Saw this at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Usually movies about the modern digital media, the internet and social media tends to fall flat because many movies either don't simply understand how the internet works and how the modern media age goes by. Very few movies like Searching, Feels Good Man and The Mitchells vs. The Machines actually understands how the internet works and how modern digital media goes on. Director Joe Hunting clearly knows how VR works and this documentary did surprise me.
Filled entirely inside the VRChat platform, it never once felt boring or uninteresting as there were many different and interesting discussions about how people are able to connect with each through the virtual worlds. Especially during the pandemic and how it had a major impact on this certain individuals. Hunting was able to capture the realism about how people go on their days through VR and he was able to bring many interesting insights about this topic. It's definitely not a perfect documentary as there were some technical moments that could be improved throughout and it did feel a little too long. About 10 or 15 minutes of the film could have been trimmed.
I believe even if you didn't grow up through the online years or digital years, you will still be able to get something out from this. Being someone who grew up with the internet surrounding me, I was able to connect with the movie personally. I recommend this and I do look forward what director Joe Hunting would do in the future.
Rating: B+
Usually movies about the modern digital media, the internet and social media tends to fall flat because many movies either don't simply understand how the internet works and how the modern media age goes by. Very few movies like Searching, Feels Good Man and The Mitchells vs. The Machines actually understands how the internet works and how modern digital media goes on. Director Joe Hunting clearly knows how VR works and this documentary did surprise me.
Filled entirely inside the VRChat platform, it never once felt boring or uninteresting as there were many different and interesting discussions about how people are able to connect with each through the virtual worlds. Especially during the pandemic and how it had a major impact on this certain individuals. Hunting was able to capture the realism about how people go on their days through VR and he was able to bring many interesting insights about this topic. It's definitely not a perfect documentary as there were some technical moments that could be improved throughout and it did feel a little too long. About 10 or 15 minutes of the film could have been trimmed.
I believe even if you didn't grow up through the online years or digital years, you will still be able to get something out from this. Being someone who grew up with the internet surrounding me, I was able to connect with the movie personally. I recommend this and I do look forward what director Joe Hunting would do in the future.
Rating: B+