THE ORDER | Omeleto

Three scouts get an opportunity.
THE ORDER is used with permission from Chad Cunningham. Learn more at chadcunningham....
Young scouts Jackson, Dustin and Miles are on a camping trip as part of a prestigious opportunity for their troop. It's their initiation into the next, higher level of the organization.
Subjected to trials of speed, strength and endurance, they struggle to prove themselves and find themselves pitted against one another in order to win. But one of them begins to realize that all is not what it seems with their scouting organization -- and discovering the truth unearths a darker side to both the "order" and the boys than anyone imagined.
Like many other excellent thrillers, writer-director Chad Cunningham's suspenseful, action-packed short leans on impeccable craftsmanship to draw viewers into its meticulously drawn world and story. What stands out initially in this short film is its incredible camerawork, sound design and score, which all work together to create an atmosphere of suspense and tension that keeps the audience's curiosity alive.
Smart, compelling visuals and fine performances by its mostly young cast parse out information about the world and characters like breadcrumbs that we -- and the lead young scout, Jackson -- follow avidly. The desire to poke beneath an initially innocuous or placid surface is irresistible to both the scouts and to the audience, and we uncover the secrets about the order just as Jackson does.
The story itself is a riff on classic themes explored in stories like LORD OF THE FLIES -- the conflict between decency and civilization versus the savagery evoked by rivalry and competition for seemingly scarce resources and rewards. This is rich classical narrative territory, but the film approaches it with energy and self-assured verve.
The hidden world and secrets are dark, as is its final statement on human nature. But as a film, it's also just a lot of fun, and a sheer pleasure, to watch, using the art of superlative filmmaking to immerse an audience into its story and characters. Its confidence and craft beg for a feature-length treatment to fill out the characters and background, but at its current scale, THE ORDER offers thrills and chills worthy of a multiplex.

[@kushminister5137]

i love how this kid just towers over everyone when they try to get in his face lmao

[@MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp]

yeah but doesnt mean much once youre that close

[@zaiz6018]

I am about 10-15 cm taller than most people at my school so I do the same thing lmao. Best thing is it works even though I am a very nice and neautral person (I hate drama), I usually only use it for fun

[@citruscord6488]

@@zaiz6018 Dude im like the same im like 20 inches taller than everyone bro im 6'7 and people try to act tough when theyre COMPLETELY LOOKING UP LMAO

[@williamfoxlord]

@@citruscord6488 20 inches would be a foot and 8 inches that means everyone at your school is under 5 foot

[@presston6459]

Why does he look like tfue

[@maunster3414]

Trying to make parents proud is a horror story in itself.

[@kashish291_0]

Well said!!! Right now I'm in the story struggling miserably .........

[@Schatten2712]

I'm making them proud while having a great life tho

[@khamanifunnyboy8706]

Yeah

[@sharobb6904]

😂

[@sharobb6904]

@@Schatten2712 that's great

[@minakaukimato7167]

guy: if you kill one of your friends you get a fancy name kid: *starts to slaughter everyone*

[@heroslippy6666]

legit if they are young enough you can convince them to do this

[@jazzy5480]

Hero Slippy why did I laugh

[@Big.Boned.Presley]

Now we know where Tfue got all his battle royal training

[@thesterrikers4317]

victory royale hell yeah

[@ronanwicks4791]

the quiet is so he doesn't get distracted, the seclusion is so he doesn't feel lonely in his hole while grinding, fasting so he can survive hurs on end without having to get up for food

[@Immemor1al]

I didn't even notice that he looks so much like Tfue. 😂😂😂

[@allotic7139]

wallmart tofue

[@helplessfox]

😂

[@robinhood_xd1777]

i dont think thats how boy scouts works

[@stephenpaul668]

Robin Hood_XD There actually is a weird “brotherhood” that I’m part of in Boy Scouts, and we had to do work silently and sleep under the stars and only eat scant food, but it’s really not that bad, and it’s only for a day. And people don’t get tortured or whatever. If they can’t do it they just go home.

[@enclaveslayer]

@@stephenpaul668 this was the comment I was looking for I'm like dude this was my ordeal

[@honestreviews9557]

Stephen Paul Order of the Arrow. I’m a Vigil myself and the beginning sparked memories. But geez this was just crazy haha

[@harveyallen7080]

This is how it should work.

[@PyroPivot]

Pff. Spoken exactly like someone who couldn't make the cut for The Ordeal.

