Portrait of God (Short Horror Film)
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Published 2022-08-28
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All Comments (21)
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Damn, man! This was so well done! I am so happy to have been a tiny part of it, and I'm sending this to everyone I know! Creepy, understated, powerful!
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Considering that even some angels are aware of their frightening appearance and ask us not to be afraid, the possibility of God being equally bizarre the first time is great.
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THIS, THIS IS THE KIND OF HORROR I WANT. The pure, psychological cosmic dread building and building. Not a single loud noise jumpscare, truly an expertly crafted piece of art.
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The thing that disturbed me the most wasn’t the creature itself, but the shot of her timer running for over 3 hours. That just really got to me for some reason
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The fact that it was behind her the whole time she didn't see it, but then disappeared for us to see it in the screen gives me goosebumps
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One of the best tactics in horror movies is when the monster is barely visible, just visible enough to tell you it exists and its closer than you think. Love what you did here
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i swear to god, some short youtube horror movies are better and have more meaning than a lot of whole horror movies. good job.
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You can see two shiny dots in the back when she’s playing the recording about his eyes. Perfect. He’s always there
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the way they hid the entity at 1:48 at left side is amazing
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I am obsessed with that exact moment where she's no longer grateful for being able to see him but instead starts to fear him. This is an awesome short film
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Shoutout on this actress by the way, not easy to have yourself be the only actor in something, putting all that pressure of tension and delivery on you. She did great!
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It’s crazy how these YouTube short films are directed and edited better than Hollywood movies with big staff and hundreds of millions of dollar budget
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I think when it comes to horror, God and the divine are by far the most compelling focus. There's so much eeriness and dread around death, and moreso, what lies beyond it. How little we know. There's also a lot of inherent pathos when it comes to the divine and god, but again, that's tied into our innate fear of the unknown.
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Without jumpscares, without gore, without screaming... you made one of the best horror movies/short films. congrats
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That ending was perfect- no cheap jumpscare, no "boom" sound as we cut to black, just a silence that speaks for itself as it ends. I wish other horror directors had this level of restraint!
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“What have I been worshipping…this entire time?”
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It's honestly well done cause it's scary but not disrespectful. Nothing in the video says the entity is evil its just scary looking. It even slowly appears and takes its time to show her itself and shows her light to comfort her. Even in the bible it says be not afraid to concept of a easy on the eyes look is a human one so God showing himself in a scary way to see if someone would still have faith and love isnt a bad concept. Even if hes scary hes still benevolent and loving and still God.
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The fact that she's clutching that cross so hard that her fingers are drawing blood is so eerie and I love it
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This is one of the only times "it was all in their head" actually hit for me. Probably because 1. it's not actually defined whether it WAS in her head or not, and 2. it fits the THEME of the painting being a "religious experience" and isn't just a cheap cop-out. It ADDS to the story rather than detracts from it.
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We like to portray god as a human like figure but in the end we really dont know what he looks like
