The Man from Earth/这个男人来自地球

The movie might be the cheapest sci-fi movie up till now: it almost could be regarded as a talk show, a resigning man confessed to his colleagues that he was actually immortal. And his colleagues found out that he was also some well-known historical people such as Jesus Christ and once the neighbor of Van Gogh with the conversation developed. But the most important thing to his audience is that he was the real father of an aging colleague.

Talking movies could be attractive, like 12 Angry Men, and this movie is the similar, whose story is promoted almost purely by conversations. Conversion with suspending results would make the audience who understand the background information unconsciously participate into the conversation and enjoy the plays.

这大概是有史以来拍摄成本最低的科幻片了：基本上就是一个谈话节目，一个离职的男人向一群老同事坦白自己其实是不死之身，而随着对话的展开，同事发现原来他才是耶稣基督等若干历史名人，还跟梵高做过邻居，而对听众来说最重要的是，他是其中一个老同事的真正父亲。

其实谈话式的电影也可以拍得很吸引人，例如《十二怒汉》，本片也差不多，纯由对话推动情节发展，悬念式的谈话会让了解相关背景的观众不自知地调动起参与的积极性，获得艺术享受。

Performance impression:
Director: Richard Schenkman
Stars: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley