@@kieranshaw9596 or it was a metaphor for the human condition & our relationships & the way each of us understands them & the things we need to take from them. All too often, if we don't understand something or we don't understand those that we love, we distrust the relationship & set about to sabotage it on a sub-conscious level but all we succeed in doing is risking losing sight of the person we once were in the process. If we're lucky, some will redeem themselves before it's too late. The alien was the relationship these two had. A t least that's my take on it Good film.
@@6ixConfessions It's sometimes lack of communication, something that we want to say but we are too afraid, in this case its two of them trying to explain something. Agree with you point of look
I feel like I was accidentally this alien once... lol I was riding my motorcycle in the middle of the night, and found a nice bench and sat to chill and enjoy the nice weather and view. Eventually after about an hour lost in thought, a police car came by... apparently the old folks across the road were debating and arguing the whole time if I was a burglar or murderer, or out of gas, or needed help or was just sitting... I just explained that my dog died a week before and I was just sad and didn't want to be at home. The lady who called the cops felt so bad that she made me tea and came and sat with me with her cat for a while. Maybe our big metal boy lost his space doggo and he's just sad and didn't want to be at home... maybe he just needed a change of view.
Awwwwww... I’m so sorry you lost your buddy. I lost my Golden a year ago, she died at the ripe old age of 16. She left a big void in my heart. When I ride my 59 Panhead, I sometimes imagine her running beside me. She loved running with the motorcycle.
@@lowrider81hd I lost my cat when she was 16, 5 years later I still think about her every day. I tell myself that death comes to everyone, the only thing that matters is that she had a good life and a good death. I hope it helps you too
Aliens message home: "Ran out of fuel. Landed on a planet inhabited by primitives still stuck on Facebook stage of development. Please send help before i die of boredom"
@@indianinja420 Maybe, but not even here am i really active. 5 years ago my mother talked me into making an FB account. I made it and.. that was that. That account pretty much died of neglect.
The only unrealistic thing about this is that there are no tourists constantly taking picture around it. An entire tourism industry would revolve around this thing for generations.
I think in the film it was past all that, because ppl started spray painting on it, it had become another normal mystery that ppl got tired of trying to figure out except for the one guy
Well it’s passive not attacking anyone so I think it’s personally waiting for it to be tried or pushed so it’s waiting for something and rather the People are scared or confused so they won’t take pictures or stuff
If you watched the entire thing, she clearly states that "something of a metaphor" got in between their relationship. Her analysis of the creature throughout the short film is really her analysis of him given that she's a psychologist. Everything else, specifically the detailing of the creature, is entirely made up in his head. The creature being alone, wandering and quiet, is a metaphor for the man's condition. That's why he wanders to the beach routinely, as the creature does, staring in the distance. And when she details the alien's moving patterns, it intently shows the man in the opening shots getting on a bus, as we're actually following his moving pattern. The man also refers to the alien as not fullfilling anyone's 'fantasies.' There's this perceived notion around mental illness that people who suffer from it are a threat to society hence why the alien is perceived as a threat initially. Furthermore, they make it fairly clear that the guy sees patterns that don't exist. And he becomes almost in a trance when listening to the frequency. These are all signs of psychoses. That scene referenced of the object out in space near the end of the credits could be interpreted as the man finally coming back to his senses when he realizes what he's been missing (as the alien is finally coming back to its home). Or perhaps it could be interpreted that the man is completely lost, fully embracing his delusion. Point being, this entire short was a metaphor.
Very interesting interpretation. The last scene was much telling to this. She drives to the beach, and calls to him, and the alien is no longer there in an instant. But is he a researcher? What of the oscilloscope, and what of the army guy?
