Sci-Fi Short Film UU - DUST
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Date: 2024-04-01
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wanderhoof8529
I am more than a bit surprised at the number of ambivalent comments about this short. Perhaps people were wanting something less atmospheric, less sedate in pacing
I thought the slow pacing and juxtaposition of soft and hard imagery perfect to evoke a sense of being neither quite fully awake nor fully asleep. like that feeling of being half-in and half-out of a dream while struggling to wake up.
Also, the idea of a sleepless world through science is a great story hook. What would become of the human psyche Perhaps exactly what was shown. flat, emotionless life, punctuated by liberating but terrifying moments of irrational giddiness or immersive hallucinations. Also, it gives pause to the thought of how laws might be enacted to try and govern the very basic, natural, and necessary elements of life and living.
Well, rambling aside. I guess all I can say is that I rather liked this one. I probably would have just given a thumbs up and left it at that, but I saw so many others commenting that were left with a mediocre impression with this short. Nothing wrong with that! It just surprised me. So, yeah. thought I would just share what caused me to like it.
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I am more than a bit surprised at the number of ambivalent comments about this short. Perhaps people were wanting something less atmospheric, less sedate in pacing
I thought the slow pacing and juxtaposition of soft and hard imagery perfect to evoke a sense of being neither quite fully awake nor fully asleep. like that feeling of being half-in and half-out of a dream while struggling to wake up.
Also, the idea of a sleepless world through science is a great story hook. What would become of the human psyche Perhaps exactly what was shown. flat, emotionless life, punctuated by liberating but terrifying moments of irrational giddiness or immersive hallucinations. Also, it gives pause to the thought of how laws might be enacted to try and govern the very basic, natural, and necessary elements of life and living.
Well, rambling aside. I guess all I can say is that I rather liked this one. I probably would have just given a thumbs up and left it at that, but I saw so many others commenting that were left with a mediocre impression with this short. Nothing wrong with that! It just surprised me. So, yeah. thought I would just share what caused me to like it.
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edbailey7533
(Yay! Finally back from my non-connected travels)
When the opening text introduced the premise, I groaned. It sounded like yet another rehash of the old In the future, people. Because of this, they are tracked down and happens to them. trope. Now, to be clear, this trope has birthed some amazing films.
But for every Bladerunner, there are untold numbers of films that used this trope to leave their mark.
. and not in a good way.
With this in mind, I didn't have high hopes for this film as the opening text faded. Then, as the images unfolded, dreamlike, and washed over me, accompanied by just the barest hint of a story via the subtitles, it was clear that what I was seeing was not a tired rehash.
But what wasn't clear was what I was seeing.
And after watching it I'm still not.
But it strikes me that that's okay. Unlike many films I watch here, it's taken up residence in the back of my mind; I've thought about it from time to time--pondering what it has to tell me about the nature of humanity as it humanity more and more divorced from itself. Pondering what it has to tell me about myself.
And that's just fine with me.
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(Yay! Finally back from my non-connected travels)
When the opening text introduced the premise, I groaned. It sounded like yet another rehash of the old In the future, people. Because of this, they are tracked down and happens to them. trope. Now, to be clear, this trope has birthed some amazing films.
But for every Bladerunner, there are untold numbers of films that used this trope to leave their mark.
. and not in a good way.
With this in mind, I didn't have high hopes for this film as the opening text faded. Then, as the images unfolded, dreamlike, and washed over me, accompanied by just the barest hint of a story via the subtitles, it was clear that what I was seeing was not a tired rehash.
But what wasn't clear was what I was seeing.
And after watching it I'm still not.
But it strikes me that that's okay. Unlike many films I watch here, it's taken up residence in the back of my mind; I've thought about it from time to time--pondering what it has to tell me about the nature of humanity as it humanity more and more divorced from itself. Pondering what it has to tell me about myself.
And that's just fine with me.
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EduardoSilvaLopez
REACTION LOG:
0: 06: This starts really bad. Biomechanics allows people not to sleep That is bulls, guys. You should have said neurosciences at least.
0: 24: They see sleep as a disease and then incarcerate the sleepers You do not incarcerate ill people. They see it is a crime for some reason (again a horrible dictatorship as unspoken premise of a dystopian future, not as a disease.
