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Topic	Presenting: The SephG Top 250 [movies]
Nelson_Mandela 06/14/19 3:40:51 PM #371:	#95. The Man from Earth https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/The_Man_from_Earth.png Dir: Richard Schenkman Genre: Science Fiction, Drama Year: 2007 I am going to assume that this is the least heard-of movie on my list. And that makes me even more excited to share my thoughts on it with you and hopefully convince a number of you to check it out. The Man from Earth has an interesting story behind it. The guy who wrote it, Jerome Bixby, was a fairly unknown writer who penned a few episodes of the original Twilight Zone and Star Trek series. He actually started writing The Man from Earth in 1946 and finished it literally on his death bed in 1998. It took about a decade of work to get this made after he died, but what was accomplished was nothing short of a sci-fi masterpiece. The Man from Earth isn't your typical sci-fi story. It's set entirely in one place--a cabin in the woods where a group of co-workers are toasting their friend who is leaving town. The entire movie revolves around the friend gradually telling stories about his past--the places he has been, the people he's met. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that his stories get quite interesting, and his friends (and the audience) start to wonder what is true and what is a fantasy. Although it's minimalist in presentation, the story is so sweeping and the dialogue so crisp that you really do get why this movie was Mr. Bixby's life work. It's a tale about history, humanity, and existence itself--and it's something I guarantee you'll never forget. Add this to your watch-list immediately. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:923314300] in Presenting... [t:77714929]...</cite> <quote>#95. The Man from Earth https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/The_Man_from_Earth.png Dir: Richard Schenkman Genre: Science Fiction, Drama Year: 2007 I am going to assume that this is the least heard-of movie on my list. And that makes me even more excited to share my thoughts on it with you and hopefully convince a number of you to check it out. The Man from Earth has an interesting story behind it. The guy who wrote it, Jerome Bixby, was a fairly unknown writer who penned a few episodes of the original Twilight Zone and Star Trek series. He actually started writing The Man from Earth in 1946 and finished it literally on his death bed in 1998. It took about a decade of work to get this made after he died, but what was accomplished was nothing short of a sci-fi masterpiece. The Man from Earth isn't your typical sci-fi story. It's set entirely in one place--a cabin in the woods where a group of co-workers are toasting their friend who is leaving town. The entire movie revolves around the friend gradually telling stories about his past--the places he has been, the people he's met. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that his stories get quite interesting, and his friends (and the audience) start to wonder what is true and what is a fantasy. Although it's minimalist in presentation, the story is so sweeping and the dialogue so crisp that you really do get why this movie was Mr. Bixby's life work. It's a tale about history, humanity, and existence itself--and it's something I guarantee you'll never forget. Add this to your watch-list immediately. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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