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<\/a>There\u2019s not much to say about \u201cSquare Pegs\u201d other than it\u2019s probably one of the most surreal, and yet most powerful short films I\u2019ve ever seen. Not only does the imagery spark a head trip of pure acidic proportions, but it\u2019s such a fantastic statement about faith, and the ongoing war of good and evil and the religious belief of the human soul being wrestled with even after we die. Though I\u2019m not sure I agree with the overall statement Ben Hicks makes about the atheists role in the \u201cwar\u201d that ensues for our state of being after our death, \u201cSquare Pegs\u201d is nonetheless a powerful little film that makes the best of its low resources.<\/p>\nArguing on the way to an event, Alison and her family howl at each other in their car and get into a horrible accident. They\u2019re suddenly sitting in a booth in an odd restaurant and marvel at the oddities. Customers hover from table to table, they\u2019re watched by the chef in the darkness, and they\u2019re served a dish that\u2019s grotesque and yet oddly alluring. \u201cSquare Pegs\u201d is a Lynchian and demented fantasy that is never quite upfront about its purpose, but still ends up a wonderful production with great performances.<\/p>\n
Brianna Weaver is great as the observer watching her family fall to pieces as their stay at the restaurant wears on them, all the while she reads the age old story that has sparked said conflict, and really must comprehend what is occurring. Hicks\u2019 direction is basically above par to what is obviously a film reliant on outside producers and a down to the bone budget, but \u201cSquare Pegs\u201d is a great dark art house film that uses every bit of its production with skill. The climax while pretty discomforting, is played very well and Hicks has a pure knack for the demented and philosophical.Hicks creates a wonderfully morbid picture of the world after death and what it may entail. With great production qualities and strong performances, “Square Pegs” is a great depiction of the battle of good and evil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There\u2019s not much to say about \u201cSquare Pegs\u201d other than it\u2019s probably one of the most surreal, and yet most powerful short films I\u2019ve ever seen. Not only does the imagery spark a head trip of pure acidic proportions, but it\u2019s such a fantastic statement about faith, and the ongoing war of good and evil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[302,349,501,885,938,1087],"class_list":["post-11608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-drama","tag-fantasy","tag-indie-film","tag-s","tag-short-film","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}