I have unusually mixed feelings about this movie, even though I should probably give it a vaguely positive “it’s alright” kind of review.
It starts off slow. It plays as straight documentary, and it’s kind of dull. The setups that are put in place are clunky and obvious. After the theorist disappears, the story shifted a little. It was still moving kind of slowly, but I found it a bit more funny. I think that I find the idea of the lead getting more and more absorbed in this grand conspiracy. Then there’s a development where they meet a guy who wrote an article about a club that supposedly coordinates all of these nefarious global shaping events.
At this point, the movie actually raises the tension a little, because we finally have a real mystery to focus on. (Shouldn’t I have cared about the disappearance of the theorist from the beginning? Yes, but he was a jerk.)
So the last act adds a touch of tension. Then there’s an ending beyond the natural ending, which serves to tie up some loose ends, and make it so the existence of the movie makes sense. This ending is a little less satisfying.
The creepiest part of this movie is how effectively they sell many of these conspiratorial ideas. By phrasing things right, and avoiding anything that suggests an alternative explanation, it’s hard to disagree with these things.
In searching for the name of the club in the movie, I found a wiki article - List of Hoaxes on Wikipedia. They tried to build legitimacy for the idea. It’s some effective marketing, but…
I have a lot of reservations when it comes to conspiracies. I’m mostly just so annoyed at how willing people are to believe nearly anything, and this movie takes itself seriously enough that it might persuade some people to believe - at least some of the lesser material used in the setup.
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