Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime (2019)

Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime: Directed by Jonathan T. Baker, Bo D.. With Jeff Kenny, Lexie Lowell, Jonathan T. Baker, Bo D.. An awkward physics genius and an ex-Catholic sorority girl wake up after blacking out Halloween night to discover they missed the evacuation of Earth. A mystery agent pursues their Theory of Everything as they try to save humanity from AI.

“First of all, you canu0026#39;t see this as your regular movie. No. This is the kind of thing that u0026quot;that friendu0026quot; would make. You know… ever heard u0026quot;I have a friend who made a movieu0026quot;? This is the movie he/she made.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe writing, the dialogue… Sweet baby Jesus… The characters donu0026#39;t grow at all and yet their personalities can shift in the blink of an eye. You wonu0026#39;t understand their motivations most of the time and you wonu0026#39;t relate to them because theyu0026#39;re completely irrational.nFrom missed queues to missed opportunities, sometimes it hurts how painfully slow the scenes progress. Youu0026#39;ll find yourself asking u0026quot;why?u0026quot; some many times, itu0026#39;ll break any immersion.nWeirdly, this made me care more about the actors and makers of the movie than the characters themselves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBesides that, if you have an issue with the exploration of the female (ok, letu0026#39;s be fair, male too) body to promote a movie, donu0026#39;t watch it. Itu0026#39;s unnecessary and cheap most of the time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePrepare to have science thrown in your face. In that regard, I believe this was made for a very particular niche. I couldnu0026#39;t make out when the science talk was real and when it wasnu0026#39;t, so as far as science bable goes, this is 10/10. However, if all the physics do checkout, then this was a waste of perfectly good science, simply because itu0026#39;s too advanced for the average viewer. To conclude in that aspect of the movie, Iu0026#39;m not sure if the target audience are science nerds or stoners.nNow, I have to give points for one of the most brilliant ideas Iu0026#39;ve seen in a Sci-Fi movie. At some point thereu0026#39;s this scene where the science is being explained (again) and you get graphics and pictures (of course), but… they throw in a bikini model. Why? No reason. Does it make it more credible? No. But it makes you not care, so…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMost of the simplest animations and effects look great, although they should improve their green screen skills (scenes inside cars, for example). Just, donu0026#39;t mind the more demanding scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, somehow, this reminds me of the projects I make with my friends. I can see an idea and heart behind it, even if the execution fails in some points. It makes me wanna be a part of it.nOverall, I want to believe this was for them and I hope it was fun.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith a better script and just a bit better direction on the actors, they could make something with much better quality.”