5 Galaxies
5 Galaxiesis a young sci - fi film that ’s now uncommitted on DVD and Digital . Much like this year’sHoliday Hell , the movie is a ingathering of short that allow a squad of film producer to dally in this region and tell their own stories across various time period and configurations . For deterrent example , one is set in a contemporary future where a man wrestles with his responsibility to help an overpopulation crisis by vote out himself at age 40 , while another is set in a Phillip K. Dick - inspired countersign where a criminal is in monomania of a face - shifting gadget . This all sounds rather interesting , but alas it does n’t make for the most engaging watch.5 Galaxiesis a woolly lineup of sci - fi shorts that fight to know up to whatever intriguing potential they may have on - paper .
The biggest issue with the film is a dreadful disconnect between the five shorts . UnlikeHoliday Hell , there ’s no framing twist that wed all of the vignettes together , so the complete image has a random feel to it , rather than being a cohesive work . Additionally , the shorts themselves find incomplete - almost as if they are case-by-case act pull out of a longer feature ( or a proof - of - conception demonstration for a full movie ) . Many of them lack either the necessary setup to help sealed aroused beats acres or a right solving . Too often , the short will frustratingly terminate just as thing really start to get interesting and present a challenge for the case , which can be madden for the watcher . If the director had more clip to flesh thing out , there might have been some entrancing works here , but instead some of the shorts feel inconsequential and unsatisfying .
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Sadly , the material does n’t do any of the thespian favor , as much of the cast is given little to work with . To be fair , the ensemble of all the shorts try their best , but there ’s only so much they can do . imposingly , the filmmakers were able to shore some big names amidst a group of unknowns ( like Eric Roberts and the MCU ’s Pom Klementieff ) , but5 Galaxiesultimately feels like a wastefulness of their high profiles and endowment . Additionally , the composition leans heavy into tried and true sci - fi tropes in both premise and characterization ( the post - apocalyptic subsister jaded by his experiences ; a roguish bounty hunting watch with a tortured past , etc . ) without get anything all that new to the tabular array , which takes away from the catch experience .
On a more positive bank bill , the filmmakers do elongate their obviously limited budget as far as it ’ll go . Technically , the production pattern and special gist work are impressive ( especially considering the telescope of5 Galaxies ) , making things as immersive as potential . It ’s in these elements the directors ' warmth for the stories they ’re distinguish comes through , as it ’s apparent they had playfulness craft sci - fi surround and wanted to take viewers to newfangled worlds.5 Galaxiesmight have looked a little hokey in theaters , but its liberation strategy of going straight to picture benefit it , since any shortcoming in the technical aspects are masked on the minuscule sieve - be it a TV or a wandering equipment .
Ultimately,5 Galaxiesis a ragbag of various sci - fi concepts that does n’t really amount to anything . What ’s inauspicious is that any individual short circuit had the electric potential to make for a relatively compelling feature - length genre picture , but it does n’t work as an anthology . As presented,5 Galaxiesdoesn’t have any real flow to it , and it ’s unmanageable to recommend even to the biggest sci - fi fans out there . Perhaps someone might find something to delight if they were to prompt it up on a rainy day , but5 Galaxies- even for a low - budget film with small aspirations - will really fight to stand out .
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5 Galaxiesis now available on DVD and Digital .
5 Galaxies is a sci - fi anthology flick composed of five little stories , each exploring themes of endurance , humanity , and technology across different interstellar place setting . Directed by a collective of filmmakers including Kristen Hilkert , Jesse Lupini , and Amir Reichart , the anthology delves into various dystopian futures and alien encounter , offering a diverse kitchen stove of narratives amalgamate by their speculative nature and cerebration - provoking scenario .
5 Galaxies is a sci-fi anthology film composed of five short stories, each exploring themes of survival, humanity, and technology across different interstellar settings. Directed by a collective of filmmakers including Kristen Hilkert, Jesse Lupini, and Amir Reichart, the anthology delves into various dystopian futures and alien encounters, offering a diverse range of narratives unified by their speculative nature and thought-provoking scenarios.
