FILM REVIEW:
WORLDS (2021)
by Austin Vaughn01/11/2022
Isaac Goes pushes the boundaries of filmmaking by successfully creating a film that combines aspects from both the digital and the natural world to create an artwork that resides in two separate eras, cultivating a visual and auditory masterpiece that leaves the viewer mesmerized by every single shot.
“Goes highlights this by mixing in various, gorgeous shots of cities, beaches, apartments, and more, combined with digital effects.”
The central idea of Worlds is the belief in a certain coexistence between the technological
and natural realms, and more specifically, how both of these ‘realms’ exist in modern-day
filmmaking.
and natural realms, and more specifically, how both of these ‘realms’ exist in modern-day
filmmaking.
Throughout the film, people are shown, on their phones, holding onto it as if it is an extension of their own body. Bright and abstract colors slowly cover what can be seen as true life, further highlighting the rejection of the organic world, in favor of the artificial. As they venture further into modernity, the old becomes increasingly lost and forgotten about.
“We can feel both of these vastly different worlds and learn to appreciate them all the same.”
Worlds can be seen as an allusion to modern-day society. Goes attempts to convey to the viewer that the old world is still alive today. The soundscape within the film makes the viewer feel peaceful and helps enhance the experience. We can feel both of these vastly different worlds and learn to appreciate them all the same. The combination of these styles showcases the joining of the two in order to create something different -- something unique.
The film’s climax is an image of a psychedelic whirlpool of imagery. Two different worlds are combined, in order to create something new. It is chaotic. It is peaceful. It is utopian and dystopian. Finally, we are no longer the ocean, the sky, and clouds -- the parks and mountains. We are a part of the new digital world and everything it entails. Eventually, even the ‘digital world’ will evolve, the new will become old, and the cycle will continue. As these worlds slowly evolve and disappear into the dark, Goes successfully showcases through Worlds how filmmaking will forever keep these ancient worlds alive.
Written by Isaac Goes
Directed by Isaac Goes
Cinematography by Isaac Goes
Edited by Isaac Goes
Composed by James Emrick and Lyla Perry
Here’s the link to watch the full short film: Worlds
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