Attention absolute masterpiece! It's been a while since I had not taken much pleasure to enjoy a movie of this caliber. Fascinating and moving, it's totally enjoyable. Finally a work worthy of the Seventh Art. A great moment in cinema for a film already cult! And yet, no special effects, no flashbacks, no action or almost but sometimes heavy atmosphere, actors at the height, a perfect realization and especially a scenario extremely well put together make The Man from Earth a remarkable film in every sense. Made with a budget of only $ 200,000, this camera fantastico-philosophical demonstrates that there is no need tricks to make a fascinating and captivating. So much so that she trotted in your mind long after viewing. This film also won the Best Screenplay and Best Film Festival Rhode Island in August 2007, and an Appointment to the Saturn Award and the Best DVD release.
Finally, if I tell you he is in the list of 50 best science fiction films of all time (on IMDb), you understand that The Man from Earth is a must! Before going further, let's look at the synopsis that might at first to smile, so it could be classified in the B-movie scenario unlikely. It would commit the grossest of errors:
"John Oldman, a history professor at the University, decides at the age of 35 years to drop everything. While he prepares his move his academic friends make him a surprise visit. They reveal his true identity: he is an immortal who is over 14 000 years. Traveling in Asia, he was a disciple of the Buddha. It later came to teach in the West thought of it, but his message was transformed and betrayed ... A revelation that will challenge all faiths for their assistance ... .
Amused and naturally skeptical at first, the friends of John compounds include an anthropologist, an archaeologist, a literalist Christian and a psychologist subtly but inexorably slip into a hopeless doubt return. Why? Because the speech of John contains no flaw. So they find themselves confronted with themselves and their own weaknesses. Exploring the mysteries of humanity is not safe for our narrow mind. Accordingly, their convictions sorely tested will eventually crumble slowly but surely, until shattered. Finally, the fall offers us a final The Fourth Dimension. Just note that the scenario was written by renowned science fiction author Jerome Bixby, writer of one of the episodes of the cult series.
The Man from Earth is to raise as many questions as protagonists in the viewer. It invites us to question our anxieties of old age and death, and make us doubt our religious beliefs, the extent of our knowledge and the future of mankind.
Unfortunately, this film is available on DVD only in USA (Internet or ). I find it appalling that a film of this depth is not distributed worldwide, especially in France. Another regret: this movie is too short (87 minutes)! I am convinced it would have been just as engaging if its duration had been extended by one hour.
In conclusion, and you'll understand that this is a film that is primarily for the intelligence of the viewer. The Man from Earth managed the feat to captivate us and take us only through the power of dialogue. Therefore, this work falls into the category of films that we love or hate. But one thing is certain: it will not leave you indifferent. A movie to watch again and again for sure.
Erick Fearson
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