THE WAGES OF SIN | Omeleto Comedy
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- A widow is blackmailed by her husband.
THE WAGES OF SIN is used with permission from Gunner Willis. Learn more at / just_gubnet .
A group of local children is out wandering when they come across a local woman sleeping in a dug-up grave. They awaken the priest of a nearby church, who is passed out drunk in the parish. The priest knows the woman, whose name is Martha, and discovers she's digging up her dead husband Donnie's grave. Donnie has apparently come back from the dead and told Martha to dig up his grave -- or else he will kill her.
The priest tries to talk sense into Martha, but Martha is convinced that Donnie will have his revenge on her if she doesn't follow his command. What follows in the conversation between Martha and her priest is equal parts mystery, mayhem, murder... and a little bit of mystical intervention in the form of fate.
Directed and written by Gunner Willis, this Southern Gothic-tinged horror short is both a cleverly nostalgic throwback to classics like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and a modern melding of dark comedy and demons both literal and figurative.
Shot in textured black-and-white with a style that nods to the classic, the storytelling is woven like a yarn, where the color of the characters, setting and plot matter more than the initial logic. The film's setup is much like setting up a joke, as in "What did the drunk priest say when he caught the grieving widow digging up her husband's grave?" But after enjoying some flourishes of oddball comedy, the narrative gets down to business, parsing out a deeper, darker tale behind the farcical beginnings.
We find out the widow isn't grieving but is terrified of her husband Donnie who was likely abusive to her in the past. And the priest leans on a philosophy that's more fatalistic than faith in navigating life's travails. In attempting to get Martha to stop digging up Donnie's grave, he advises letting a coin toss help her with her choice to listen to Donnie or let go of his control over her -- because the act of throwing up a coin clarifies what she truly believes or wants. But letting go and moving past her husband's controlling shadow is harder than anyone thinks -- until fate catches up with her.
Being a comedy, THE WAGES OF SIN shambles and pratfalls into a confrontation. And being a horror film, it reveals that its seemingly shaggy and loose approach to storytelling is more precise than initially seems, with a conclusion that self-assuredly knocks down all of its carefully set-up blocks and builds to an outlandish, suspenseful end. No man, it seems, escapes judgment -- for no one can predict how it will be delivered, and through what means.
I really loved the personality change with the main character when she realised he killed the women. No more timid.
I truly enjoyed this. This was wonderfully done, quite funny and just delightful from a certain pov.
That scream was EV E RY THING! 🤣😂
That poor priest. Such an innocent and also a person with his own foibles. The opening scene!
One thing is for sure, the priest won't be the same after that ! LMAO
Very Clever!
One of those rare gems that are such a serendipity to find! Everything was wonderful - acting, production...
Anyone reading comments to decide whether to watch...do it. I have no affiliation with these guys.
And the coin was on tails. Tails was for mercy. Heads was for justice.
Hey everyone! I'm the writer/director of the Wages of Sin! Thanks so much for all the kinds words and reviews! I appreciate yall taking the time to watch it!
Nice script and presentation...🎉
Well-done to the entire crew behind this ❤❤
Check the coin at the end. Way better than most shorts.
Loved this!
Hmm there's a phrase I'm thinking of to sum up this short. What is it?? Let's see, I know there is something about fury, hell, scorn, and a woman. Well, it will come to me soon enough.
Wild! Hell was mercy for that soul.
Good film.
Anybody else spot the continuity error at 5:14? The cup is missing. It's back again at 11:12 though.
Lovely choice to do it in black & white!
The short is black and white, the coin has only two sides, it's either mercy or justice, - do they mean to say that life is that simple? 😉
Exploitation of human superstition should be criminalized.
10:05 So, if the innocent condemns someone to hell, does she remain innocent (especially after taking the money)? Theoretically she is supposed to be merciful, but on the other hand, justice must be served to the murderer...
Almost as funny as Ebola.
It’s not comedy 😂
I laughed That was hilarious!
@@stacehansen3140 Says more about you than about the video.