This is "God: City" an English-language live action short film of under 4 minutes that premiered in autumn 2018, so it about half a year old. The director is Oscar nominee Neill Blomkamp from South Africa and he also wrote this short film. Just like he did with the one that preceded this one here. Serengeti that one is called and I liked it. It surprised me a bit because I admittedly wasn't too big on most other Oats Studios stuff by Blomkamp, but that one was fine. Well, this sequel here isn't really. It basically does nothing except show us the idea that God is a sadist with the fire and, toa lesser extent, tornado he call upon. Or lets call upon as his butler is the one doing the work. It also kinda stopped being funny with seeing the misery of those caught up there on the rooftop. I mean I don't mind violence or situations like these, but you have to deliver a proper story that works well along the way. I would not say little film here did, even if you probably couldn't get a better choice to play (an evil version of) God than Sharlto Copley. Except Josh Brolin perhaps. Copley's collaboration with Blomkamp has been going on for a long time now. I hope they can come up with better stuff in the future than this short movie we have. District 9 is still a classic in my opinion. But "City" gets a thumbs-down from me. Not recommended.
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Oats Studios on Netflix
The_Swedish_Reviewer10 November 2021
Netflix made the bad decision to buy a couple of "post-apocalyptic" short films from Oats Studios that are terribly bad. In an attempt to make them more interesting, gore is plenty, while good script and good acting are absent. CGI is overused in all episodes. Script and plot are immature and childish. To be avoided at all costs.
Worth watching
mysti00718 October 2021
Technically well made. You shouldn't expect a big story. It's a short piece with a different taste / perspective concerning how "god" works. It's a funny sarchastic approach. You Shouldn't take it too seriously... I mean it's god ;-).
While the premise rubs some the wrong way the story is quite funny.
corthew-666582 August 2023
This series asks the question: What if this is just a simulation created for a higher being's amusement. This is a concept that will upset some and be a refreshing depiction of reality from another perspective for others. I personally found it to be very amusing while at the same time a bit concerning about the nature of free will and mankind's position in the universe if we really are a creation rather than an abiogenetic event...a spontaneous explosion of life from a pool of chemicals evolving from single-celled organisms down through the millennia to our current state and position in the cosmos.
What if we are just a tabletop simulation?
What if we are just a tabletop simulation?
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