Around 3: 00: They seem to be in China. Which makes the premise I spoke before quite more realistic.
5: 56: Wait a moment! How on Earth have they removed the fact that sleeping was normal from the memory of a whole CIVILIZA. oh, wait. China. Ok. People never slept before. Nothing bad happened in Tienanmen. Nothing to see here. Move on.
End - Hum. ok.
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REACTION LOG:
0: 06: This starts really bad. Biomechanics allows people not to sleep That is bulls, guys. You should have said neurosciences at least.
0: 24: They see sleep as a disease and then incarcerate the sleepers You do not incarcerate ill people. They see it is a crime for some reason (again a horrible dictatorship as unspoken premise of a dystopian future, not as a disease.
Around 3: 00: They seem to be in China. Which makes the premise I spoke before quite more realistic.
5: 56: Wait a moment! How on Earth have they removed the fact that sleeping was normal from the memory of a whole CIVILIZA. oh, wait. China. Ok. People never slept before. Nothing bad happened in Tienanmen. Nothing to see here. Move on.
End - Hum. ok.
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k14michael
How about the opposite In the future where there are technology to help people go into the lucid dream state at will. Greed is no longer a problem in society because everyone got what they wished for in their lucid dream. But society productivity is falling apart because people will only do enough to feed their physical body before going back to the dream state. Special laws and task forces were created to limit and enforce how long the people can be in a lucid dream state per day.
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How about the opposite In the future where there are technology to help people go into the lucid dream state at will. Greed is no longer a problem in society because everyone got what they wished for in their lucid dream. But society productivity is falling apart because people will only do enough to feed their physical body before going back to the dream state. Special laws and task forces were created to limit and enforce how long the people can be in a lucid dream state per day.
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fredwatkins5017
I have to comment. this already exists, quite common. i know people who have not fallen asleep for years. 6 years is the longest i have heard. tbh, i have not blinked in 7 or 8 years. the concept pertains to sleep being death's cousin. you do not have to sleep to replenish your mind or your thoughts. you can always meditate. your body does not control your mind, your mind controls your body. even easier through hypnosis. the reason some view sleep as primitive.
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I have to comment. this already exists, quite common. i know people who have not fallen asleep for years. 6 years is the longest i have heard. tbh, i have not blinked in 7 or 8 years. the concept pertains to sleep being death's cousin. you do not have to sleep to replenish your mind or your thoughts. you can always meditate. your body does not control your mind, your mind controls your body. even easier through hypnosis. the reason some view sleep as primitive.
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JimGriffOne
Interesting concept from a Chinese perspective. I'm guessing their society has evolved to the point where the only dystopia they can imagine would be this kind of thing. I mean, they're monitored 24/7 like they're an animal in a zoo, with a score for their behaviour in society. The government is totalitarian. What more can they be subjected to Dream denial Seems fitting for a Chinese dystopian vision.
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Interesting concept from a Chinese perspective. I'm guessing their society has evolved to the point where the only dystopia they can imagine would be this kind of thing. I mean, they're monitored 24/7 like they're an animal in a zoo, with a score for their behaviour in society. The government is totalitarian. What more can they be subjected to Dream denial Seems fitting for a Chinese dystopian vision.
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tidbit1877
Everyone would have to work a 300 hour shift because they're all sleep deprived and their productivity has gone down to like 5%, did you see how slowly they all walked, and they all acted like zombies, no vivacity, no life! Probably an accurate portrayal though of a sleep deprived society using chemicals and cybernetic implants to keep themselves awake.
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Everyone would have to work a 300 hour shift because they're all sleep deprived and their productivity has gone down to like 5%, did you see how slowly they all walked, and they all acted like zombies, no vivacity, no life! Probably an accurate portrayal though of a sleep deprived society using chemicals and cybernetic implants to keep themselves awake.
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jessicaread4880
I confess, I am guilty. I sleep in order to escape from the madness I am living in. I jump into alternate states and live with other species. When I am at one with everything I find I am running as a wolf in a wolf pack, running with wolves is my piece of mind. There is no lying and cheating and selfish self centered ness of anything. There just is.
