Kirpianuscus
An artistic demonstration of high creativity and splendid sugestion of story. for me, a reference to "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint - Exupery. in same measure, a hopefull film. sure, the aesthetic fascination is the first for seduce. and it is easy to tsay than the story itself is absent. but, in essence, it is the film of a state. fragile, touching and so personal. and, that did it a real must see.
bluefox01
The deeper theme of this short film seems to me the joy of creation. It plays magnificently with transformations of mechanical and biological forms.It tells a story about seeding (or supporting) lifeforms on a barren planet. So, I have to disagree with the previous reviewers, that there is no story. What do you expect to see, before you label something a story - talking faces?? At several points in the film I ask myself: Could this be possible? From a chemical/biological standpoint I have to say "no, that's not how it works". Nevertheless, the visual ideas are inspiring and the sound is equally good!
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"Abiogenesis" is a 4-minute short film from 2011 and so far the only directorial effort by filmmaker Richard Mans from New Zealand. I think the story was okay at best and that already takes into account how this is such a short movie. At 6 or 7 minutes, it certainly would have been a drag. However, the animation is nicely done without being magnificent, however. All in all, this is a fairly mediocre outcome as there are so many more movies, especially when it comes to animation. I would like to recommend it, but taking into account also how this film takes itself so seriously from start to finish, I just can't. I wonder if Mans will ever make another film, but if he does, I really hope he can step thing up until then. Thumbs down.
Hellmant
'ABIOGENESIS': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five) This 5 minute New Zealand animated short was screened with the 2013 Oscar nominated animated shorts in theaters and billed as 'highly commended'. It's a science fiction tale directed by Richard Mans and tells the story of a machine that lands on a lifeless planet and brings it it's first life. The animation is beautiful but the story is almost nonexistent and there are no characters to speak of. You can get something almost this cool in a lot of video games nowadays. Still, it's pretty cool while you're watching it. Is it worth the 5 minutes? Sure. Is it something you'll remember? Probably not.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6yq7kwUUDQ
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