Sci-Fi Short Film Grounded - DUST
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Date: 2024-04-01
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dust
Ten thousand acres of grass from squash seeds and no irrigation. Clouds and dirt but no native vegetation. White robe after all those years Where’d he get the woven bag Or the squash seeds for that matter Why isn’t his hair and beard longer Where are all the other parachutes If it’s a temporal paradox why do they all exist in the now WHO MOWS THE DAMN GRASS Speaking of now, why no gravity at the end when he already threw his helmet at the beginning Do squash/grass seeds create gravity Why is there enough atmosphere for a parachute but not enough to breathe Why not use the other bodies as fertilizer Or their space suits as shelter Why don’t the other bodies decompose This film is an autistic picasso of lesser postmortem value.
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Ten thousand acres of grass from squash seeds and no irrigation. Clouds and dirt but no native vegetation. White robe after all those years Where’d he get the woven bag Or the squash seeds for that matter Why isn’t his hair and beard longer Where are all the other parachutes If it’s a temporal paradox why do they all exist in the now WHO MOWS THE DAMN GRASS Speaking of now, why no gravity at the end when he already threw his helmet at the beginning Do squash/grass seeds create gravity Why is there enough atmosphere for a parachute but not enough to breathe Why not use the other bodies as fertilizer Or their space suits as shelter Why don’t the other bodies decompose This film is an autistic picasso of lesser postmortem value.
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Ryo-sj8wn
What the crap was that about A bunch of clones dying as they landed on a new planet after escaping from their somehow damaged & then exploded spaceship, but hallucinating about stuff before they inevitably died via various ways Or was it some kind of time travel mumbo jumbo that made no sense as some other people think When a story isn't easily understood than your a crappy story teller. Visuals are their to help you convey the story to people but if your story is incoherent, random, messy & hard to understand then you've not done a good job at telling the story. Sorry whoever made this, maybe try harder to make things clear next time.
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What the crap was that about A bunch of clones dying as they landed on a new planet after escaping from their somehow damaged & then exploded spaceship, but hallucinating about stuff before they inevitably died via various ways Or was it some kind of time travel mumbo jumbo that made no sense as some other people think When a story isn't easily understood than your a crappy story teller. Visuals are their to help you convey the story to people but if your story is incoherent, random, messy & hard to understand then you've not done a good job at telling the story. Sorry whoever made this, maybe try harder to make things clear next time.
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dust
I think the old man wants to get rid of all the failures that are falling on the planet. Because when he slapped the guys hand, he disappeared, they are not allowed to touch eachother, so the young guy ascended and the old guy can continue his work. The old guy could be a succesfull version of the younger guy and he just wants to get rid of them. And maybe the old guy is in reality on earth in a hospital, maybe in coma or in some weird mental state and in his mind he is living this situation on another planet.
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I think the old man wants to get rid of all the failures that are falling on the planet. Because when he slapped the guys hand, he disappeared, they are not allowed to touch eachother, so the young guy ascended and the old guy can continue his work. The old guy could be a succesfull version of the younger guy and he just wants to get rid of them. And maybe the old guy is in reality on earth in a hospital, maybe in coma or in some weird mental state and in his mind he is living this situation on another planet.
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waynecampeau4566
I think you are right. The root clue is that every time he touches another iteration of himself, it causes a temporal paradox and spawns a new split in the timeline. The smock and seeds can be explained as supplies salvaged from wrecked portions of the ship. I have no idea what the levitation at the end implies other than possible enlightenment in that he now understands his position, or possible that he has been doing this for so long (tens of millions of years) that has reached ascension
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I think you are right. The root clue is that every time he touches another iteration of himself, it causes a temporal paradox and spawns a new split in the timeline. The smock and seeds can be explained as supplies salvaged from wrecked portions of the ship. I have no idea what the levitation at the end implies other than possible enlightenment in that he now understands his position, or possible that he has been doing this for so long (tens of millions of years) that has reached ascension
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sephyrartcore9523
You know, I started binging Dust after seeing two episodes that were so awesome. They made sense, and you could imagine the plot or have a general idea. There was a beginning and even though no real end, there was a logical conclusion to them.
Now the more videos I watch, the more I realise those two were specials cause none of these feels satisfying to watch. Awesomely done, welll produced, intriguing. but satisfying Not at all. I wish you guys did at least ONE full video of something.
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You know, I started binging Dust after seeing two episodes that were so awesome. They made sense, and you could imagine the plot or have a general idea. There was a beginning and even though no real end, there was a logical conclusion to them.
Now the more videos I watch, the more I realise those two were specials cause none of these feels satisfying to watch. Awesomely done, welll produced, intriguing. but satisfying Not at all. I wish you guys did at least ONE full video of something.