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I confess, I am guilty. I sleep in order to escape from the madness I am living in. I jump into alternate states and live with other species. When I am at one with everything I find I am running as a wolf in a wolf pack, running with wolves is my piece of mind. There is no lying and cheating and selfish self centered ness of anything. There just is.
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soul832006
I quite liked this. Could definitely be expanded upon. They didn't reveal the biomechanics behind staying awake so long. I guess it makes sense that the body would shut down if you tried to sleep after remaining awake so long. speaking of neurotoxins, the brain releases a ton of them when you've been awake for too long so it's the other way around.
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I quite liked this. Could definitely be expanded upon. They didn't reveal the biomechanics behind staying awake so long. I guess it makes sense that the body would shut down if you tried to sleep after remaining awake so long. speaking of neurotoxins, the brain releases a ton of them when you've been awake for too long so it's the other way around.
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danlauwers4071
a] 300h = 12, 5 days.
b] Each moment of this short SF movie is a perfectly well designed artistic photograph.
c] The story itself is a parody on current society where people don’t sleep enough (like so many other unhealthy habits) thus deteriorating their immune system.
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a] 300h = 12, 5 days.
b] Each moment of this short SF movie is a perfectly well designed artistic photograph.
c] The story itself is a parody on current society where people don’t sleep enough (like so many other unhealthy habits) thus deteriorating their immune system.
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generalpublic3744
Nice camera work, but that is as much as you comment about the film. If the intention is to entertain, you need to have a plot, a point to that plot. To have to explain in text what the film was about at the beginning of the film means that was not achieved.
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Nice camera work, but that is as much as you comment about the film. If the intention is to entertain, you need to have a plot, a point to that plot. To have to explain in text what the film was about at the beginning of the film means that was not achieved.
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tgyul
Highly improbable plot. Sleep is older then wakefulness. But even if it can be made obsolete among humans, it cannot be forgotten as a natural thing. Not with all the cultural heritage about sleeping and dreams, or with all the vertebrate animals around that do sleep.
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Highly improbable plot. Sleep is older then wakefulness. But even if it can be made obsolete among humans, it cannot be forgotten as a natural thing. Not with all the cultural heritage about sleeping and dreams, or with all the vertebrate animals around that do sleep.
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monev25
so, in other human terms. sleep is an important off-duty of the body to cool down and to refresh. and sleep is a hindrance to a task that needs a very long focus. and sleep is a type of reprogramming and reformatting in human body technology. but not mindless.
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so, in other human terms. sleep is an important off-duty of the body to cool down and to refresh. and sleep is a hindrance to a task that needs a very long focus. and sleep is a type of reprogramming and reformatting in human body technology. but not mindless.
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mishie618
You would die without any sleep. Literally. Crazy concept. beautiful cinematography but lacking some important answers I've seen other shorts full in with half the time. Oh well. They can't all be absolutely fabulous. I didn't love or hate it.
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You would die without any sleep. Literally. Crazy concept. beautiful cinematography but lacking some important answers I've seen other shorts full in with half the time. Oh well. They can't all be absolutely fabulous. I didn't love or hate it.
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soul832006
What happened to the idea that we begin to hallucinate etc after being awake too long Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. The brain phases in and out of conscious and people become increasingly delerious as the damage sets in.
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What happened to the idea that we begin to hallucinate etc after being awake too long Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. The brain phases in and out of conscious and people become increasingly delerious as the damage sets in.
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bananaboy8416
This is overlooking a huge plot hole. The human body will still degrade physically and needs a resting period before it can operate at full efficiency again. I’m not saying it has to sleep, but it does have to rest.
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This is overlooking a huge plot hole. The human body will still degrade physically and needs a resting period before it can operate at full efficiency again. I’m not saying it has to sleep, but it does have to rest.
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rosascarlet5079
I think it describes the horror of such technological development that humans forgot to sleep which used to be a natural process and then they started thinking of it as a disease. In sleep they were at peace.
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I think it describes the horror of such technological development that humans forgot to sleep which used to be a natural process and then they started thinking of it as a disease. In sleep they were at peace.