[@lordsxman]

The "no talking" rule made no sense especially since there were no consequences for breaking it. I also dont understand the 180° shift in character when the dude watches that 30 second video at the end. So now he's ok with his friend dying and being subjected to starvation??? Pretty inconsistent.

[@gooeybee]

@JediFlavored Soap The times he was a good kid though were usually alone when they wouldn't have been able to take note. That and most of his reactions seemed at least relatively like, well, reactions. Just seems too circumstantial to me and his kindness never really led to anything.

[@lordsxman]

@JediFlavored Soap Nice ideas. It's that smile itself that I have trouble reconciling with the rest of his character given EVERYTHING else we've been shown about his character. That smile came from left field; absolutely incongruent with his ostensible character. Had they planted a seed earlier in the movie there would've been much more of a payoff. Like had the counselors said at the outset: "This Ordeal has been known to bring out sociopaths in hiding." Or something to that effect, then we would've suspected that the Dick kid was the Sociopath/ Psychopath but then the smile at the end would have let us know that our "protagonist" was the Socio/Psychopath all along. That, to me, would have been more satisfying. It's the film's job to lay out ALL the clues so that a twist ending makes sense. If they don't that's just bad storytelling.

[@AvgJoeCrowe]

@@lordsxman The boys were from all walks of life, they apparently had little in common, but they secretly did- they were all putting on a show. The "Order" needs ruthless people who will do anything, can't do that with a conscience. Each of the boys at the camp was a sociopath, all trying not only to make their way through the trials, but also trying to APPEAR like they were normal, caring humans. The winner proved not only that he was capable, but that he had killed two people and made it look like accidents. He was the monster all along. Every single time he was being "nice" was for show, and he was far better at hiding it than the other boys.

[@edwardtbaum2169]

@@lordsxman Take note of the scene where he breaks the lock to enter the room where they thought they were holding his "friend captive." The files on the table show a picture of a dead boy, he surprised by it but it does not completely shatter his resolve, yet is more intrigue in his own file. I think his quarrel with the "Ordeal" is that he is blind to the process of it. He does not know why and this is why he rebels against it. It's not that his peer disappeared its that he does not like being in the unknown. All in all, a great piece of writing. If it's good enough to keep me or any of us watching for 24 minutes, its good.

[@IsaSaien]

Yup, this is a very bad story very well told. Liked it a lot, just wished they had thought out the details better.

[@wordsofcheresie936]

I expect that this organization has very powerful friends and they have a way of fixing things. My suspicion is that 2/3 are always killed and the order now has a way to ensure loyalty. They say to the new member, if you ever are disloyal, you will spend the rest of your life in jail for the murder of the two boys that you killed.

[@reeblesnarfle5443]

And worse...

[@stevethomas74]

I thought the twist was going to be that they were being prepped to join a white supremacist group

[@cyberbonebob538]

@@stevethomas74 😂😂😂😂

[@user-hx5xq6tl9f]

The most dangerous game...

[@Stopstaring101]

Henry Under born Huh 🤔💭?

[@honestreviews9557]

My Order of the Arrow ordeal wasn’t this bad. Lol

[@Azlind]

Honest Reviews kinda enjoyed mine.

[@ericwalters7251]

Lmfao, they still starved us tho

[@Azlind]

Eric Walters not wrong but one of the guys in my troop that never shut up was in mine. Was fun to finally be somewhere he was quiet.

[@kameronpasswaters8245]

tHe oA IsNt a cUlt I still haven’t taken mine yet so I don’t know yet

[@SilentExile729]

Random Guy It’s 100% a cult. Source: Almost became a Vigil member.

[@aidenmackinnon4192]

why am i scrolling through the comments before i even watch

[@kebenanndavid3724]

To see if the film's good enough to watch ! 😂 It is ...

[@cerpiper]

Same

[@shrekscheeks9054]

Me too 😂

[@totsbotmarketing7872]

I'm doing that too 😂😂

[@beautifulmoment7986]

Same here lol😃

[@davidmwayi]

This film should have been called "Plot Holes: the Movie" You just killed your best friend, your jailers (who you are in the process of running away from) drag you away to a room where they show you a tape of some random guy who congradulates you and suddenly you are cool with it? Also why was his friend walking around in the forrest? Also where did the two scout masters lock the first kid and how did he escape....or why did he escape at the right moment when his path will lead him straight to his accidental death by stabbing? What happened to the energy bar? if it wasn't going to play a part in the story why did the filmmaker show the lead cut it in half? also you stated a rule: "you will take a vow of silence" but when the lead and the psycho kid talk back at the scout master they don't get any consequences. Also why should I care about the murdered friend, all the audience know about him is he had a dad and low blood sugar. Also why is the psychopath kid a psychopath? I feel no need to care about any of this characters because I have no idea who they are and their actions don't make sense.

