I wanted to start a thread about some films that perhaps not too many have heard of or seen but would like to share with all here.
I have two: The Man from Earth (2007) and Predestination (2014)
The man from earth is a really interesting "conversation" film in a single location. It touches upon philosophical ideas about evolution, biology, and longevity/immortality.
The story is basically about a teacher who is leaving university to work somewhere else and invites his fellow professors to his cabin and proceeds to tell them a story that is actually mindblowing. Each professor looks at the story from their own expertise (like biology prof looks at the biological aspects, etc).
It is basically an entire film based around a hypothetical question....what would someone's life be like if they were immortal and started out as a neanderthal and became a modern human thru living a long time and adapting because they had to.
There is a great twist in the story that I will not divulge, but it is a really good little film and I highly recommend it. And for all you trekkies out there it does have Tony Todd in it as well as Phlox himself John Billingsley.
Predestination is an Ethan Hawke film that deals with time travel, whodunit, and consequences.
I am not the biggest Ethan Hawke film fan, but this one really gets the brain juices flowing. It is a Philip K. Dick story.
There have been very few films that make me think in depth about them long after watching it. I still discuss this one with my spouse fairly regularly.
If you love time travel films this one is for you.
I would love to hear the thoughts from anyone who may have seen either of these films.
Also please post some of your favorite little known films here so we can check them out too.
Happy writing all!
I have two: The Man from Earth (2007) and Predestination (2014)
The man from earth is a really interesting "conversation" film in a single location. It touches upon philosophical ideas about evolution, biology, and longevity/immortality.
The story is basically about a teacher who is leaving university to work somewhere else and invites his fellow professors to his cabin and proceeds to tell them a story that is actually mindblowing. Each professor looks at the story from their own expertise (like biology prof looks at the biological aspects, etc).
It is basically an entire film based around a hypothetical question....what would someone's life be like if they were immortal and started out as a neanderthal and became a modern human thru living a long time and adapting because they had to.
There is a great twist in the story that I will not divulge, but it is a really good little film and I highly recommend it. And for all you trekkies out there it does have Tony Todd in it as well as Phlox himself John Billingsley.
Predestination is an Ethan Hawke film that deals with time travel, whodunit, and consequences.
I am not the biggest Ethan Hawke film fan, but this one really gets the brain juices flowing. It is a Philip K. Dick story.
There have been very few films that make me think in depth about them long after watching it. I still discuss this one with my spouse fairly regularly.
If you love time travel films this one is for you.
I would love to hear the thoughts from anyone who may have seen either of these films.
Also please post some of your favorite little known films here so we can check them out too.
Happy writing all!
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