It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The Las Vegas Sphere is an amazing venue. Just walking up to the giant orb is exciting, and walking in reveals an artistic and modern environment that is both electric and somehow serene. Postcard From Earth makes the most of the 18,000 seat venue with amazing cinematography and sound. Individual seats shake and pulse to add emphasis to key scenes of the film. And that's where the good parts end.
The film's scenes show some wonderful vistas of our planet and do so in amazing ways. However some of the choices are too familiar and therefore less inspired. But if the film had continued with a musical soundtrack only, it would have been passable.
Then the story and narration began. And that's where this film fails. Miserably.
The story starts with an interesting premise. But the plot's logic is contrived and weak. And the narration about who we are and where we came from is just poorly written.
Some examples:
"Life created itself." Oh really? So spontaneous generation is now considered good science? Wow! I didn't know nothing could create something.
(Insert eye roll here.)
During the scenes that show beautiful churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious ceremonies, the narrator claims that people were really "worshipping Earth." Really?
The script uses presumptive language to present these and other fallacies as fact.
Considering the 50 minutes running time, the ticket cost per minute is exorbitant. And the pay for such nonsense just doesn't pay off.
Skip Postcard From Earth.
The film's scenes show some wonderful vistas of our planet and do so in amazing ways. However some of the choices are too familiar and therefore less inspired. But if the film had continued with a musical soundtrack only, it would have been passable.
Then the story and narration began. And that's where this film fails. Miserably.
The story starts with an interesting premise. But the plot's logic is contrived and weak. And the narration about who we are and where we came from is just poorly written.
Some examples:
"Life created itself." Oh really? So spontaneous generation is now considered good science? Wow! I didn't know nothing could create something.
(Insert eye roll here.)
During the scenes that show beautiful churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious ceremonies, the narrator claims that people were really "worshipping Earth." Really?
The script uses presumptive language to present these and other fallacies as fact.
Considering the 50 minutes running time, the ticket cost per minute is exorbitant. And the pay for such nonsense just doesn't pay off.
Skip Postcard From Earth.