[@koenbuurman8123]

he cut the energy bar in halve because he wanted to give it to dustin but dustin is not there. It was obviously important as it was how he discovered that dustin was gone. The other questions i cant answer either

[@davidmwayi]

@@koenbuurman8123 he discovered the other kid was gone cause he heard a sound in the woods and went to investigate. The camera movement and sound design hinted that he was being watched. If you can cut a scene from a clip and the clip still makes sense then that scene doesn't belong there

[@ohcanada2213]

@@davidmwayi it's also to show that he's a good person (atleast in the beginning) for wanting to share food with the low blood sugar kid.

[@ricosuabeh]

agreed this sht is too random

[@sumners849]

The video at the end is showing how he has been convinced that he is one of them

[@yusefendure]

"You're fulfilling your destiny...Anakin."

[@danduryea]

+Yusef Endure - "Something, something, something, complete."

[@fonyterguson562]

Cool fav mov I love totes! Space foooooxx 🤘ya!

[@doot9695]

Lesson one of survival Don't charge a guy with a shovel

[@ifalone]

look whos talking

[@heroslippy6666]

To be honest I almost murdered some du mb@ ss in highschool. It almost happened dozens of times with some sort of weapon in my hands, hammers, drills, sharp chunks of metal, files, vice, bolt cutters, wood, heat guns, soldering iron, screwdrivers, dremal. If I would have been less mentally stable (i easily could have been) I wouldn't be here to make this comment.

[@doot9695]

@@heroslippy6666 what kind school have you been to buddy

[@sethbennett617]

@@heroslippy6666 your gonna murder someone with a heat gun. how? melt their face off. no one is going to sit their quietly and let you melt their face. same with soldering iron. the vice doesnt make any sense either

[@sethbennett617]

@@ifalone no jonn. he charged a russian holding the siberian winter, big difference

[@captainobvious8530]

I think there is an alternate way to see the story which leads to the final smile making perfect sense. On the first viewing we assume the main character is a good soul. For example when he talks to the other guys we assume he has concerns and is trying to share it to reassure himself or to warn the others. When he breaks into the chiefs office we assume he is looking for his mate. When he runs away we assume he is scared. And so when he finally smiles at the end we are confused. But what if he actualy is motivated to win at all cost right from the start? Then everything makes sense. The thought-sharing with the other guys becomes an attempt from the character to make the others doubt so they give up quicker. The shovel hit after taunting the dude is a way to eliminate a challenger. The intrusion in the office to save his friends becomes just an attempt from him to learn more on the test so he can win (notice how he is more interested in the documents than looking for his friend? + it is not shown what he learns exactly ). Him going backwards to the house after evading the guardians instead of just saving his ass means he gueninely wants to stay in until he wins. Very interesting film.

[@linabingbing3881]

Seriously ..I'm watching this a second time and you are spot-on. Thanks for the help.

[@linabingbing3881]

Please though...since u commented two hours ago ..please tell me what you think the bald guy did to the one kid...right after he said he doesn't deserve all that food...did he pressure point knock him down or punch him quickly or did he beat him up afterwards.....two black eyes I'm assuming those are called ....if he did beat him up later and that's the result...wtheck did he hit him with for his face to bruise so strangely .thanks again.tell me what u think ol

[@linabingbing3881]

Also after reading your comment then seeing him hit dude with a shovel lol....first time I saw it I thought it was out of defense and he accidentally did it and panicked a little. NOPE he hit that boy on purpose. He got him agitated so that he'd come at him. He got knocked the f*** out lol as dude planned.

[@linabingbing3881]

Oh and why photos of the boys sleeping other than a perverted reason?any idea

[@eileene.5870]

Wolfspidermum85 the double black eye is what's called "Battle's sign", it means a skull fracture at or near the base of the skull. It's usually a sign of severe brain trauma and impending death.

[@angiebyars5030]

When they said ‘nothing is what it seems’ they really meant it...

[@zaiz6018]

I think they confused the terms "Boy scouts" and "Battle Royale"

[@thegreathufflepuff7877]

I felt bad for Jackson. He seemed to genuinely care about Dustin so accidentally stabbing him must've been heart wrenching.

