Meeting Simon (2024) - Irish Thriller Short Film

Music:
Party, Crash - Colin Stetson
Heartaches - Al Bowlly
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Another legendary Mukerji and Kelly collaboration 😏

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Very epic🫡

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Yin and Yang strike again 😮‍💨😮‍💨

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This mf don’t miss 😎

[@richardadesmond]

I like the idea around this, lots of tension, you can tell that it's building to something, very effective there. I love the opening shot, zooming out on the front door to the main character, great visuals right there. Then when he walks away, it really begs the question of, what and who is he so afraid of, great stuff. The context about Simon and his depression about his ex felt a little forced, they both knew that. It would have been best to show that organically. The thing I'm wondering about is, why did he go into the friends house at all? If that was me, I'd be expecting something bad and would make the excuse he made near the end about his Grandma. Tell him i had to go off to the other side of the city to get her meds at this late hour. Ultimately, he wants to see the woman he loves, his friend's gf, he doesn't need to visit his friend to achieve that. They spend a lot of the time just talking about stuff…why? why is that in the film? To watch Simon’s state of mind crumble? Yeah, that makes sense there, in that moment, but it would have been better served if the main character was there because he had to be, I don’t see why he should be. I don’t believe he would be. The fact he drinks it because it’s going to waste makes no sense, sorry to be blunt. It goes against everything he just said. Isn’t the character at all suspicious to take a drink off the man who’s bird he’s taken? Come on. How naive is this guy? Had you of set up that this guy, somehow, hates drink going to waste, okay, but not like this. The main character is the friend, why? because he has the most essential context for this story. His goal is to (though not clear till near the end) exact revenge on his friend, because his friend is seeing his ex, he wants justice. The other character, the intended main character, if I'm correct on that, is just to go along with what his friend has planned, ultimately to just react to what his friend says and does, rather than be pro active, try to achieve something, establish some strong essential context for the story, to make it compelling. If I'm being totally honest, because there is no strong context from the main character, it's hard to get invested in this. If he just wants to go and see his girl, why should I care what happens? why is it so bad he died in the end? i never felt why it mattered to him, this character. i know, no one wants to die, but that is not compelling nor interesting for a story, it needs more compelling, specific context. Great idea, just better specifics.

[@declankelly9829]

Even if all that u say is true we are still left with a story about how we keep secrets from even those close to us. How many couples conceal the fact they are unfaithful to each other - even only once in their marriage.. and yet they sit down to dinner every evening and one is keeping his or her secret from the other... knowing that its all over if the other finds out! This story is about trying to stay friends with someone who we have secretly betrayed in the worst possible way. It begs the question as to why we have dinner with someone we have betrayed. It shines a light on how profoundly dishonest human nature can be. Sadly the "spiker" told his pal on the phone at the end what he had done... which will see him locked up... thought he chap who took the drink insisted on taking it and so a good lawyer should get him off! Hope so. Great movie. And great acting.