@@GeeTrieste It's actually pretty clear in the short film, if you rewatch it you might notice the hints here and there. The oscilloscope scene was just his imagination, as the woman stated "he's seeing patterns that isn't there", she refers to the guy making up stuff, there was no pattern, there was no alien, it's all in his imagination. As for the army guy, it's also hinted a few times, for instance the army guy mentioned him as "this is a threat in a major downtown area" and that "there's nothing we can do about it", the army guy was referring to the guy broadcasting SOS signals as a part of his daily routine (9:40) scene, it is a dangerous thing to do, but the 'officials' can't do anything because what can they do? arrest him? the media would go nuts and just assumed that the guy knows something thus the send for help broadcast was warranted.
@@GeeTrieste This whole story brings to mind the old reference to "the elephant in the room". Nobody who ever spoke these words meant this literally but figuratively. His preoccupation with his internal struggle has become an enduring delusion, an obstacle between him and his partner.
Sam of Aviation nukes are made with a chain reaction that splits atoms , but that doesn't means it can splits all the atoms , if that was true then anti-nukes bunkers wouldn't be a thing
*That moment when you're just trying to chill on a planet until mom comes to pick you up, but the indigenous species is losing it and having existential crises over your existence.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="441">7:21</a> "peace and quiet can generally be judged as ongoing covert enemy action" is just about the most american DOD statement ever
Why do we always asume every alien is enemy? (Not always). All you need to do is just be cautious and keep your distance. It might be good or might be bad. In the end we will find out.
I see three possible interpretations: 1. The alien was real, but when it left, the guy couldn't let go of the idea of it, and it broke up his relationship with the woman. This is supported by the shots of the extra aliens showing up (apparently to help the original one, at which point he would theoretically leave), leaving the man without his sense of purpose or any meaningful answers. The last shot of him seeing the alien, and the woman not seeing it, shows his inability to let go of something that meant something to him, even if he couldn't explain it. 2. The alien was never real, and the guy is insane. The woman is only describing the relationship she had with the crazy guy, and the Army guy is just some shmoe on a bus that the crazy guy fantasizes is his human 'antagonist'. This is supported by the idea that the Head Researcher for Homeland Security would not be riding public transportation, crazy guy's statement that the alien didn't really change human existence (because it wasn't really here), at the end his office does not appear to really be in a government building, and of course, when he sees the alien, she doesn't. 3. I am drunk. Each seems easily - and perhaps, equally - plausible... :)
The Internet exists, but only on one computer - a Commodore 64! Radio HAS been invented as a torture device - exhibit A: Justin Bieber! I am fully committed to unconsciousness, and I'm a cattle-denier! I may still be drunk, though... :)
The second option seems more likely, in the first 5 minutes the psychologist directly refers to the alien and why it came to earth and we see a National geographic cover with a photo of the alien on it in the office. When the alien left maybe the guy lost his job and the colonel wasn't needed as a consultant anymore either given every terrestrial weapon had no effect
The guy was the alien. His loneliness took over himself to the point where we went down to the beach to see what he saw as an alien. But all he saw was himself.
Aliens: lol imagine if we sent some huge robot thing to some random planet with... get this... other sentient aliens... instead of actually communicating with them humans: what
i dont think its a robot cause it's eyes looked really organic and it might just be that the small humans see its skin as metal plates with the paint coming off but it might just be its skin and patches of it gone
The alien and the news stories are all in the guy's head. The psychologist is his wife or gf or something and the army dude is his brother in law that didn't like him that much.
The brother in law part is totally made up. We see the army guy on the bus, he is an average joe looking in on this situation as a judgemental observer, not necessarily a judgemental brother in law
@@aidanmattys7488 Dude that is totallly incorrect, many people in the army or military excerpted from the military and even so he could be out and is just someone who was broken.
He simply was sent into exile by his own kind and decided to visit Malibu to help with his depression. That's all. Could had just offered him an Italian ice and leave him alone.