[@Muser4Life]

That smirk in the end gave me chills

[@Aaliyah_Curzon]

Muser4Life Ikr? At first, I was so confused on why he was smirking, but it's because he won and was the last one standing.

[@dysto__pia0]

it gave me chills because he so hensum

[@owenwilliams1857]

why did he have a smirk what does it mean

[@Aaliyah_Curzon]

Owen Williams Because was the last one standing, so he won the camp survival thing.

[@owenwilliams1857]

i know that... but why was he smilling, he was nice and cared about dustin, then he watches the video and has a smirk... why?

[@Alesha_Lewer]

I got super scared for them when the two boys started talking to each other and breaking the rules

[@tinyponies]

I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!!!! I will say though that there is a SEIZURE WARNING until about 3:10 and again at the end for my fellow epilepsy peoples. That should be in the description.

[@alison4316]

I have found so many videos that should have warnings. Thank you ☺

[@imgoated8goat496]

I am a dummy🤓🤬

[@kcal12]

If you get seizures from that 0.4 second clip, then i don't know what to say ..

[@matteo8313]

@@kcal12 then you know little about epilepsy thats a 4 second clip of colors shaking

[@andrjsjan4231]

M. collect_the_breyers what i didn’t understand your joke can you please explain it again ASAP??

[@iloveplasticbottles]

This video: you will be isolated and sleep alone Schizophrenics: that’s where you’re wrong kiddo

[@paytonlee9836]

Yeah the ending is a little bit forced. The change is not credible.

[@Raezor85]

Well he did smash someone with a shovel too

[@aikaterineillt9876]

He doesn’t deserve all that FOOD!

[@amerlad]

yeah! all that one bar of chocolate.

[@Activated_Complex]

What would YOU do for a Klondike Bar?

[@heavenly5644]

@@Activated_Complex Oh I used to love those commercials😂it's a shame I don't see them anymore,they were hilarious!!Lol😆 oh great now I want a Klondike bar

[@imgoated8goat496]

You are doo doo 💩💩💩🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽 😂

[@HaikatrineKat]

It's a special blend, made from other scouts.

[@karensauve3791]

The smirk was the icing on the cake. Greed and power took over moral judgment.

[@AvgJoeCrowe]

What? I think you misunderstood. He was never moral to begin with.

[@snowingsart4568]

Agree! Masterpiece!

[@tomcoryell]

He should become POTUS.

[@andreagentile3408]

I liked the actors, the timing, dialog, filming. Nice! Keep on creating!

[@BoshMind]

As an eagle scout in the oa brotherhood, I am not sure how I feel about this.

[@andysixxstalkerangeloftrag5833]

13:09 *When you try to act tough but don't realize you're shorter than the guy you're yelling at until you're already too close. Now you don't seem so tough. Lmao.*

[@Carriedmusic]

I was thinking the exact same thing during this scene!! Lol

[@blackshogun272]

That's when you pull out the stick...

[@faridehnaghsh]

the SMILE in the end was the best horror part. It was all about what this F****ing world wants from the new Generation. Well done.

[@reeblesnarfle5443]

Their souls.....

[@Vincentpanh]

To become monster to protect this weak world. Or destroy it , it their choice now

[@veggiesarefruits]

It's about how society rewards violence and punishes being good, kind, and compassionate. Organizations like this, the military, etc. claim to create a better world, and yet, the reality is that they only cause death, destruction, despair, and create monsters out of good people. Bravo! Fantastic film! I would KILL to act in one of these shorts!

[@goldfishie9210]

This is a dumb comment. As if we qrent taught to share or use our manners. If society punishes good then why haven't I been taught differently to conform. The military is very needed for you to be free. They fight the people that aren't taught the same morals as you and me are expected to have. And those people have to put their lives and sanity on the line for us. Thats why it's such a tremendous honor to serve your country. You live in a delusional world if your comment reflects your actual thoughts on the world.

[@terbihihanyjg910]

you wouldnt be alive if it wasnt for those men fighting for you idio

[@kikib.4519]

Yes I do agree with you. Many private organizations and the military to take resources from many countries such as being in war with Iraq and Afghanistan for such terrible and selfish reasons.

[@loganlomax5956]

Yes, yes you would

[@vivenomada]

@@goldfishie9210 "The military is very needed for you to be free." hahahaha omg how can you people be so brainwashed. astonishing

[@sneakersheik2418]

I don’t understand some of the negative comments! I thought this film was amazing! That smirk at the end was creepy. Excellent way to end. Great movie!

