Sunday, July 12, 2009

The Man from Earth

It has been a long time since I penned last. Many things have come and gone, many things have changed. Many things actually provoked me to write something, but guess, not enough motivation from my end.

Well, saw a quite thought provoking movie named "The Man from Earth". It is based on the work of writer Jerome Bixby (wiki helped me there) who started writing it in the '60s and finished it on his deathbed in '98.

The movie moves with quite a rapid pace and it actually keeps you on the edge for most of the time. The entire movie is a discussion between the protagonist and his friends on the day he is moving to a different city/town. Won't disclose more of the plot here.

I can see why this movie won those many awards. This work seems to be the masterpiece of Bixby. Also the narration quite crisp and rapid which really does not let your attention wander. The actors delivered a wonderful performance.

All in all, a movie worth watching and the time devoted is not wasted.