So I happened across an absolutely perfect sci fi movie about a month ago that I keep forgetting to blog. I’ve finally remembered. This is sci fi in the sense of ‘speculative fiction that makes you think’ and not in the sense of ‘light labers and exploding wookies and spectacle, grand spectacle, oh my.’ I’m a big fan of the former. The latter I can still enjoy but it doesn’t really do it for me the way it did in, say, my 20’s. Anyway the movie in question is a New Zealand movie from 1985 called ‘The Quiet Earth’. Normally I’d link over to the IMDB entry for the film but this is a movie that challenges you to think about what’s happening and the comments there or anywhere else will spoil it for you. I’d strongly encourage you to NOT look into the film – just add it to your netflicks list and watch it when it shows up.

That being said, I’ll observe that while the movie has a decent imdb rating (7.0 at present), it’s not for everyone. It has the laconic pacing of a movie out of the 70’s, and the story, which involves the experiences of a scientist who wakes up one morning to discover he’s the last living thing on earth, develops slowly. Still if you’re a fan of sci fi, you simply have to check this out, I’d give it 9 out of 10. I’ll also offer this up in lieu of the comments on IMDB – after you’ve watched it, ask yourself this question: was this a sci fi film, or a film about one man’s religious experiences?