@@sarcasm-83 The military is guy could be seen as many figure: 1. Could be someone from girls life that's trying to tell her that this man is no good for her 2. Could be a stranger, and just judges the guy that he's no good for her. (like comment on couples issue on the internet/neighborhood) (you can see the military guy on the bus... so no.2 is more likely, just a stranger) 3. Could be the people this guy is thinking about, like me... I feel ashame of myself when people look at me and I'll be thinking of what they probably thinking. in this case this could be a question from both side "What does people think about me?" "What does people think about our relationship?" the other aliens arriving are probably this guy's friends seen from the perspective of this girl. (could be during or after they broke-up, if they ever did broke-up) She can see them hanging out but she can't seem to understand what's their deal with this guy's life. (or something like that)
So this guy is a sci fi writer that gets so engrossed in writing his new novel that he pushes his wife away in the struggle to make the story come together. That's what I saw. He imagines this alien comes to earth, he even says "imagine" in the opening. He calls himself a researcher but he has a nametag that says colossal division (it may just be a coincidence not sure how old this movie is but colossal is a Russian movie about a girl who is somehow linked to a gigantic creature that attacks Seoul 2016/17). Anyway he has a literal storyboard behind him with his ideas on it. Childhoods End is a nod to Arthur C Clarke and his sci fi featuring the overlords that come from space. There is a pic of Andre the Giant and another pic of Shepard Faireys' earth crisis whose artwork focuses on phenomenology (to reawaken ones sense of wonder and stimulate curiosity), including Obey Giant which is artwork fashioned after street art using Andre the Giant. There is a clipping about a wind farm and we see a shot of the giant walking through one probably for scale referencing. Several books of poetry, Poetique Du Disastre by Boudelaire, Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass. A Japanese translation book behind him, home of Godzilla.... In the beginning he is writing and stating his "job" there seems to be a bustling office behind him which never comes up again because they are part of the fantasy he is concocting as he begins his tale which starts off with specifics (the backstory if you will, the who, the what, the how etc and than slowly building to the more existential twisty bits of a good storyline which of course by the end includes flashbacks). Gus Wilson is a complete fabrication meant to illicit the fear of the unknown and the violent tendencies of human nature, if you notice at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="630">10:30</a> or thereabouts Gus is sleeping on the bus that he takes out to the beach. One Wilshire is pretty prominent again possibly for scale but also because of the significance of this building which has housed some of the biggest business and tech giants like Google, Amazon, Verizon, and rerouted internet for Taiwan after the earthquakes of 2006 which destroyed underwater cables in the pacific. You know, where they filmed Godzilla vs King Kong. There are several spiritualistic pieces here one being the card behind his desk that is like a mantra of sorts about harmonizing the body and spirit, also when he wakes up there is a book on tarot cards and a handful of assorted stones or crystals on the nightstand, He also has matches and in a few shots there is a pipe probably thinking weed or "incense" whatever. For people who say the design of this thing is odd look at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="330">5:30</a> it almost looks like an elephant moving through the trees the largest land mammal on earth. Then again maybe I just see patterns everywhere.
I was going to come mention this myself. You can also see at the very end the colossus disappears when his ex wife calls out to him, as he notices something more important than the work he's become so engrossed in.
I agree with Smee Self. You directed this film, didn't you? The only way that I see possible for how detail-oriented you were in writing a comment would be that this film impacted you so much because you relate it to your own life, or you directed the film. My curiosity piqued I would so love an answer to this question.
@@harleylange4451 Lol no but I do enjoy sci fi and I especially appreciate nuanced details that you find in smaller indie short films. I found the world building in this to be better than many 2 hour drudge fests that leave you wanting. Childhood's end is one my favorite reads as is most of what Arthur C Clarke has written so it stood out immediately as it to is about alien beings that come to watch us, they are benign and simply observe. This has an effect on humanity nonetheless and shapes our behavior without any intervention positive or negative on the aliens part. Sound familiar?
The alien was real. The second wave was real. They took him home, or killed him and left. Raymond couldn't cope and had a mental breakdown, eventually losing his girlfriend, and his job. "It was indescribable. Absolutely extraordinary. A wonder. The only word to describe it was spiritual." The alien became his God, so to speak. Proof of something more, something amazing. After it left, he couldn't just deal with going back to normal. For more evidence, watch the after credits scene. Yes, there is an after credits scene. You're welcome.
