What attributes to the current success and immense popularity of “My Space”? I can never really figure it out. I have a personal page and a networking one, so I won’t pretend I hate My Space, but for a site that runs well only half the time, has trouble loading, is incredibly slow, and is down half the time, I wonder why My Space continues to remain such a humongous website. One of the most ridiculous but warranted feuds on the mega website is the subscribers’ feuds with Tom. Who is Tom? Tom runs the entire site.
Tom is probably a completely bogus character by My Space, or Tom is a real person, regardless, Tom is hated. Tom, your first friend when you sign up, is one people usually delete, in spite of the fact My Space insists you keep him added to be updated on site changes. But I digress “I Killed Tom@Myspace” is a spoof of not only the My Space craze, but of Tom. The man known only as Tom. My Space, mostly a site for attention whores, sluts, pedophiles and aspiring artists, is finally given a worthy spoof. “I Killed Tom” is a sick and weird semi-thriller about a man who is so addicted to the site (aren’t they all?) that he feels the only way he can eliminate the addiction is to kill Tom.
It makes enough sense. The remainder of the film is comprised of star and director Shane Ryan letting loose in front of the camera, killing people who looks like Tom and planning on finding him beyond all costs. Of course, the film’s final ironic and hilarious act explores how the website can get under your skin even when you don’t even realize. Of course, one has to wonder how much relevance this film will have in five years. Ever watch “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” today?
It’s not as funny as it used to be because the context is horribly out of date, and with the short attention span of America’s youth, this film won’t be as funny five or six years from now. Probably less. In spite of the talent behind it, I can’t imagine it being as funny years from now when My Space isn’t as popular or much of a fad. Must kill… Shane Ryan–I mean Tom. “I Killed Tom@MySpace” is a demented and twisted short film that’s not only funny, but will really make you feel like a loser for being addicted to My Space. You loser. Yeah you, the one who is on My Space for three hours. What relevance this will have in five years, no one knows, but Shane Ryan chews the scenery in what is one of the funniest shorts I’ve seen in a while.