[@nicolaisgro8745]

Its frightening to see what sadly many armies already know,children can be coerced into excellent soldiers. Terrifying!

[@dkyelak]

Oh, it's just a story- surely it couldn't happen here :s

[@TerriblyIronic9]

Or! A lot of those "children" what you really mean is young adults. Have wanted to be in the military since they could put sentences together. They feel it's in their blood but not only in their blood but also part of their duty to their country. Don't twist the military into something evil.

[@adrianj2666]

what if they country is doing wrong things like germans on ww2

[@shibbershabber]

Forced conscription of minors is nothing like this

[@Jack-vp9kl]

Thoroughly enjoyed. The actors have a bright career ahead of them.

[@jmitterii2]

Especially the grand master scout guy in the video. A long future to look forward to!

[@Swayto-]

Think about it this way, it’s a hypnotic camp. The kid was starving to death with little to no food a day meaning for just that he’s mentally weak. He works labor all day. And where we saw his first push was when he hit the kid with the shovel. The second was killing Dustin, even if it was a accident. From there his mind would be extremely weak to any sort of hypnoction. And that last video is what hypnotized him.

[@tristenminney4996]

Alright, this is like a psycho, over the top rip-off of the Order of the Arrow for Scouts...

[@bdq7814]

Tristen Minney Yeah. And it’s pretty good

[@tmthedragonslayer9203]

@@bdq7814 Agreed

[@wrightlyallen5907]

YES. brotherhood hoping for vigil, amirite?

[@tristenminney4996]

Yeah

[@CharlieGreenexe]

The writer was clearly inspired by the OA

[@Silkendrum]

Are 2/3 of the candidates always killed or badly injured? Wouldn't that be a bit difficult to explain to the parents?

[@theboredboar3641]

Silkendrum probably a waiver saying what might happen

[@Silkendrum]

@@theboredboar3641 - Don't be ridiculous. What parent would sign a waiver saying there's a 66% chance their child will die or be maimed? And if they lie, it wouldn't take two two deaths for there to be a lawsuit.

[@theboredboar3641]

It’s a magical waiver

[@Amy-xk4ne]

I think their parents already know what's going to happen. Both Jackson and Dustin say that their dads have already done the camp before. I'm guessing everyone's parents takes a gamble for their son to also get into the order. But Jackson's dad probably broke the rules and already told him only the last man standing would get in. Jackson plays everyone then wins, hence the smirk at the end

[@thegreathufflepuff7877]

"Yeah hi, um...so your son...yeah he's not coming home. Yeah, he didn't have the necessary survival skills. What do you mean you thought this was a regular camp?"

[@Arcaryon]

SPOILER WARNING YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED The point I would like to make is that I think that through the entire short there were quite a few hints that the kid wasn't all right. He himself says that he wasn't selected for his abilities. He seems however to be a skilled fighter, determined and quite hot headed. When he escalates the situation with the ultra darwinistic scumbag it's the first time we see him doing something vicious - but the thought to spare his food never occurs to him - he just wants to split the bar into rations. He doesn't seem to follow rules (starts speaking) and he was ready to kill to protect his life. Now - I am gonna lean myself out of s window and say that his concern was more his own safty than the one of anyone else - while he first screams, after watching the video and realizing that he is 'safe' he smiles, which is of cause also the big revelation. All of this hints at the setup being very intentional. You take 'promising' people - one could also say ruthless and cold hearted psychopaths into a hungergame esque situation, put them under enourmous stress and see who survives and then recruits the last man standing.

[@matycee]

So, hold the phone... This "ordeal" as you call it, consists of, at least what seems to me: going for a run. chopping wood, digging some dirt, pushups, camping and uh... walking on a tastefully lit hiking path through the woods? Does that sound accurate?

[@goldfishie9210]

Well they fought and he killed both of them. So add that to the list and it sounds like quite a dandy day.

[@loganlomax5956]

You forgot killing your opponents

[@patrickmisrabl9634]

Most of those sound like the actual Order of the Arrow Ordeal

[@GoldenPantaloons]

@@patrickmisrabl9634 Yeah, when I was in scouts we always joked about the Order of the Arrow being some sinister cult initiation. Pretty clear that's what this film is riffing off of. The reality of it was pretty tame.

[@harveyallen7080]

You forgot murder

[@mickeygrayheart2406]

Bruh😁 "What are you doing? He needs help. I don't need help!"