I think this is the most likely explanation of the story. He really was what he said he was and he studied the creature for some time but it left one day whether peacefully or not it isn't here anymore and now he is reeling with this loss. Of course there were consequences and I think you put it adequately that the loss of this creature was a spiritual loss to himself, one that caused rifts between his love and perhaps supplanted his original love with his new love and fondness for this creature. Either way this is a wonderfully crafted story and honestly jealous of the level of writing behind this. I thought I was a good writer but this makes me look like I know nothing of the art we call writing.
Chi-town Squad: Yeah, but by the time he got here, the film was already made, and so he sits on the beach, hoping for another sequel, but I wouldn't count on it...maybe a live-action redo of The Iron Giant?
I know you’re kidding, but I found many parts of Los Angeles beautiful. A dump would be New Orleans. Or New York City. Trust me, it’s nothing but trash everywhere. .
yea, it makes sense because she kept referring to the "alien" as "he." We also see the D.O.D. consultant on the bus with the insane dude, so probably more imagination.
PS Alternate version released by Christopher Tolkien: (Son of J.R.R.T.) All that is gold does not glitter, all that is long does not last. All that is old does not wither... not all that is over is past. Not all that have fallen are vanquished, a King may yet be without crown... A blade that was broken be brandished and towers that were strong may fall down.
this was my thought too - we had a scientist, a psychologist and a general all "interpreting" in the end he basically sat down near the beach for a minute to relax - stirred up a few bugs, nothing remarkable nice view
@Ordonity Damn straight. They don't even make sense. So "nobody" is saying nothing, in other words, everyone is saying or doing something. Here's how it should go to make any sense whatsoever: Everybody: posting stale memes on the internet. Film Students: melodramatic film about alien chilling. Giving generous allowance for generalization this at least has some logical coherency and draws a contrast which is a least incrementally more clever than the original, nonsensical version.
SPOILERS At the first viewing, I really thought this film was all that it was showing, about an alien robot. And I gave it a 9 nevertheless, because even though it was just that, the concept and the cinematography was brilliant. But at the second viewing when I wanted to show it to my friends, I realized the last scene. And went back and watched it again, and a third time with my wife, and a fourth time. So I can say with absolute confidence this is actually something much different, with clues given all throughout the film. If you haven't watched it, don't read on because it contains major spoilers. SPOILERS - . . . . . 1) There is no alien robot. It's the guy's imagination. That is for certain. Here are just a few clues: * At the end where the robot vanishes was the first clue for me, which made me go back and watch again. * The picture of the alien at his back, at one close-up scene you'll realize it's from a sci-fi magazine. So he probably saw it and imagined the whole thing. * The fact that we see towards the end, that his "office" is actually an abandoned warehouse. * In the beginning he says "everyone thought it was a comet" Well, it actually WAS a comet. * All the things the psychologist woman saying about out inner thoughts surfacing. * What happened to the 5-6 other aliens which came? Nothing because they didn't exist either. * All throughout the film, you actually see the guy is a little crazy. * They ask the woman "what happened?" And she says "something metaphorical came between us" 2) The woman is actually talking about the man who went crazy. She's not talking about an alien or something. 3) For the military man, I have 2 ideas. He's the guy in the bus which the crazy guy takes everyday to go to the beach. So either the crazy guy saw him and imagined him to be the retired defence secretary, or he actually is a retired defense secretary who thinks this lunatic who "keeps on telling everyone that there's an alien" is a threat. Since he's retired, he doesn't have anything better to do so he follows him everyday to check if he's a potential threat. There are lots of more details in every scene which I didn't write here, and probably even more which I missed. After all, this is the only short film, along with "Unedited Footage of a Bear" that I gave 10 out of 10. Because this is how a short film is supposed to be. It would be worse if it was a feature length movie.