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alexyoung6418
Do science fictions start happening in the past or did this one mess up its own timeline We've practically lived through the beginning of the 21st century. I guess there isn't much of science in there either.
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Do science fictions start happening in the past or did this one mess up its own timeline We've practically lived through the beginning of the 21st century. I guess there isn't much of science in there either.
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winonadaphne6445
the use of audio is great
also very visually stunning
i clicked on this because of the asian actress on the thumbnail. pleasantly surprised to find that this is a chinese produced short film
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the use of audio is great
also very visually stunning
i clicked on this because of the asian actress on the thumbnail. pleasantly surprised to find that this is a chinese produced short film
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reson8
I really like this. The ambiance, the wistfulness, the cautious poking at an authoritarian state. To me it seems culturally oriental, which will probably mean a lot of westerners won't appreciate it much.
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I really like this. The ambiance, the wistfulness, the cautious poking at an authoritarian state. To me it seems culturally oriental, which will probably mean a lot of westerners won't appreciate it much.
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robertandreani6637
Nice audition for the director, etc, but not really a short with a story, as is typical with these D. U. S. T. super-shorts. Don't waste your time
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Nice audition for the director, etc, but not really a short with a story, as is typical with these D. U. S. T. super-shorts. Don't waste your time
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takua624
If this is written and directed by an English-speaking person, please let the actors speak English. The lame Chinese in this film is horrible.
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If this is written and directed by an English-speaking person, please let the actors speak English. The lame Chinese in this film is horrible.
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dust
You can tell they made an honest attempt at being visually appealing but it misses the mark and just comes off as artificial and bland.
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You can tell they made an honest attempt at being visually appealing but it misses the mark and just comes off as artificial and bland.
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TimeTheory2099
In the near future, robotics will have all the jobs. The mega wealthy won't care if anyone else even survives.
Will they
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In the near future, robotics will have all the jobs. The mega wealthy won't care if anyone else even survives.
Will they
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78beast
And then she woke up from this dream just to find the cops in front of her as they put a bag over her head. Roll credits.
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And then she woke up from this dream just to find the cops in front of her as they put a bag over her head. Roll credits.
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billmclane7211
Makes me wonder if I've watched too many Dust films. Struggling to find meaning or artistic value in this one.
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Makes me wonder if I've watched too many Dust films. Struggling to find meaning or artistic value in this one.
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jeruharlem
this makes sense in context China.
They're all about chasing the quay (money) right now.
No time to sleep
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this makes sense in context China.
They're all about chasing the quay (money) right now.
No time to sleep
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tonyalockyer
Sound/music score is excellent: eery, beautiful, surreal, evoked a memory underwater or inside a body dreaming.
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Sound/music score is excellent: eery, beautiful, surreal, evoked a memory underwater or inside a body dreaming.
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WANDERER0070
Heres a better idea,
make robots do all the work
And make working a crime LL
Singapore is beautiful
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Heres a better idea,
make robots do all the work
And make working a crime LL
Singapore is beautiful
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Peekofwar
Would you want to work for twelve and a half days straight How can a shift be that long, even if you don't sleep
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Would you want to work for twelve and a half days straight How can a shift be that long, even if you don't sleep
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discoreapor8154
as a native speaker the pronunciation was ok but the structure of the sentences are weird in some ways
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as a native speaker the pronunciation was ok but the structure of the sentences are weird in some ways
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vishva8kumara
Someone should poison their water supply with a kilo of melatonin - that neurotoxin they talk about.
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Someone should poison their water supply with a kilo of melatonin - that neurotoxin they talk about.
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tron3entertainment
Strange, I decided to make this my last video before going to bed. Now I want to watch more.
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Strange, I decided to make this my last video before going to bed. Now I want to watch more.
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No-vm7go
SCARY. But you KNOW this is what the globalists want: perpetual workers that never sleep. Like robots.
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SCARY. But you KNOW this is what the globalists want: perpetual workers that never sleep. Like robots.
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meghauw
In the future this film will be prohibited, because anyone who watches it falls into a deep sleep.
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In the future this film will be prohibited, because anyone who watches it falls into a deep sleep.
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