MIKA27 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 'The Leviathan' Is The Best Sci-Fi Short Film You'll Watch This Year You might be surprised to know that 300, Sin City, District 9, Deadpool and even Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - all started life as proof-of-concept short films. They are often independently funded ventures designed to showcase the filmmakers technique skills and vision, almost like an visual CV in the hopes of getting funding for a full length feature. In the competitive and cutthroat world of Hollywood, its vastly more impressive to have a short teaser, than a collection of illustrated storyboards if you're planning on wowing the major film studios. Now comes 'The Leviathan' from the minds of Academy Award nominated short film director Ruairi Robinson and Fight Club and Jumper screenwriter Jim Uhls. Robinson directed a previous sci-fi short titled The Silent City, which actually starred the then up-and-coming Cillian Murphy. After securing a film grant from the Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann the two of them set about creating the vision for The Leviathan, the plot of which is as follows: By the early 22nd century mankind had colonized many worlds. Faster than light travel was made possible by harvesting exotic matter from the eggs of the largest species mankind has ever seen. Those that take part in the hunt are mostly involuntary labor. Over the next 3 minutes 39 seconds, is a spectacular-looking sci-fi thriller than will leave you gasping for more and desperately hoping it becomes a full-length feature. It really is that good. Monsters and science fiction hybrids have fared well at the box office in recent times. The latest installment of Godzilla netted $528M worldwide whilst Pacific Rim pocketed $407M worldwide on a production budget of just $190M. Could The Leviathan be the next to see its name up in lights? On this evidence, don't bet against the giant beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soutso Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Based on the clip, I'd see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeremy Festa Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The book was better Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosgate Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I would go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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