M | Omeleto Horror
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2022
- A woman discovers a mask.
M is used with permission from Josh Banks. Learn more at joshbanks.net.
A woman drives to a house in the remote countryside, her red car the only bright spot. A gift awaits her at the door: it's a white mask, along with a cryptic note. One side reads "Knowledge"; the other side reads "Ignorance."
Opening the gift sends the woman into some kind of segue state, and when she wakes up, it's night, and judging from the blackened bananas she just bought, she's been out for some time. And... she's also not alone.
Written and directed by Josh Banks, this striking horror-thriller creates intrigue with its conjuring of atmosphere and suggestion, which crests into a gripping, thrilling scene of suspense. But it parlays its stellar craftsmanship and disciplined storytelling into a teasing riddle about the human drive to know what's behind the surfaces of reality.
The film has a stately, almost old-fashioned visual elegance, with its beautiful cinematography and shot composition. Its often elegant images are marked by splotches of red, whether it's the red of the car driving up or the decor in the house. This use of color takes on a mysterious, symbolic power, especially in an otherwise muted, cool color palette. And like these red markings, the story itself works on the level of the symbolic, operating at the realm of the unconscious.
We don't know much about the woman or why she's up at the house, and there is very little dialogue. With the film's relative quiet and its remote setting, it has the feel of a dream or some kind of unreality. This dreaminess is never punctured by the specifics of character or circumstance, but the pull of the film's storytelling is potent nevertheless, with the craftsmanship carving out a taut line of suspense.
At first, the storytelling generates tension through questions: who sent the mask and what does the note mean? But in the film's second half, the strength of the editing, score and direction take over, working together to deliver pulse-pounding surprise, fear and suspense. The woman must escape another mysterious, scary presence that seems to haunt the house -- but, in the end, she can't escape her fascination and curiosity.
M seems to be a self-contained horror-thriller that functions much like the climax of a larger narrative, with an intriguing tease and an immersive build-up. Most horrors explore primal fears through storytelling, and the idea of the outside threat invading our private dominion is an eternal one. M seems to fall into this category, but its ending creates a larger existential mystery, fulfilling the symbolic flourishes that hinted at a more esoteric dimension earlier in the film. What is behind the masks we wear and why we feel compelled to explore what we know will doom us: these are the siren calls that define the darker parts of humanity and drive us beyond the contours of normal human knowledge. 
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Hi all! I'm Rachel, the actress from "M." Thanks so much for watching our film! I hope you enjoy!
You are awesome and emotive. It's in the eyes.
Thank you so much@@jacovawernett3077 - that’s very kind of you! I appreciate you watching!
I love about 90 percent of what Omeleto posts, and your film is definitely up there!!!! I've always thought it would be difficult to film a movie all by yourself, you did an excellent job!!! I hope you do more shorts, I want a world of these short films!! Wouldn't it be great to go to the theater and see 4, 5 or 6 of these?? I'm ready for the big budget, barely artistic films to be done with! Films like this are the future I think.
No!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Well thank you so much @@jeffffro7674 ! I appreciate you watching - and for your lovely comment! I LOVE short films as well, and I'm so glad that Omeleto has given them a home here. It's really fascinating to see how filmmakers from all around the world look at life. The different styles... the many diverse points of view...I'm a fan of storytelling in all of its many forms!
Thank you all for watching, hope you enjoy! -JB
^ This is the filmmaker!
Mr Banks, as someone aspiring to make films but with zero training and little knowledge but a desire to just shoot, what should I do first? Any tips?
@@rachelannettehelson2023 thanks so much for the update
@@gabrielidusogie9189 Sure thing! His response is in this thread!
"Learn enough of each aspect of filmmaking so that you do everything on some level. Doing it is the best way to learn - and your phone has a camera so I'd start there! Make no budget films with friends. Edit them yourself. Look into your local 48 hour film festivals and volunteer to be on the crew. A great book to get started is "Rebel Without a Crew." You can do it! -JB"
We all where masks - metaphorically speaking! 😂
Rachel is one beautiful woman to watch.
At first I thought it was like the movie Groundhog Day where she keeps repeating her life over and over again until she gets it right and I wondered ... she must of chosen ignorance because she doesn't know yet who's behind that mask. 👍
Thank you Eve! I'm flattered!😊
behind the mask we get to see is herself... so my opinion will be here is that the biggest enemy you will ever face is you, curiousity leads to disaster in life sometimes, like my curiosity in cigarettes led me to addiction of smoking. idk your life shapes your vision, how you take life, how see it & what you crave.
What is addiction truly?
@@babaelihumachine2644 quitted the addiction 1 mnth ago now i got a heartbreak, so its really frustrating & im gonna buy a pack tomo.
Loved it! Very trippy (I love those) - and to the actress - you reminded me of a young Jennifer Jason Leigh -
Thank you Deborah! (I've heard that before, and I always regard it as the highest of compliments. I love her and her work.)
I agree with Deborah. You & Jennifer both convey that you have enough strength to last until the very end of the climax of the story, and you both seem to be well suited for these grey lit genres. You're both easy on the eyes, too.
Thank you, Rachel and all, for sharing the great film.@@rachelannettehelson2023
come on guys this film was super good!
this feels like a Trip Loop
Jim Carrey was part one
I'm in binge mode...❤❤❤ the content. Thank you sir😊
"Just one more"..💙🌎
So good film😮
First thing I would do is to give the mask to someone else 💀
Probably a good strategy!
You can't give your own fear away...
I think it’s funny when people don’t understand something and therefore say it’s bad. Try thinking critically for more than 2 seconds. Might help.
"Just one more" I tell myself late at night...💙🌎🌙
Lol, I'm old, so after eleven its late...
me too... it is like 3:31 AM already... I can't help it!
I couldn't follow it. What was its point?
Exactly
Jim C said he's seen this before.
I saw it before too. I think it saw around Halloween last year.
It played on the main Omeleto channel last Halloween. Thanks to you all for watching!
@@rachelannettehelson2023 It was very good! I watched it again. 😊
Thank you so much for watching (twice!)@@beththompson2188 🥰
Lchaim from Jacova...trying to avert a war in Eastern Europe. 11 owls on 3 branches. Knowledge. Rem. Vivitas. Deus.
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@@teddyfischer1690 ...code...
yooooo how the heck am i catching your drift here
Is she wearing a mask to escape what she doesnt like in herself, or is this badly written?
Uhh I don’t get it......😐😑🤨🤔😒
I am lost...
Not up to Omeleto's usual standards.
Not impressive 👎😕
How can i be apart of omeleto. I feel like they defintely need a african channel aswell with the storyline