My own interpretation about the film. The scientist guy: He was the alien. The big goofy alien is not exactly a mere imagination but a representation of himself. He was treated as if he was different from the society. Little do they know is that he is trying to understand something. Idk but he kinda gives signs of autism at some points (i.e. his avid interest in following patterns). Even if he is in a passive state, he still suffers hardships in his quest for truth. That's why he is calling for help (morse code sos). Yet no one could understand him but his wife. Psychologist wife: She was the only one who could understand the guy. She contradicted the judgments of the people who cannot understand him fully. She loves him unconditionally and finds interest in the guy's thoughts. Surely, a lot of girls likes mysterious guys haha. The retired soldier: He is the representation of xenophobia or fear of the unknown. A lot of people would be afraid of the scientist because he isn't like them. Because of this, they think that he's not normal. In our society, if you don't conform then there's a high probability that u wouldn't be accepted by the majority. My other realizations: 1)The people of the society is the city itself in this film. Even though they couldn't understand the guy, they learned to live with him being contented with the realization that they could never understand him and it's okay as long as he's harmless. 2) The guy is clearly isn't a savior nor a destroyer, at least not yet. As of right now, he is merely an observer still trying to determine his place in the world.
The short film is about understanding those suffering with mental illness and the stigma behind it. Raymond Davis is imagining this "alien", and it is all in his head, however, he could be using this to describe himself. The short starts with him saying "People don't understand what he really is. They have no imagination"**. We now enter his mind, as he explains the story of the visitor. He truly believes everything he is saying, and so does the viewer since that is all we hear. We are then introduced to Dr. Emily Field, a psychologist, who we assume is talking about the alien, but she never mentioned it. She also uses the pronoun "he" for the alien. Next, we meet Colonel Gus Wilson, who believes that the alien is a threat and is dangerous to those in the city. He also uses the pronoun "he" for the alien, but occasionally says "it", which Raymond also does**. After more discussion about the alien from all characters, the film begins to take a turn at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="528">8:48</a>. We now have left Raymond Davis' imagination or mind. Dr.Field talks about apophenia, which is the tendency to see patterns in everyday things and make unrelated connections. We see Raymond a bit different now, as what she is saying is seeming to describe him. Colonel Wilson talks about Raymond's findings about the "The second wave" code which seems to be a distress call. He responds to this by saying broadcasting distress advertises your defencelessness**. And the very next scene is Dr.Field saying she "tries to understand him", and we are not sure if she is referring to the alien or Raymond himself. At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="630">10:30</a>, we see "Colonel" Gus Wilson sleeping on a bus next to Raymond , and he is not dressed up as we seen him in the interview , he seems like just a normal person**. At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="646">10:46</a>, Dr.Field talks about the human mind and uses a specific word at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="664">11:04</a> to help her description. We can also see in these scenes that she had a relationship with Raymond, helping the viewer somewhat confirm that she was talking about him this whole time. She drives to the beach and see him standing there all alone. Raymond Davis possibly has schizophrenia and has created this alien to describe how he feels he is in society. I believe he doesn't know that this alien is only a figment of his imagination, but he understands that he has a connection to it. The character Colonel Gus Wilson is also apart of Raymond's imagination, and was created to represent those in society who stigmatize people suffering with mental illness. Dr. Emily Fields is analyzing how her former partner might be feeling but will not understand what he is going through or his distress call. There is so much more to cover but it would take a while. Another interesting point to make is that after <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="528">8:48</a>, shots of the alien are seen only when Raymond Davis is talking about it, but when the other characters are talking we see shots of Raymond Davis.
Raymond looks at the beach at 12:13 , has a shot of him over the skyline at 9:36 and 12:20, and does the waltz at 12:26 similar to the descriptions of the alien and his routine.
No kidding brother. As I was watching this the alien reminded me so much of my son. He is non verbal and has autism spectrum disorder. When he walks around he is really careful not to step on any thing not even a little yard flower and his favorite thing to do is play in water. You can always tell there is so much going on in his mind but he has no way of telling anyone. But my belief is people like him are the only ones who know true happiness. He dont have the worries or stress of life that a lot of us do like paying bills, getting to work on time, ect. He is just happy and that's living life.