[@Space_Cadet_inc]

That was by far the best line of this film

[@Ithuttan]

When the scoutmaster said energy bar I swear I thought he was unzipping his trousers

[@Lylo-mj8ek]

Mr.Cunningham, Mr.Willis, Absolutely riveting, And the casting spot on. Thank You all for the experience. New top of my watch list. Peace.

[@mohit-pb3oz]

In their hardest time they reveal their true colours.

[@jonavinthao]

Damn, how horrible. Can't tell if he was trying to act scared/curious the whole time or if what happened at the end was some bs or something in his mind switched or what but that really sucks. Also would there be no repercussions for what happened or

[@YeahTheDuckweed]

Who would know?

[@andrjsjan4231]

clray123 what??

[@andrjsjan4231]

Jonavin Thao or what??

[@professord1522]

At 1:08 Scouts Founder David Matthews is talking about a "duty to King and Country." Is that just a cliched expression or an early clue that this film is set in a very twisted alternate version of our Universe? I take the fact that the "Scouting Federation of America" was founded in 1953 and that Mr. Matthews founded it "28 years ago," making the setting of this film in 1981 another such clue. I guess I will find out.

[@gilsonmoraes4163]

This should straight be a series on Netflix, love the concept

[@greggi47]

Why can't you accept this as a one-off piece of work? It is so common here for people to want a series, a feature film, a different ending.

[@lindarichmond3199]

He was not a sociopath. sociopaths have no feeling and emotion about things at all This young man did ,and cared .

[@justinalane5242]

Another short that should have been a whole movie. I've binge watched so many of these ..love em

[@dantrendall]

That was a plot twist and a half, that little smile at the end wow...what a film

[@LiquidZulu]

God damn they broke that vow of silence real easy.

[@maximilianrhoades4121]

This is the Order of the Arrow gone rouge.

[@thisdudenamedz3699]

OhMerxy that’s exactly what I was thinking. I thought this as soon as I heard ordeal

[@patrickmisrabl9634]

This is what Tenderfoot me thought the Ordeal was like

[@loganfaucher]

I thought the exact same thing bruh

[@MotorcycleMouse]

Lol im wondering if I should’ve killed the rest now.

[@dawey8897]

Whats that. Im asian

[@starry_universe_6231]

He doesn’t deserve all that *FOOD*

[@sonquatsch8585]

that line is a CLEAR CUT example of the bad writing throughout this film. really? the one liners were just all a miss.

[@allisonjames2923]

“He doesn’t deserve all that food...” that tiny protein bar???

[@RaptorJesus]

Anyone notice that he said "for king & country"?

[@Jack-vp9kl]

RaptorJesus Yep, then talked about a federation. Couldn’t tell if they were trying to establish a world, or it was a plot hole. The first Scouts were British, so perhaps it was just overlooked

[@zachw.9734]

I'm a real scout and the description sounds a lot like order of the arrow

[@thisdudenamedz3699]

Zach W. I was thinking the same thing lol, this is just the OA ok steroids and crack lol

[@worldwidegamer9487]

Im a scout too, and a leader of my OA Lodge, this isnt what its actually like

[@zachw.9734]

@@worldwidegamer9487 does feel like it sometimes tho

[@ILOVEMUSIC159]

In order for him to win he had to kill the opposition

[@Merrida100]

Scientology can change *your* life too!

[@DocBree13]

Merrida100 lol - that’s what I was thinking

[@kaylaandrews4902]

Ehhhh this short seems confused on what it’s trying to be. It seems unfinished. Most of the time I was confused instead of tense and engaged. The camerawork and score was good, though.

[@slackerattacker9459]

The beginning was like the navy seal version of Boy Scouts.

[@VapidToast]

The beginning was pretty much my experience in boy scouts lol

[@TerriblyIronic9]

Similarities to BUDS but no it's really not. Don't compare things you don't grasp fully.

[@drumroIIpIease]

Omeleto's films have the best cliffhangers

[@killercuda1234]

Bruh why the scoutmasters missing their neckerchiefs? You need that for the class A uniform to be considered “complete”.

[@severin_czech6521]

I feel so bad for the kid that died last , it feels so fookin bad

[@CT-pt4ro]

This is called order of the arrow And no we dont kill weak scouts we are not Spartans and we also do not brainwash them

[@artmcteagle]

So, that's how one joins the Freemasons.

[@militair3317]

Part 2 plz I was extremely well made. Llike for part 2✌👍

[@biku3628]

what? you're extremely well made?

