatures like human beings? And why do do creatures have to evolve? And who decides how they do?

Because of the special abilities of criminals or other people involved in the case, it is difficult to try to figure out what the special ability was and who has it, who was the real criminal, and how the crime was committed exactly. So when it's time for Tōma Saya to explain what really happened, everyone's all ears.

I found SPEC Ten confusing because it talked about the 'Third Secret of Fatima' and it wasn't really clear if it is in any way related to the 'Simple Plan' of a certain group of powerful individuals. Basically, there are a lot of new characters in the movie and there are a lot of things that happened, and everything was all over the place that I wasn't sure how to relate everything to the bigger picture.

I didn't like how the opening scene is set in the future and it was implied that Tomō Saya and Sebumi Takeru have left this world. It spoiled the whole thing for me because why else would I want to watch the rest of the movie when the potential ending is already given right at the start?

SPEC Ten discussed how people with special abilities and extraordinary characteristics or SPEC holders are also human beings. It seemed that SPEC holders are criminals considering that they are usually the suspects in the cases handled by Mishō but it is not fair to generalize. Some SPEC holders may be criminals the way that some human beings are also criminals, and it is possible that the rest of the SPEC holders are just trying to survive in a world where they are being targeted just for being different from the rest of the ordinary folk.

Sebumi Takeru: They (SPEC holders) are criminals. Our job is to maintain public security.
Tōma Saya: Security? Security for who? I get the sense that something isn't equal... SPEC holders are people too.

I enjoyed SPEC Ten the least out of all the SPEC productions because it is not a stand-alone production. I have watched all the previous SPEC productions prior to watching this movie and I still struggled to make sense of things.