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Most short films these days are, unfortunately, unconditionally affected by their poor production qualities. They are immediately surpassed in regards to their amateur, "student film look" and without any consideration, they are forgotten without much analysis of their true underlying values. Emverse goes beyond the simple structure of a student film and shows us the inner demons that are represented both metaphorically and literally in a troubled, multidimensional protagonist. From start to finish the plot is simultaneous, much like a fourth dimensional cube, timelines and physical realities are melded together allowing a frightening and disorienting experience not easily understood by an everyday movie goer. One must open every doorway, much like the great poet William Blake described: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern." The unknown is the most disturbing aspect of the human imagination. A glimpse into the other side, or an awakening providing a peek into another form a reality; much can be extremely thought provoking and profoundly inspirational for the psychological entrepreneur. This short being very subjective, deserves a few watches for its various interpretations.
A great experiment into a world of chaos, the faults in this short coincide with similar issues in short experimental films. Allowing an in depth idea to wire its own course sometimes encounters unintended plot holes, overlapping the main point and blurring the line between where the direction of the story is going and where the events that support the story are to unfold. The ending comes off a bit detached without a much needed resolve, most likely a time or budget restraint in production, but nonetheless, not having a clear cut Hollywood finish, this short may inspire the doorway to a new genre, a fresher feature length down the road; something that may or may not tie into the mainstream populace and still entertain the true horrors of the mind of an aspiring up and coming writer/directer.
Most short films these days are, unfortunately, unconditionally affected by their poor production qualities. They are immediately surpassed in regards to their amateur, "student film look" and without any consideration, they are forgotten without much analysis of their true underlying values. Emverse goes beyond the simple structure of a student film and shows us the inner demons that are represented both metaphorically and literally in a troubled, multidimensional protagonist. From start to finish the plot is simultaneous, much like a fourth dimensional cube, timelines and physical realities are melded together allowing a frightening and disorienting experience not easily understood by an everyday movie goer. One must open every doorway, much like the great poet William Blake described: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern." The unknown is the most disturbing aspect of the human imagination. A glimpse into the other side, or an awakening providing a peek into another form a reality; much can be extremely thought provoking and profoundly inspirational for the psychological entrepreneur. This short being very subjective, deserves a few watches for its various interpretations.
A great experiment into a world of chaos, the faults in this short coincide with similar issues in short experimental films. Allowing an in depth idea to wire its own course sometimes encounters unintended plot holes, overlapping the main point and blurring the line between where the direction of the story is going and where the events that support the story are to unfold. The ending comes off a bit detached without a much needed resolve, most likely a time or budget restraint in production, but nonetheless, not having a clear cut Hollywood finish, this short may inspire the doorway to a new genre, a fresher feature length down the road; something that may or may not tie into the mainstream populace and still entertain the true horrors of the mind of an aspiring up and coming writer/directer.