An old, overweight man who would never even be realistically considered by NASA outweighs all odds and is inexplicably hired to conduct the first "faster than light speed" (!!!) mission in mankind's history is (apparently) kidnapped by (apparently) aliens and reasonably rejected right into his own oversized backyard mere minutes later.
This movie is a fascinating glimpse into our possible shared future (subtly crediting the movie Idiocracy as a documentary), possible alien life (they have really big spaceships that are round! Had so many interesting ideas after watching this!), yet we can relate to it because the main character is just as stupid and boring as we are. It's about time there was such an everyman hero for the rest of us.
Some say the main character is a bad actor because he expresses concern even when things are going well. They say that this might give the wrong impression of what's happening in the movie, and that is especially important in such a short film. I say COME ON! Apparently, this guy (name either not mentioned or I can't remember it for some reason, sorry) loves Star Trek and wants mission control to say "make it so!" - who can't relate to that? And he has tattoos! Cool!
Yes, we are not shown what is (arguably) the most important part - human's interactions with (apparently) advanced (apparently) aliens. Yes, there is no "plot" to speak of this movie. Yes, we can't remember a single person's name, character, or point of existence after watching this. But you, like many of the other posters here who are DEFINITELY NOT INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE will have to agree - it's a masterpiece! Why else would the ratings be so high?
This movie is a fascinating glimpse into our possible shared future (subtly crediting the movie Idiocracy as a documentary), possible alien life (they have really big spaceships that are round! Had so many interesting ideas after watching this!), yet we can relate to it because the main character is just as stupid and boring as we are. It's about time there was such an everyman hero for the rest of us.
Some say the main character is a bad actor because he expresses concern even when things are going well. They say that this might give the wrong impression of what's happening in the movie, and that is especially important in such a short film. I say COME ON! Apparently, this guy (name either not mentioned or I can't remember it for some reason, sorry) loves Star Trek and wants mission control to say "make it so!" - who can't relate to that? And he has tattoos! Cool!
Yes, we are not shown what is (arguably) the most important part - human's interactions with (apparently) advanced (apparently) aliens. Yes, there is no "plot" to speak of this movie. Yes, we can't remember a single person's name, character, or point of existence after watching this. But you, like many of the other posters here who are DEFINITELY NOT INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE will have to agree - it's a masterpiece! Why else would the ratings be so high?