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anandagaire5929
Looking at the comment section, I realized that's what separates sci-fi fans. It could be ridiculous, it could be impossible, and it may not make a complete sense. But the more you watch it, the more you start to make sense out of nothing. A lot of people did not get it and it also does not make that much sense. But if you are a really a sci-fi fan and watch movies like these it definitely makes sense. The point is, watch dust movies and upgrade yourself. Awesome movie.
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Looking at the comment section, I realized that's what separates sci-fi fans. It could be ridiculous, it could be impossible, and it may not make a complete sense. But the more you watch it, the more you start to make sense out of nothing. A lot of people did not get it and it also does not make that much sense. But if you are a really a sci-fi fan and watch movies like these it definitely makes sense. The point is, watch dust movies and upgrade yourself. Awesome movie.
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menchu5469
ohhhhh tuve que volver a verle. al principio no cai, y es el tiempo se repite sin cesar. pero a diferencia de otras peliculas el individuo anterior permanece, no desaparece, se van acumulando los cuerpos. No recuerda el suceso No puede moverse de lugar para evitar al que cae de nuevo Y el hombre que siembra. es el mismo Porque evita que el cultive Como dije en otros comentarios. genera mas preguntas. MUY BUENO. sera asi toda su vida, no morira
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ohhhhh tuve que volver a verle. al principio no cai, y es el tiempo se repite sin cesar. pero a diferencia de otras peliculas el individuo anterior permanece, no desaparece, se van acumulando los cuerpos. No recuerda el suceso No puede moverse de lugar para evitar al que cae de nuevo Y el hombre que siembra. es el mismo Porque evita que el cultive Como dije en otros comentarios. genera mas preguntas. MUY BUENO. sera asi toda su vida, no morira
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monro2159
One of those shorts where you have to do multiple viewings to get a sense of what is going on. So although it's only 7 minutes long, you probably end up watching an hour of it to get meaning! Great for the view counts that is for sure. For me, as with many of these hard to understand shorts, I enjoyed the production values, ambience, setting etc. It was very watchable, I just wish I was more intelligent to be able to interpret faster!
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One of those shorts where you have to do multiple viewings to get a sense of what is going on. So although it's only 7 minutes long, you probably end up watching an hour of it to get meaning! Great for the view counts that is for sure. For me, as with many of these hard to understand shorts, I enjoyed the production values, ambience, setting etc. It was very watchable, I just wish I was more intelligent to be able to interpret faster!
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Peatawn
You know what I like about these short films For one, they are very well made for independent creations; not your typical high school badly edited stuff. Secondly, they often present one idea and don't pad it up with meaningless stuff. Being short, you can watch one, generally around 10 minutes, and reflect on it for 2 hours. Unlike your typical mindless movies that you watch for two hours then forget in 10 minutes.
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You know what I like about these short films For one, they are very well made for independent creations; not your typical high school badly edited stuff. Secondly, they often present one idea and don't pad it up with meaningless stuff. Being short, you can watch one, generally around 10 minutes, and reflect on it for 2 hours. Unlike your typical mindless movies that you watch for two hours then forget in 10 minutes.
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julieannmyers8714
5 years of ppl watch this film. only the rare viewer seems to have noticed the old man & younger version at the end are both wearing hospital gowns & hospital ID bands.
Everyone else in the comments is opining, arguing or critiquing time loops, oxygen for fire vs breathing, the significance of the moons, the proper depth & spacing of seeds, presence of water, Buddhism, etc, etc, etc.
SMFH
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5 years of ppl watch this film. only the rare viewer seems to have noticed the old man & younger version at the end are both wearing hospital gowns & hospital ID bands.
Everyone else in the comments is opining, arguing or critiquing time loops, oxygen for fire vs breathing, the significance of the moons, the proper depth & spacing of seeds, presence of water, Buddhism, etc, etc, etc.
SMFH
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mariafincham5847
Amazing how people with a camera, also believe they're great cinematographers. After watching many of these shorties, I've yet to find one that makes any logical sense. No back-stories, scene explanations, real psychological understanding of human reactions
in a given situation, (alien planet. Pass 'em up and find a real movie.
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Amazing how people with a camera, also believe they're great cinematographers. After watching many of these shorties, I've yet to find one that makes any logical sense. No back-stories, scene explanations, real psychological understanding of human reactions
in a given situation, (alien planet. Pass 'em up and find a real movie.
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Doeff8
Although the explanation of Electric Cervix holds up for a lot, this movie still is too vague for my taste. The motive of repeated landings and meetings with himself is taken from Peter F Hamilton, who introduced it several years ago in one of his books in de Void trilogy or Chronicle of the Fallers trilogy (can't remember which book.
