I saw A LOT of reviews dissing this movie before I decided to give it a try based on the few reviews that claimed it was actually a decent flick if you're willing to think a little when you watch it.
Thankfully they were right, although I wouldn't pay much for this as its basically a youtube short that's been stretched out to movie length. But a decent youtube short nonetheless.
Short Version: Don't watch this for the Movie cover, see the Trailer first and make sure you're actually into it before watching.
Long Version: First off a lot of people giving this movie terrible reviews were duped into watching because of a VERY misleading promotional cover that has nothing to do with what the film is about. Everyone else either couldn't figure out the reasoning for the lone astronaut's actions when applying their own enlightened "common sense" (seriously?), had no patience for even finishing the film or not being spoon fed the story or genuinely did not like the film despite "getting it" which I can understand completely as it's not a movie for everyone.
I'll begin to spoil much of this now to clear up a few things. First off, He's the Alien. He lands on earth. It's his planet's fault that World War 3 occurs there due to the machine they sent into Earths orbit to allow instantaneous travel between the two. His frequent need to use a nasal breathing device implies there is something wrong with the air quality that only allows the astronaut to breathe for short lengths of time before he needs to inhale his own supply of either oxygen or something else (keep in mind He's not from Earth).
I see the robot designs getting a little flak for being so boring and while that is true they are also pretty realistic; This really is as advanced as we would be in real life within the next decade or two. (We're a loooong way from ever building terminators kiddies and even longer from mass producing them on the cheap). The reason the machines on the earths surface are hostile is likely due to everyone having gone underground which at that point it can be presumed anyone left on the surface is an invading enemy force. It could also just be the default setting for these machines if they receive no commands from a human operator for a time (As hinted at in the bunker surveillance room). Dead man's switch?
Ending's not too hard to figure out early on but its always interesting to see just what the film is going to portray to lead us to that conclusion. I've enjoyed plenty of other youtube shorts, tales from the dark side, outer limits and early twilight zone episodes so I can appreciate this kind of movie. It's just a shame that people will rip on this so easily while a short about a robot dog and some kid in motocross can skate by with a 7.5.
Thankfully they were right, although I wouldn't pay much for this as its basically a youtube short that's been stretched out to movie length. But a decent youtube short nonetheless.
Short Version: Don't watch this for the Movie cover, see the Trailer first and make sure you're actually into it before watching.
Long Version: First off a lot of people giving this movie terrible reviews were duped into watching because of a VERY misleading promotional cover that has nothing to do with what the film is about. Everyone else either couldn't figure out the reasoning for the lone astronaut's actions when applying their own enlightened "common sense" (seriously?), had no patience for even finishing the film or not being spoon fed the story or genuinely did not like the film despite "getting it" which I can understand completely as it's not a movie for everyone.
I'll begin to spoil much of this now to clear up a few things. First off, He's the Alien. He lands on earth. It's his planet's fault that World War 3 occurs there due to the machine they sent into Earths orbit to allow instantaneous travel between the two. His frequent need to use a nasal breathing device implies there is something wrong with the air quality that only allows the astronaut to breathe for short lengths of time before he needs to inhale his own supply of either oxygen or something else (keep in mind He's not from Earth).
I see the robot designs getting a little flak for being so boring and while that is true they are also pretty realistic; This really is as advanced as we would be in real life within the next decade or two. (We're a loooong way from ever building terminators kiddies and even longer from mass producing them on the cheap). The reason the machines on the earths surface are hostile is likely due to everyone having gone underground which at that point it can be presumed anyone left on the surface is an invading enemy force. It could also just be the default setting for these machines if they receive no commands from a human operator for a time (As hinted at in the bunker surveillance room). Dead man's switch?
Ending's not too hard to figure out early on but its always interesting to see just what the film is going to portray to lead us to that conclusion. I've enjoyed plenty of other youtube shorts, tales from the dark side, outer limits and early twilight zone episodes so I can appreciate this kind of movie. It's just a shame that people will rip on this so easily while a short about a robot dog and some kid in motocross can skate by with a 7.5.