[@nicole-md1bw]

@@biku3628 self streem is everything

[@lbee8327]

I don't know? Should I. You didn't even spell "It" right

[@petersmitt2485]

There will be no part 2. It's all over!

[@miibrodii9925]

Dislike for part 3

[@Mysasser1]

M night shyamalan vibes without losing 3hrs of my life!

[@darkseid856]

I didn't liked the smile in the end . I know he was happy that he was the last man standing but he just now killed a person he was worried about and all of a sudden he's happy that he won ? Sudden change of emotion in the character made it weird and unrealistic .

[@scarface6736]

You guys should make a real horror movie, you are briliant 🙋

[@secondhandguru3558]

An horror anthology

[@reeblesnarfle5443]

This WAS a horror movie! It's our reality!

[@altonburt6066]

They don't make the shorts

[@zoharaakthar8733]

This is a horror movie

[@thelordofzeal8815]

They don't make these shorts, they simply host them. Read the descriptions.

[@mintyfy6025]

This "secret organization" in the movie is actually called the Order of the Arrow in Boy Scouts. It's not secret in real life but it requires you to be one of the best scouts of your troop. They also take ideas from the Order of the Arrow like the vow of silence which you also take in the ordeal to get into the Order of the Arrow. The ordeal is basically where you work all day to prove that you can cheerfully and encouragingly help your community

[@LittleRainGames]

Nah thats the sham one for the public, you only get into the real secret one if you kill the others.

[@rayvenredfield]

I was really hoping for some supernatural twist at the end. Like some vampire or werewolf plot... Instead, all I have is more questions and an unfulfilling smirk. =\

[@peettims6569]

Once that music kicked in after he didnt see his bud at the campsite i got quinton Tarantino vibes

[@leviaddison9802]

Ok I’m a scout and I’m glad to say there is no Scouting Federation or Brother-Hood at all but there is O.A. ,once you hit eagle rank your done with scouts and you can become a leader or you can just leave

[@vegurion2]

You don't fool anyone, it is common knowledge that you compete in death games in order to achieve the leadership of a powerful organization that runs the world behind the scenes

[@TylerTried]

Looks like Rolling wasn't part of the selected few to make it into the final ranks.

[@eliaswolf9067]

I’m a scout and if this was something they would do it would be shut down immediately

[@sledgehammer79sledge37]

I am a Boy Scout and I am part of this Brotherhood. The ordeal is a real thing, but it’s just not a week long thing. And you get selected out of every troop(2 people), not tens of thousands of people. The physical labor and measly amount of food is also true. So is the silence. It is called the order of the arrow and it’s not this serious at all compared to the movie.

[@PromisedTriggeringExcalibait]

Doesn't really make sense how he suddenly stops caring about Scout.

[@abmon243]

So this helps society how? The scout thing, not the short itself

[@BlankBrain]

The same type people gave a huge tax cut to the wealthy. This preparation for leadership.

[@johnolivercheung5261]

just kill the competition...... literally This boy scouts are really insane! Give me chills!

[@nsgwr]

Does anyone else realize that this is exactly what the Order of the Arrow does for their ordeal? How did no one realize that?

[@YoloBagels]

I don't remember having to kill people in my ordeal...

[@chemicallyblue512]

I don’t remember fighting another scout for food

[@Azlind]

Yea I don’t remember fighting for food ether.

[@zanderjames6118]

I don't remember it lasting more than 24 hours.

[@zombiasnow1565]

I don't know what, Order of the Arrow is!

[@timothypage252]

And NONE of them went night-time foraging for food in the woods??? Some "scouts"...

[@tomcoryell]

I enjoyed the positive aspects of scouting. The negative? One scoutmaster who embezzled the troops funds. One scoutmaster who went to the pen for being a child molester.

[@samueljackson315]

Wow! Boy Scout Special Forces training is insane.

[@kevin7238]

It’s funny how the short guy talks to Justin trying to act tough but he has to look up to the younger person😂😂

[@onaughto]

That was exceptional. Well done. great everything. I really enjoyed it.

[@colemartin6524]

Theres a program in the Boy Scouts called the OA a.k.a the Order of the Arrow, and ngl it sounds hella like this, I went through they ordeal and its only for one day not for a week

[@lucascallihan4932]

This is basically a plan on the order of the arrow ordeal in boy scouts.

