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- 2018
- TV-14
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 43 m
- 2018
- TV-14
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 43 m
Summary Set in 2019, The Beyond chronicles the groundbreaking mission which sent astronauts - modified with advanced robotics, through a newly discovered wormhole known as the Void. When the mission returns unexpectedly, the space agency races to discover what the astronauts encountered on their first of its kind interstellar space journey.
Directed By: Hasraf Dulull
Written By: Hasraf Dulull
- 2018
- TV-14
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 43 m
- 2018
- TV-14
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 43 m
The Beyond
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4.5
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Summary Set in 2019, The Beyond chronicles the groundbreaking mission which sent astronauts - modified with advanced robotics, through a newly discovered wormhole known as the Void. When the mission returns unexpectedly, the space agency races to discover what the astronauts encountered on their first of its kind interstellar space journey.
Directed By: Hasraf Dulull
Written By: Hasraf Dulull
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Based on 21 User Ratings
4.5
24% Positive
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33% Mixed
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43% Negative
9 Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
4.5
24% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
33% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
43% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
If one is looking for an action packed sci-fi movie - filled with lasers bullets, scary monsters and explosions, this is not for you. If one wants a creative, intelligent, optimistic film, then I'd wholeheartedly recommend it. Of the plethora of science fiction films being released in the last few years, this was the best I've seen. (Even the critical darling, “Annihilation” was too dumbed down Hollywood for me, albeit with some creative art design.) The Beyond may not be up to the standard of art house sci-fi masterpieces such as Tarkovsky's The Stalker and Solaris, and Melancholia (And I’m pretty sure that all these films are far too slow for most of the sci-fi crowd). But in comparison to what's out there now, it excels.
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The documentary format makes this SciFi a slow-paced and extraordinarily ambivalent experience. The appeal of the movie seems to me, that it successfully conveys the idea that the depicted events could very well be something some might still live to see when it comes to transhumanism and the sense of realism the docomentary format conveys.
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The Beyond has an interesting premise, but fails to do anything actually interesting with it. Instead of developing characters and giving the viewer a reason to care about anything happening, Beyond chooses to make more broad, sweeping statements about humans, their beliefs, and politics. It thinks it's saying something philosophical and prophetic, but actually just sounds ripped straight out of a "generic quotes about mankind and civilization" book. At the end, I felt like nothing really happened. I knew no ones names. I was really just thinking about how it reminded me of bits and pieces from other better projects.
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Unique Sci-Fi Concept and Amazing CG Visuals Dulled by Documentary Style Clever sci-fi concept and amazing visuals of aliens, new worlds, a worm hole, and advanced robot -like humans were wasted by a documentary style that slows down the action and pace. As a Visual Effects supervisor and producer, Hasraf (HaZ) Dulull has demonstrated his abilities in several sci-fi shorts, Project Kronos, I.R.I.S and Sync. Winner of the 2017 Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival Jury Award and the Berlin Sci-fi Film fest award for best special effects, this film had promise. As Director and writer HaZ used the documentary style to keep within a small budget, wasting the talents and experience **** cast, including David Baille, Jane Perry, and Noeleen Comiskey. The story of aliens coming to earth is told by interviewing a few scientists and astronauts who talk to the camera with a purposely poor sound quality to give a realistic feel to the story. It was hard to watch. Aliens and a worm hole appear but one scientist is casually interviewed as she has lunch in her backyard patio. In big budget Interstellar, the story is partially told through Matthew McConaughey an astronaut who attempts flight into a worm hole to find a new planet to replace a dying earth. The Beyond imaginative concepts could have used a better script. Also, the army men with howitzer size guns mounted on a jeep pointed to the aliens in the sky was fine for a 1950’s War of the Worlds but it just doesn’t work here. A behind the scenes featurette shows how the cinematographer accomplished some big budget shots on a shoe string. The special effects wizard, HaZ, created the much of the effects and scenery on his home computer system. If you are a sci-fi fan, check out The Beyond for its beautiful and unusual special effects and sci-fi concepts. Maybe fast forward through some of the documentary interviews.
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Talk about a turd in the Netflix punchbowl. Both cast and background (especially the space agency building) remind me of an episode of Fireball XL-5.
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Production Company
HaZ Film,
HaZ VFX,
HaZVFX,
Sector 99
Release Date Jan 9, 2018
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating TV-14
Tagline To find our place in the universe, we must venture beyond our boundaries.
Awards
Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