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Although the explanation of Electric Cervix holds up for a lot, this movie still is too vague for my taste. The motive of repeated landings and meetings with himself is taken from Peter F Hamilton, who introduced it several years ago in one of his books in de Void trilogy or Chronicle of the Fallers trilogy (can't remember which book.
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susancoopet1900
Someone told me to check these sci fy flicks out, I watched this one and another one called sweet water, and now I'm done wasting my time with this stuff. Soooo boring, and so uniquely awful, these sci fy shorts would be better made by my 2 year old.
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Someone told me to check these sci fy flicks out, I watched this one and another one called sweet water, and now I'm done wasting my time with this stuff. Soooo boring, and so uniquely awful, these sci fy shorts would be better made by my 2 year old.
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ricrandmfx
The opening scene & the fall were amazing from a visual perspective.
The short itself was somewhat confusing w/little to no explanation. Leaving it entirely up to the viewer to create their own story. I found it interesting nonetheless.
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The opening scene & the fall were amazing from a visual perspective.
The short itself was somewhat confusing w/little to no explanation. Leaving it entirely up to the viewer to create their own story. I found it interesting nonetheless.
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dust
If one cannot understand a short film, a few minutes in length, then the filmmaker failed. This isn't a gameshow called 'Stump The Viewer' wherein coherent storytelling is avoided at all costs with the pretense of being clever.
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If one cannot understand a short film, a few minutes in length, then the filmmaker failed. This isn't a gameshow called 'Stump The Viewer' wherein coherent storytelling is avoided at all costs with the pretense of being clever.
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maxhammer5737
I love dust except I am getting tired of the 'watch dust' at the end of every video, just get a voice actor, literally anyone for these two words or just leave them out, I'm already watching lol
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I love dust except I am getting tired of the 'watch dust' at the end of every video, just get a voice actor, literally anyone for these two words or just leave them out, I'm already watching lol
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NEMES1-S
Well friend.
Well done for explaining that.
I didn’t have a clue what it was about, and still somewhat frustrated as to the point of the whole thing.
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Well friend.
Well done for explaining that.
I didn’t have a clue what it was about, and still somewhat frustrated as to the point of the whole thing.
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raomudassar1361
If the fire can burn that does means there oxygen is available. If fire can burn because of oxygen why he can't take a breath out of helmet
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If the fire can burn that does means there oxygen is available. If fire can burn because of oxygen why he can't take a breath out of helmet
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rikedare2490
I want to know if the fire is burning at the crash site, then it is presence of oxygen but the astronaut is unable to breath. Why
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I want to know if the fire is burning at the crash site, then it is presence of oxygen but the astronaut is unable to breath. Why
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pauldavey
I still cant work out why some have parachutes and others dont Loved it and watched it several times over the years. Still bugs me.
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I still cant work out why some have parachutes and others dont Loved it and watched it several times over the years. Still bugs me.
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scottloar
Good cinematography but wasted on an obscure story line. No, this short cinema is not profound and barely interesting.
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Good cinematography but wasted on an obscure story line. No, this short cinema is not profound and barely interesting.
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LeeRaldar
I lost the thread when the grounded astronaut could not hold his breath for the few seconds it took to swap helmets
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I lost the thread when the grounded astronaut could not hold his breath for the few seconds it took to swap helmets
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user-ph1cf3yj3s
DUST, guys, you should try quit smoking hash. Try normal, classic Sci-Fi. Sheckley, Kuttner. :)
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DUST, guys, you should try quit smoking hash. Try normal, classic Sci-Fi. Sheckley, Kuttner. :)
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ebbanjenkins5960
Well. that was very imaginative and surreal gripping also. but it was so deep it almost sank
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Well. that was very imaginative and surreal gripping also. but it was so deep it almost sank
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aldebaranbu5502
Many thanks for explanation Electric Cervix ! !
I can't say more cause my bad english.
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Many thanks for explanation Electric Cervix ! !
I can't say more cause my bad english.
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susancoopet1900
It cracks me up how there are so many more likes to this video also. how is that possible
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It cracks me up how there are so many more likes to this video also. how is that possible
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bilbobaggins5136
The movie is too confusing. Thanks to Electric Cervix below for helping to explain it.
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The movie is too confusing. Thanks to Electric Cervix below for helping to explain it.
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einienj3281
The hospital gown and bracelet, not wearing a helmet after all, and the bag of seeds. hhmm.
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The hospital gown and bracelet, not wearing a helmet after all, and the bag of seeds. hhmm.
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Lambda_Ovine
You Tube should make You Tube Premium content in collaboration with this cinematographers.
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You Tube should make You Tube Premium content in collaboration with this cinematographers.
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KingKing-bo5yf
Sorry, nothing personal. But I don't understand a point. So this planet colon person.
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Sorry, nothing personal. But I don't understand a point. So this planet colon person.
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