I would agree, but the lady and the army guy were chatting about it as well. The lady about his patterns and habits, and the army guy about blowing him up.
@@xFallenRagex I Dont think they where married. I just think they where in Love and him being Illegal was the main obstacL3. I think they show im in the warehouse because he was in hiding. Thats why she asked: "Do you know where he is?".
This is so deep. The first time I was like "Very nice! But WTF?" The second time... it made me cry. It's a master piece. I absolutely love it. Thank you 🍀
Could you explain more of your impression of what this story was about. There was something very sad, and made me feel like the alien was a lonely soul in the universe as though it was a metaphor for the guy. Also, it was fascinating to hear about a being who did not destroy anything or anyone but neither helped anything or anyone as they usually alien stories. I sometimes feel like that is what I am a creature that wants purpose but have none or cannot find my reason for existence but I hurt no one and I help no one either. Just exist, and often stare off into space or the ocean searching for something in my mind that I cannot find.
@@commonsense2680 "Just exist, and often stare off into space or the ocean searching for something in my mind that I cannot find." honestly this is a beautiful sentence despite the undertone.
Alien: "Scanners reveal no signs of intelligent life on this planet, just some primitives who like playing with firecrackers. Exosuit did not take any damage." Calls to his buddies: "Get me off this planet we're going to let this primitive life destroy itself!"
@@ItsAllLove4Real Unfortunately. We're just monkeys who discovered a box of hand-grenades and we keep tossing them around and throwing them at each other. Sooner or later, one of us is going to notice the ring and pull the pin...
@@Mountainlion118 It's difficult to have much for a species that likes to tear itself apart in many ways. Sure, there are some likeable sorts, but still a lot of them want to destroy themselves. That's human nature for you.
What, really? Then why all the other people reacting to it and that thing leaving at the end. I thouthg it just left and that the guy felt like it left a void within him without getting any answer as to why it was there and what it is.
@@legsdealer8124 Yeah. Seems like I didn't really get it. I mean I understood she was always talking about him but still I saw it totally differently. Which is weird because sometimes I watch really complex movies and I do understand the metaphorical sense behind, but in this short film it kinda felt so simple that I couldn't get around the fact that he was dilusional. Or maybe I didn't really pay attention to it. Which is also possible.
*SPOILERS* The alien isn't really there but he represents Dr. Davis. The alien traveling thru space is Dr. Davis going through life. Dr. Davis' travels (life experiences) don't go the way he plans and he crashes (as we all do at various times in life). He is going through depression and wandering aimlessly through life just waiting for things to happen to help get him back on track. He's lost in life and sends out an S.O.S. His girlfriend sees what he's going through, sees his S.O.S. and finds him at the beach, ready to help him get back on track. Also on the beach, Dr. Davis leans on the alien because he is the only one that understands him; once again, the alien represents Dr. Davis. We all have drama and life issues and at times we think that the only person that understands what we are going through is "ourselves". Also notice that the alien isn't on the beach when we see the point of view from the girlfriend. So the craft at the end of the credits flying through space represents Dr. Davis getting his life back on track after getting the help that was needed.
The beginning quote "The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves" sets the tone perfectly. This is a film about depression and how he bonds with these imaginary beings and not with the world around him who have tried to cause him so much pain. The psychologist is not talking through the film about the alien since this is a projection from him, she is talking about her boyfriend and that she cannot reach him. He is lonely etc He exists in this little world because it's safer. It's a nice little film so now watch it again with this knowledge in mind.
This seems to say more about our own condition than that of the 'alien'. I personally see it as an exploration about how mixed up, vulnerable and xenophobic we are as human beings . . .
Absolutely brilliant. At the end, when you realise whats this all about, you end up re-watching to re-understand every single dialogue had a altogether different meaning. Like the morse code asking for help. SOS. The alien just being, having no purpose - not breaking anything, nor is it repairing anything. Such brilliant work! Top class stuff. These shot movies turn out to have a far deeper and greater sense than 2hrs long stuff.
