The Gift

2010
The Gift
6.9| 0h5m| en| More Info
Released: 08 April 2010 Released
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Directed by Carl E. Rinsch, 'The Gift' was created as part of the "Parallel Lines" Phillips Cinema campaign. Set in a dystopian future Russia, The Gift is a sci-fi short that features a mysterious gift, a determined robot servant, and a tense chase sequence. More than 20 full CGI shots were produced for the short.

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monakazu This movie attracted me from the first scene till the end of the movie. The situation of this movie is similar to our real world, but something is different, so viewers think "Where is this?" at the first time they watch this movie. In addition, many mysterious elements which make viewers wonder what will happen next show up again and again in this movie. Who is this man? That city is like Moscow, but why are there no human except that man? Are they robots? Why does he kill the old man? What's in the box? A lot of questions come up viewers mind, so they cannot stop watching this movie. I think the director of this movie really understands the elements which make viewers excited and have interested of the movie.
dmitrykusanov It was very easy for me to be dragged into the world of sci-fi Russia. Mixtures of CGI and old fashioned Moscow was something worth watching for sure. However, there was "too much information" on the other hand, as a short film. As there is "high fantasy" and "low fantasy," we can say that the sub genre of this film is "low sci-fi". And since it is based on our real world, the question of asking "how?" was inevitable. For instance, I found my self getting interested in how Russia (or could it be Soviet still? Lots of questions) became a Robo-tech super nation rather than its main theme, "Gift" To conclude, I wanted to watch this in 90 minutes film.
Reb Mevon One thing that entertains me is the mysteries of this film; why is the mailman checked by means of the test on his tongue and what does the box contain? The mystery which remains a mystery made me think about this and that. The story unfolds leaving me behind, and it produces a kind of tension. Coupled with white snow backgrounds in which one won't see something living, the tension continues getting higher, and it glued my eyes to the screen. Other entertaining elements which take me to the other world is, for example, the combination of the present-day houses and the future-like technology seen in some places and scenes. The gap between them brings about unreality, and it seems to increase the mysteries. Although the gap is an effective element, it also seems unnatural; especially, the robot may look too high-technological. It is possible that the unnaturalness leads to funniness and breaks the serious mood on this film. However, I'm sure that the film is one which I can't take my eyes off of.
arkts31 This is a short sci-fi film. You can see an imaginary Russian city in the future. It is very beautiful and is full of mysterious mood.To be honest, I don't understand well what is happening in the movie. Many things happen one after another and there are few conversations. However, I enjoyed this film very much because the computer graphics is so elaborate and sophisticated. The car chase scene is amazing. The camera is set so that you can feel high speed of moving vehicles. In addition to that, zooming in and out is effectively used and that makes this movie more attractive.You must be surprised at the beautiful computer graphics.