Watch The Man From Earth Movie
November 3rd, 2009 by casey5104437![]() |
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There is no, well very little, action or romance here. The movie is essentially and intellectual exploration of what it would be like for someone who lived for 14,000 years. Don’t let that read as boring, because it is not at all.
What would it really be like to live for 14,000 years? Would you learn a bunch of languages and forget them after you haven’t used them for a hundred or so years? Would you be able to identify yourself as a Cro-Magnon man after the phrase has been coined?
John is a college professor who has decided to quit his job and gathers up his friends at his cabin for a going away party. Over some nice Scotch he reveals a captivating story of a live that has lasted 140 centuries.
Do they believe him? Is he lying? Is he crazy? Is it some weird thought experiment? Or, is he telling the truth?
What is his take on the Christ and Buddha? On man? The environment?
I really enjoyed watching this thought-provoking movie. It’s got an independent flavor, but is very accessible.
A man at a goodbye party asks his friends what a Cro Magnon man who had lived 14,000 years would be like. His friends, college professors of biology and anthropology and such, agree that such a person would look like a modern man and have the same intelligence.
The conversation turns to whether or not he is such a person. His friends reactions vary from amusement at his game to taking great offense. His story about the one time he lived as an historical figure that we know today really ruffled some feathers.
This movie reminded me a bit of K-Pax, except he claims to be from earth and not space. It was less funny and more thoughtful than K-Pax. It also gets resolved as to whether or not he is telling the truth.
This is a nice movie if you like thoughtful dialogue and getting your mind twisted around. No action or special effects so some people will find it boring.
Overall, worth a few bucks and 90 minutes of your time.
I love the idea of this movie. To imagine that there is a person who has lived for 14,000 years forces the viewer to rethink so many “truths.” However, I was quite disappointed in the acting, which at times felt over done and I felt that some of the reactions of the main character’s friends seemed unlikely.
























































