Post by Lust del Carrion on Jul 7, 2006 16:05:54 GMT -5
The Awakening was Nacho Cerda's first short film that he did in black and white. It's about the death of kid in school and how he doesn't realize he is dead at first. It was a great short film. Like another reviewer said, "Nacho Cerda did with The Awakening in 6 minutes what The Sixth Sense took 2 hours to do."
Aftermath is the next short film that is around 30 minutes long. The film is about a coroner who is working on bodies, but when he comes to his last, a young woman, his work takes a turn into somthing more dark and sinister. The film is the next step in his death films, and shows the audience that once you die nothing is over yet. Your body is sliced, mutilated, and has its organs taken out and stuffed back in. You have no control over it. Only the person doing it will determine how much your body will suffer after death. Aftermath is a truely disturbing film and contains the best special effects I have ever seen. The film is beatifully shot on 35mm with a great musical score that sharply contrasts the nastiness of the film.
Genesis is the last in the series and is also around 30 minutes long. It is about a sculptor coping with the loss of his girlfriend/wife by making a statue of her. But as he continues to work on the statue it slowly turns to flesh while he turns to stone. While maintaining the special effects of Aftermath, Genesis is not near as graphic. This film is more of a story of how death effects the people left behind. It is a pretty sad film, and as with the other two there is no dialogue. The film relies heavily on the emotion and facial expressions of the main character. I think it is my favorite film out of all of them.
All three shorts are great films and are highly recommended. See them as soon as possible. Whether your looking for gore or for a great story or for great filmmaking, you won't be dissapointed with these films or the great DVD that Unearthed has put out.
Score: 10/10
Review by Lust del Carrion