[@rabbitcult8394]

nothing was explained at all and his motivations didn't make any sense. the smirtk at the end was supposed to show that he was some sort of killer and planned the other two dying all along? like? is that what that mant because it came from nowhere

[@lynnkierakilenaearna8844]

Oh wow,your comment got me thinking that yeah, he was acting. But then I thought about how he cut the food in half to share with Dustin. But was he? Or was that presented in such a way to make us *think* he was. Maybe he had simply decided to save half for tomorrow. Maybe he was actually on his way to do in Dustin since he was weakened. Because thinking about how he attacked the other kid, that *seemed* out of character, totally out of the blue, unless, as you wrote, he had planned this all along and was just acting like a nice guy. Ooo. It all makes sense now! Amazing writing and directing and acting all! Good job!

[@rabbitcult8394]

@@lynnkierakilenaearna8844 none of it makes sense and it was all really bad and you're wrong. i am an actor. you are wrong. why would we need to think that he was ok? he doesn't know we exist? why would they add that in it doesn't make any sense for his character development like wtf are you talking about. it's bad

[@rabbitcult8394]

@@lynnkierakilenaearna8844 maybe it was just bad and not that deep

[@rabbitcult8394]

@@lynnkierakilenaearna8844 i love charles melton

[@lynnkierakilenaearna8844]

@@rabbitcult8394 You asked "why would we need to think that he was okay? he dosen't know we exist?" Dude. I'm talking about the writers purposefully writing it in this way as to fool the viewers into thinking he's a good guy. The character was trying to make the others think he was just a regular nice guy, not a killer. Makes for a surprise ending. It's well-crafted story-telling. And please. I honestly don't care if you're an actor, it does not instantly make you an expert in your field. And telling me I'm wrong? Interpretation of a story is all a matter of opinion. Wrong and right has nothing to do with it, since no facts are involved. Agreeing or disagreeing is more the case. :)

[@bronteblair]

Black Mirror vibes

[@DiDi-ip3xy]

Bronte Oldham But there's no technology involved other than an old tv

[@Adrianlovesmusic]

just join the marines

[@billyreynolds4749]

I don't like crayons!

[@robysword12]

Yo Dustin's dad definitely killed two kids also

[@edwardtbaum2169]

This was absolutely FANTASTIC!!! On the edge of my seat the entire way to the end.

[@J33zeus]

I believe all 3 of those boys were chosen because they're psychopaths to begin with. The kid said he wasn't the best at anything he's just here to make his dad proud. They chose them for being a desperate and the silence made it so they can't figure out the real reason they're here

[@Someone_EFD]

That was really good. Who else wants to see a series based on this concept?

[@Space_Cadet_inc]

I hope they make it!

[@durasaxon5131]

Nope! Bravo Sierra

[@Panzerreich]

Best one you have ever made.

[@blake432]

has the feel of a solid prequel short to a full length thriller.

[@TheIllusiveMan11]

Am I the only one who noticed he said 'King and country' when talking about America?

[@greggi47]

I think it refers back the the origin of Scouting in Britain, the brainchild of the very unsavory Baden-Powell.

[@TheIllusiveMan11]

@@greggi47 Fair enough

[@Batman-cq6ee]

This here is why you don’t join cults...

[@WendyP1965]

When creepy old dude said welcome to the order it gave me chills!

[@zekeyis]

Um I'm not knocking it I'm just curious how much of the story are you leaving to interpretation for the audience to decide what the context is about here. Is it a government sect running a program , a cult , a rogue faction of scouts that couldn't leave the scout life behind , a place where parents send their kids to test them and give them a career there's quite a few ideas but it wasn't told well you really could have went with a much better backstory to this and then tried to tackle something like this

[@jb-jbjb]

The whole time watching this I thought it was a recruitment process for contract killers of some kind.

[@dallyh.2960]

Man, I wish the guys were that cute when I was boy scouts, I might have actually stayed.

[@n_axe2670]

I’m appart of accrual scouting Bsa and for the order of the arrow (during the ordeal) we fast for 1 day, take a vow of ailments, and do service for the community without expecting pay. The person who made this video knows what happened during that and made it more intense in this. Go Wiwahitchca( my council for the OA)

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

What is a "vow of ailments"? You promise to get sick? Seriously, what is it?

[@demongo2007]

Do you mean vow of silence...? Never heard of an "ailments" vow 🤣

[@robinhooper7702]

Applause to the director for this one. Omeleto is now my go too. It's like "The twilight zone 2.0 John Carrington(photography) Ian, yeah you too. And all the characters involved. Two thumbs up.

[@MrTrekfan]

The tiki torches were a dead give away!