The Man From Earth
I just watched this movie "The Man From Earth". I've been meaning to watch it for a while but my Internet connection kept knocking off and it was just frustrating, so I tromped across the street to my school's library and watched it, utilizing the school's more efficient Internet connection.
Anyways, about the movie. Visually, its the simplest movie I've ever seen. The whole thing was filmed in a living room but what kept the plot moving were the discussions in the movie.
I think it was awesome.
Basically the whole movie consists of a room full of college professors from a myriad of expertise, coming together to bid their colleague John Oldman, adieu. John then sets a hypothetical situation, 'what if a caveman survived till this day?' and they discuss the plausibilities of the scenario. John then lets on that he was indeed the said caveman, and with some prompting from the other professors, starts to detail his journey through the ages.
Its an awesome film that plays on our perception of the world. Think: If no one was around to witness something happen and there was no proof of this event, did it really happen? To most people, it didn't.
Our perceptions of reality are limited and often warped forms of reality. However, these perceptions are tactile and I believe that although they are incapable of engulfing reality in its truest form, it is important to keep stretching the horizons of our minds so that we may come closer, even if by only a modicum, to the truth.
That is the beauty in humanity. We are capable of adding our own color to reality with our perceptions.
But, "The saddest part about being Human is the depth of our perception". - Torey Haden.
Image from, podcasternews.com
Anyways, about the movie. Visually, its the simplest movie I've ever seen. The whole thing was filmed in a living room but what kept the plot moving were the discussions in the movie.
I think it was awesome.
Basically the whole movie consists of a room full of college professors from a myriad of expertise, coming together to bid their colleague John Oldman, adieu. John then sets a hypothetical situation, 'what if a caveman survived till this day?' and they discuss the plausibilities of the scenario. John then lets on that he was indeed the said caveman, and with some prompting from the other professors, starts to detail his journey through the ages.
Its an awesome film that plays on our perception of the world. Think: If no one was around to witness something happen and there was no proof of this event, did it really happen? To most people, it didn't.
Our perceptions of reality are limited and often warped forms of reality. However, these perceptions are tactile and I believe that although they are incapable of engulfing reality in its truest form, it is important to keep stretching the horizons of our minds so that we may come closer, even if by only a modicum, to the truth.
That is the beauty in humanity. We are capable of adding our own color to reality with our perceptions.
But, "The saddest part about being Human is the depth of our perception". - Torey Haden.
Comments