It's an interesting idea, but I don't buy it. What about the other person from the DoD? He refers to the alien as "it" which he wouldn't if they were talking about the scientist.
@@robrobinson6338 That guy was just another figment of the homeland security dude's imagination, or so I've read in the comments. The dude we see just has a mental illness and is hallucinating, and the whole time, the female psychiatrist is referring to him, not the giant alien robot that the guy is hallucinating about.
I don't get the end than. Cause it has a scene in the credits where you see something flying in space. I assume that i'ts that thing that left earth. That everything was real, but when it left, it also left a huge void within the dude. Always wanting to know about ETs and finally proof, but no answer as to why it was there in the first place or what it was. And she talks about that guy but after the alien left. That is where he went crazy. But please do correct me if I am wrong.
Michali Alex i think the whole story was about alienness, but whether that is real or just in our heads is far less certain. It is a bit like Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris (the book not the Hollywood travesty) in which the alien is is a presence, and the humans struggling to understand are beset by madness. I think that it is simply in his imagination is a good way to think about it, but that doesn’t explain the soldier’s part. There is too much in the movie that suggests the alien is a real visitor. But is more of an essence, that strides the recesses of the mind, and only a few can see. On the other hand, when we see that the academic office is just a corner of a dingy warehouse it brings to mind the schizophrenic manias depicted in A Beautiful Mind. Or is it all just a metaphor of the human condition, and the unanswerable questions of love and negotiating a relationship? I think there are multiple interpretations of the story, and they might all be right, at least in a way.
@@prettyricky9676 Ricky my man don't be insulting other peoples bodies when you've been skipping chest day for ab day for a decade and a half, get you some pecs
He did exist, it's just that he left and "raymond davis" had become so emotionally and spiritually connected to it that he kept researching and thinking about it and it become his world.
Everyone talking about the alien being gone from the beach at the end but no one noticed that his office wasn't real and he was spending his time in an abandoned building?
It's implied that the alien didn't stomp on anyone. Achievable I think, I've walked through ant infested grounds and even though they're swarming it's not too hard to move carefully. Humans would actively move away so even easier
This is nice, and really well written. I like that the revelation that the giant alien robot is a metaphor for the man's mental illness is revealed visually and isn't specifically spelled out for us in dialog. When I realized that the "he" the psychologist (and the DOD guy) was talking about was Raymond, her former boyfriend, and not the robot alien, I knew I had to go back and rewatch it. In simplest form, the alien robot doesn't exist, except in Raymond's mind. Dr. Field and Col. Wilson represent the two reactions to his benign mental illness -- sympathy and hostility. Everything Dr. Field and Col. Wilson say about "him" is about Raymond.
yeah, but u caN clearly see at the end smth leaving the earth. maybe still only in his mind. if the end would be open and no hinds for him being ill, it would be a mysterious and interesting ending !
I watched till the post credits scene where something flies into orbit towards Saturn rings which could signify that there's hope for his sickness/delusion leaving him.
After rewatching the movie, you can see how it was foreshadowed. How would a giant alien walking through LA not cause death and destruction? Rewatch the video and you’ll notice how the psychiatrist was never talking about the alien, she was talking about him the whole time.
I wouldn't call this a sci-fi film simply because the guy hallucinates a large metal alien. He could have hallucinated a talking dog. At least this movie had substance. I liked it.
I think I missed something. So the alien was in the protagonist's mind all the time? And if so, why does the former soldier know about it? This either calls for a sequel, a prequel or just forgetting I ever saw it. Great production, though.
I think the other people's points of view are also just metaphorical, the entire thing is the confusion and battle with himself in his own mind. Not knowing if he himself is good or bad at heart, not knowing what his own purpose or intentions are or what they even should be. My interpretation says the only scene that isn't in his head is when she shows up at the beach and the alien is gone, everything else is a metaphor in his mind for arguments he has for or against himself. Sorry I know you watched it almost a year ago, if you're interested enough at least its only a 15 min recap. lol
He's the luckiest guy on Earth, because he has a beautiful wife who understands him, and seeks him out and calls him home. She understands that he needs to space out and imagine a huge unknowable thing that no one else sees.
