‘Man From Earth’ (2007): Worth A Look

A giant man standing on Earth, with a halo of light around his body.

I saw some video clips online (I can’t remember the platform) and grabbed the title that they annoyingly never put in their posts.

So I finally watched, “Man from Earth”, and it was an astonishingly good movie given the simplicity of the set. The cast was great, the directing was great, and the story was outstanding.

The Story (no spoilers)

If you haven’t seen it, you should. The premise is simple: A man from 14,000 years ago has been wandering from place to place every 10 years or so when people notice he’s not aging.

He’s been trying to make sense of his own memories with modern knowledge, learning as he grows and everyone else just ages.

It was really, really good – one of those movies that leaves you imagining, wondering and thinking.

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