Director Mike Chester only has a minute to unfold a narrative, and wow what a narrative it is. I’m not sure yet if that’s a recommendation or caveat. I know for certain it’s an experimental film and one with great skill and creativity behind it, but I can’t make heads or tails of anything that happens within the sixty seconds given to the audience.
Chester definitely has some ideas and unique somewhat provocative images that give way to unique special effects. And I definitely did like the editing, which seems to throw so much vicious imagery and ideas about anonymity at us left and right. I caught on to the symbolism about masks, and blank faces, as well as tearing away at the uniformity, which really did keep me from sinking “The Aberrant Set” as shocks for the sake of shock value. Whether intentional or not, there’s some interesting metaphor here within the onslaught of violence and droning music, and it’s worth a watch if only for the sharp editing that ties everything together. I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone, but as far as experimental films go, it definitely fits the bill.