Ask HN: The Man from Earth
I saw the movie a couple days ago and it really impressed me. Everything in this movie happens in a little cabin where one guy tells a story to some of his friends. Still its probably one of the best movies I've every seen. What do you think about it?
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1759006687/the-man-from-...
The producer even thanked piracy for spreading awareness of the movie:
http://torrentfreak.com/producer-thanks-pirates-for-stealing...
It's also cool to see a science fiction movie succeed or fail entirely on the storytelling. Special effects seems like a solved-problem these days, storytelling, not so much.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Earth
http://www.hulu.com/watch/517822
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAarR4tVEHU
A fun fact is that when the film got released, it was poorly received in the box office. Some time later, people started torrenting it and spread the word. The cast are said to be actually surprised when they get recognised from The Man from Earth since, as far as they thought, was fairly obscure.
It is one of the only films in recent years that i truly enjoyed. And not a single explosion or special effect!