LUCID DREAM by: Alyloony (Book Review)

III. MOVIE REVIEW
Nerve is an online game it looks like a dare. Like in dare, there is also a player or also called as a watcher in the nerve game.  Every participant for this game dares for money. Things get worse when the tasks get increasingly dangerous, hard and can be a cause of death of the player. The game has three rules, first, all dares must be recorded, earned money will be revoked if the player fails, and no player can report the game to the law enforcement.
Vee is a High school senior, she joins the nerve game after what happen wo her brother, she’s afraid to tell to her mother about joining the game. Vee did her first dare to Ian, and after that scene, they become close to each other. The watchers dare Ian to bring Vee in New York City and they become a good couple. In the other hand, Sydney, Vee’s friend feel jealous about Vee’s popularity, she accepts the dare for her but she fails to finish the game. Ian accepted the dare to make Sydney and Vee fight. Vee realize that nerve is a dangerous game, she decided to report it, and she disobey the rule of the game. As punishment for what she has done, all the money from her mother’s bank accounts is deleted. She is punched in the face by Ty as a dare. She is now a prisoner in the game, only the winner of the final round can regain their identity. During the finals, Vee and Ian are each given a revolver, one must shoot the other to win, the game is between them. Ian offers to throw the competition, but Ty jumps from the audience and take his place. Watchers said that Ty should shoot Vee. Tommy and his hackers modify Nerve’s source code and because of that, all watchers immediately log out of nerve game, closing down the game’s servers and effectively ending it once and for all. After modifying the nerve, everyone’s money and identities are restored. A few months later, Vee and Sydney have reconciled, Vee and Ian become a couple, Ian reveals that his real name is Sam.

CHARACTERS:
        VEE / VENUS –  the main protagonist and a player of the game, partner of Ian/Sam.
        IAN / SAM –  Vee’s partner in the game, and in the end in life, fellow player and lover of the game.
       SYDNEY – one of Vee’s friend.
       TY – Vee’s main opponent in the nerve game.
       TOMMY – hacker of the nerve.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Henry Joost  is an American actor and a film maker as well, best known for directing such films with Ariel Schulman as Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, and Nerve. Ariel Schulman, is also an American actor, film director, and producer.