Senn (2013)

Senn: Directed by Josh Feldman. With Zach Eulberg, Lauren Taylor, Taylor Lambert, Wylie Herman. Charles Dickens meets Arthur C. Clarke–A lowly factory worker is delivered from a world of misery and discovers his destiny via an ancient object on the other side of the stars.

“If you appreciate subtlety and dry humor, and can overlook some seemingly-wooden acting, this might be worth it. I say u0026#39;u0026#39;seeminglyu0026#39;u0026#39; wooden acting because in some ways, given the context of the culture and futuristic era in which this is to have occurred, a sort of bland, passionless mannerism would actually make a great deal of sense. The world is a hopeless, dull place, filled with nothing but drudgery and monotony, and no hope of things ever changing for these people. So that, while it may not appeal to a lot of movie-watcheru0026#39;s tastes, is actually a rather logical thing to include, assuming it was deliberate. Even if it wasnu0026#39;t, it worked for me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s very slow-paced, not an action film at all, and events are presented in a very non-linear way (scenes pop up out of nowhere, and they donu0026#39;t make much sense until later on in the film – that worked well for me, to maintain interest). Something similar in feel to Ryan Reynoldu0026#39;s u0026#39;u0026#39;The Ninesu0026#39;u0026#39;, though lower-budget.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe visuals were somewhat reminiscent of 1990s CGI, but nice just the same, and the concept was very intriguing. Pay attention to the guideu0026#39;s outfits, and how the props change from scene to scene while on u0026#39;u0026#39;the shipu0026#39;u0026#39; – itu0026#39;s all very subtle, and this type of visual subtlety works its way throughout the entire movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is full-frontal male nudity in a few scenes, but itu0026#39;s not gratuitous, vulgar or overtly-sexual at all. I suppose the story -could- have been made without it, but it did help add a bit of realism to certain things.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll-in-all, I think it takes a fairly rare temperament to enjoy this sort of film. If youu0026#39;re not sure after about 15 minutes, just watch until youu0026#39;ve seen a few minutes of their interaction with the occupant of the u0026#39;shipu0026#39;, as that frames the tone for the rest of the movie. By then, you should know if you want to see the rest of it or not.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor my own part, I think I probably enjoyed this more than most people would. But if it sounds like it -might- appeal to you, I definitely recommend checking it out. :-)”