Friday, December 4, 2015

The Shaman

A short film by Marco Kalantari that premiered at Tribeca 2015 and has run all over the place since then. The film packs as much into seventeen minutes as Lord of the Rings manages by trilogy, about war waged in the future through Shaman battling in another phase of existence and manipulating technology there by their wily shamanistic ways. This is how to tell a story, get in and get out, it reminds me of the best part of Brad Pitt as Achilles in battle running up on the giant Thessalian who throws a javelin, Pitt dodges and continues running forward, leaps, apparently using the guy's own leg to jump past his neck and slice as he passes then slowing to a walk challenges the opposing army, "Are there no other challengers?" That's what this film is like, the best of Troy.

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4 comments:

deborah said...

A little of everything...Trek, Star Wars, Matrix, Tarot cards. Great find.

bagoh20 said...

Sorry but that was ridiculous writing. The Shaman defeated his powerful nemesis how? By spitting out a piece of fruit and claiming he wins? Really? All that fire and explosions and drama ends with a spit, and some trash talk for the win. Trump may be some freaking superhero shaman transported back from a dystopian future past.

Chip Ahoy said...

Hey, that's how shamans roll in other dimensions. It's the drug and the mad violin wot duz it.

And weren't you taken in by "I did not kill my parents!" bit of melodramatic hamming? I nearly lost interest there, but it was a ruse! An actor acting like a poor actor, for the story within the story within the story, then back to regular great acting of level two story, walking back tattooed guy still in the netherworld of level one story future. Don't you just love those telescoping dealios?

deborah said...

well...playing the music was pretty cool, but having killed his parents to prove his shmanicity, NOT COOL.