Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth

[SinisterDeath]

I just saw this movie on Netflix's 'browse instant' feature.

It is a superbly awesome, flippingtastically great movie.

 

Think, New Amsterdam -minus the mystical, and the man living today, born 14,000 years ago.

 

The movie basically has the man, John Olman, being hit up by his old collegagues as he attempts to leave town (as he does every 10 or so years) they decide to throw a 'good bye' party for him, at his cabin.

 

John decides to play along, but he also decides to do something, he's never done before. He was going to tell these people, his story. And thats exactly what the movie is about.

There are no cg flash backs with new zealandish landscapes, rather, the entire movie is about the people sitting/standing/walking around his cabin, listening to him tell the story.

What makes this movie so awesome is the fact its just like an awesome book, the kind that draws you in, you can't put it down, and you feel like you are seeing what you are reading/hearing. Its just that good!

 

Though, if your highly christian you might really hate one part of the movie, but I think they brilliantly tied various parts together very, very well.