"Resolution" and "The Endless" are two of my favorite movies. Aaron and Justin did so much with so little. Slow building, creepy atmospheres supported by strong ideas that drove those films. (Despite small budgets.) It was inspiring. So, I was very excited to find another film by these two. Halfway through "Something in the dirt", the atmosphere was there, but I was starting to worry that we weren't progressing at the same pace as their previous films. But Aaron and Justin have always finished strong, so I kept watching.
The editing was starting to remind me of youtube videos, with the constant visual cutaways during monologues. But those constant cutaways helped hide the fact that most of the movie is just two guys smoking cigarettes and chatting in a single room.
I'm two thirds through it and it's becoming clear that the 'magical crystal thing' has no real purpose other than to keep the viewer watching, while two guys sit around and give their opinions on random stuff.
By the end, I realize there's no story here. It's just a 2 hour long reddit-fueled argument regarding conspiracies, and more to the point of the movie, conspiracy theorists.
And it appears, based on how they wrote the conspiracy theory character, Aaron and Justin would like you to view conspiracy theorists as egomaniacal, fame-seeking, cult-level fanatics. Sigh.
If you like Justin and Aaron and want to continue to like them, don't watch this movie. Because it appears, two of our favorite indie sci-fi filmmakers gave up storytelling and have joined the mob making 2 hour long, youtube-grade videos to voice their personal opinions. Like so many others 'filmmakers' today, they appear to be caught up in the social engineering zeitgeist and couldn't be bothered to also write a compelling story. Et tu, brute?
2 stars for atmosphere and old time's sake.
The editing was starting to remind me of youtube videos, with the constant visual cutaways during monologues. But those constant cutaways helped hide the fact that most of the movie is just two guys smoking cigarettes and chatting in a single room.
I'm two thirds through it and it's becoming clear that the 'magical crystal thing' has no real purpose other than to keep the viewer watching, while two guys sit around and give their opinions on random stuff.
By the end, I realize there's no story here. It's just a 2 hour long reddit-fueled argument regarding conspiracies, and more to the point of the movie, conspiracy theorists.
And it appears, based on how they wrote the conspiracy theory character, Aaron and Justin would like you to view conspiracy theorists as egomaniacal, fame-seeking, cult-level fanatics. Sigh.
If you like Justin and Aaron and want to continue to like them, don't watch this movie. Because it appears, two of our favorite indie sci-fi filmmakers gave up storytelling and have joined the mob making 2 hour long, youtube-grade videos to voice their personal opinions. Like so many others 'filmmakers' today, they appear to be caught up in the social engineering zeitgeist and couldn't be bothered to also write a compelling story. Et tu, brute?
2 stars for atmosphere and old time's sake.