I love it that the alien was walking in downtown LA and yet the traffic is normal like people just dont mind there's a giant monster that could trample them on their way to work.
Here’s my take on this, the giant landed on earth expecting to find help from the planet he was fleeing from, for he was a fugitive on his own planet, instead he found nothing but small stone structures, bugs/us, and the beach which he grew fond of because it reminded him of his home world. I don’t really know the rest but I’m never really good at finishing thoughts.
When an alien being decides it needs some peace and relaxation, it decides to go camping on Earth. The beach, glorious sunsets, wildlife, the place is ideal. It has a nice, relaxing time. After a while its friends come to take it home. Humankind assumes it is important, significant and powerful. But to alien beings, we're just like ants or gnats. Humankind sometimes is a minor nuisance (military attacks), but can be safely ignored. The humans learn not to go off the deep end when an alien visits. They decide to get on with their lives.
@videodaze: That is exactly what I thought. Humans will often simply go to a pristine place for reasons that make sense to our reasoning: Relaxation, adventure, inquisitiveness, hunter-killer instinct, whatever. To the poor sea-slug on the reef, we're the alien who arrived one day, and when he felt threatened and squirted ink at us, we shrugged it off... Then we moved on and our sojourn became part of his mythology. Unless the visitor liked it so much that he decides to build a holiday resort right there. Or they decide they need to build an air base on the slug's atoll. Or they realize we're their ideal rhesus monkey, or meat protein, or mildly interesting hunting objects, or just an infestation on a nice planet that should be fumigated before they move in. Many sci-fi stories on the theme. But another take on it is always welcome.
@@pakde8002 Yes, the simple answer is none other I guess, on earth. But it deserves more contemplation! Getting into metaphysics though, lol. Or do you mean, Omeleto is proposing the possibility that some other intelligence created this being in their own image?
Very simple. Was waiting for Godzilla and the rest of the giant robots that we keep broadcasting. Waited some more and nobody would show up. Eventually got depressed. His buddies came to tell him to give up and come back home. So he did. The earth people got their feelings hurt as usual because they felt insignificant in the process. The guy was one of them. Episode two is when Godzilla comes out and the big robot is already gone. Godzilla also gets offended and starts stumping on cities as usual. Mothra, Gamera and the usuals come out and take him home at the bottom of the sea close to Fukushima this time where there is nice radioactive water to feast on. The end.
I wonder if this is how the ants might think of us, until we accidentally step on some. And this is a true monster story: The fire ants waited until a large number of them had crawled up my jeans (up to the croch area) before waiting to start attacking in unison because I had inadvertently knelt on their city as I worked in my flower bed. They have the combined power to make a much larger creature move, even a 2,000 pound steer. They were defending their city, as l was sceaming and hoping none of the neighbors saw me in my underwear.
Navigating through these short stories can sometimes feel like stumbling around in the dark to me, but the discussions in the comments shed so much light on the hidden depths of these narratives. Each insight I glean from others feels like unlocking a new layer of understanding, prompting me to revisit the videos with fresh eyes. It's a journey of discovery, one where I'm constantly learning and evolving my interpretation skills. I'll keep diving into those comments, hoping to unravel more of the mystery, maybe even crack the code on my own someday. 🙏🏼😎
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="184">3:04</a> "They fired everything they had at it." <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="250">4:10</a> "We don't want to provoke this thing" LOLOLOLOOLOLLLL
It is real. I figured it out. There are many many pieces in here that show he is actually an alien that landed there in LA Your wondering but what about the end where she calls out to her ex bf and he turns around and the Alien isnt next to him. Well. I believe that even though it seemed like he loved the alien more than his gf considering that's what came between them.., that he loved her more and When she called out to him after being apart for so long that all he saw was her standing there. But I could be wrong
