A Shape of Things to Come

Name: A Shape of Things to Come
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Western, Documentary
Released: March 3, 2021
Duration: 83 min

2021

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: March 3, 2021 | Not Rated

Summary: Sundog lives out in the Sonora Desert on the Mexican border. He is an elderly gentleman, who lives off anything that the brutal nature gives him, be it a wild boar or the psychedelic poison of a toad. 'A Shape of Things to Come' gives precedence to the sensory materiality of the desert instead of to explanations and dialogue, and movesSundog lives out in the Sonora Desert on the Mexican border. He is an elderly gentleman, who lives off anything that the brutal nature gives him, be it a wild boar or the psychedelic poison of a toad. 'A Shape of Things to Come' gives precedence to the sensory materiality of the desert instead of to explanations and dialogue, and moves beyond the human scale and down to animal perspectives. It creates a world that stretches from a distant past in the ecological movements of the 1960s to a possible future in the aftermath of the apocalypse. But the border patrol agents are threatening the peace in Sundog's desert kingdom, which the armed recluse is prepared to defend. … Expand

Director: J.P. Sniadecki and Lisa Malloy

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Western, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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Chuck Bowen

Mar 2, 2021

The film suggests a fusion of an eco-doc and acid western, and this disparity between genres results in a mysterious tension. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Mar 2, 2021

A Shape Of Things To Come may not offer any grand insights into the never-ending battle between humanity and nature — between taking part in society and leaving it all behind — but this minor-key documentary suggests that, like some wild animals, Sundog is perhaps someone you don’t want to corner. There’s no telling what he might do. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Apr 28, 2021

As a documentary about living off the grid, this might have been a viable picture. However, as it stands now, this minimalist, image-driven feature is so weak when it comes to its narrative that it's hard to tell exactly what's going on. Is it a saga of an aging hippie going back to natureAs a documentary about living off the grid, this might have been a viable picture. However, as it stands now, this minimalist, image-driven feature is so weak when it comes to its narrative that it's hard to tell exactly what's going on. Is it a saga of an aging hippie going back to nature to live an eco-friendly lifestyel? A modern-day Western about a radical free-spirited nonconformist taking on "the system" and its encroaching military-industrial-governmental influences? A post-apocalyptic struggle for survival in the desert wilderness? Elements of each scenario are present, but the deliberate ambiguity grows ever more frustrating as the picture unfolds, as there's nothing particularly tangible for viewers to grab onto, with its alleged "nuances" amounting to little more than excessive vagary. Directors Lisa Malloy and J.P. Sniadecki were obviously going for something here, but what that is, unfortunately, remains unclear, hidden behind a muddled cinematic facade.… Expand

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