This film is definitely NOT as it has been advertised. It's not an out-and-out gore-fest (although there is a lot of disturbing imagery), but it is largely and almost completely a series of introspective monologues by the main character who is searching for some kind of validation/salvation.
The God Memoirs is a character study; anyone who loves to watch the bits that happen BETWEEN moments will find it completely fascinating. Brandon Hursell, who portrays the main character, goes through an amazing and destructive journey. Some have said they took the disturbing imagery coupled with the lead character's actions as actually being in his mind; I don't agree with that, but I also believe it is irrelevant. The stark, hollow imagery, from the vastness of the Gothic beauty of the Cathedral to the drab, bleak mechanics of the industrial factory, Brandon's haunting and tortured soul resounds in empty echoes that clearly point to the director/writer's vision. Mr. Hirschbine, overall, has an excellent grip on pulling all of these aspects together (although a seasoned director may have been able to mine a bit more gold out of this presentation), his vision is damn close to 20/20.
I do find some of the imagery VERY disturbing, and the thoroughness of the film (even with the over-the-top screaming of some victims almost to the point of campy), I find it even MORE disturbing to find my own voice buried in the main character's words.
The God Memoirs is a character study; anyone who loves to watch the bits that happen BETWEEN moments will find it completely fascinating. Brandon Hursell, who portrays the main character, goes through an amazing and destructive journey. Some have said they took the disturbing imagery coupled with the lead character's actions as actually being in his mind; I don't agree with that, but I also believe it is irrelevant. The stark, hollow imagery, from the vastness of the Gothic beauty of the Cathedral to the drab, bleak mechanics of the industrial factory, Brandon's haunting and tortured soul resounds in empty echoes that clearly point to the director/writer's vision. Mr. Hirschbine, overall, has an excellent grip on pulling all of these aspects together (although a seasoned director may have been able to mine a bit more gold out of this presentation), his vision is damn close to 20/20.
I do find some of the imagery VERY disturbing, and the thoroughness of the film (even with the over-the-top screaming of some victims almost to the point of campy), I find it even MORE disturbing to find my own voice buried in the main character's words.