Atmosphere (2010) User Reviews

Disappointing

[laduqesa · 3/10 · 16 March 2023]

I saw this short film as part of the "Mexican Men" compilation of five films that is not listed on IMDB. It is the fourth best film of the five.

Part of my disappointment was that I simply couldn't understand what this short film was doing in a compilation of gay films. Alberto and Felipe were really attractive guys and Cécilia was a good-looking girl, but there was no hint of anything going further between any of them.

So, I just didn't get it. I didn't get the film itself either. In the middle of a pandemic, three completely unrelated people decided separately to break the rules. It doesn't seem crédible in view of what follows their decisions.

The ending was pessimistic. But what was it all about? What was the film for? And what was it doing as part of the collection of films I'd got? Not recommended.

Isolation makes people do strange things **** SPOILERS *******

[ksf-2 · 7/10 · 25 October 2017]

MAJOR SPOILERS *** (originally Atmósfera, in Mexico) 2010 Directed by Julian Hernandez. only 13 votes so far, and no other reviews here on IMDb. Opens with regular announcements to avoid the sunlight, the air, and any contact with others. We see locals acting scared, and jumping from location to location, trying to avoid the sun, as instructed. The characters are alone, and jumpy. Then... the three characters meet on the beach, disregarding the instructions from the public officials. I fear this one ends pretty dark, although it's not clear exactly what happens at the end. The viewer will have to decide for themselves exactly what happens in the last minute. Hopefully as more people add reviews, there can be a discussion of just what happened. The music suggests that they died, as they are not in the last scene of the crashing waves. Part of the TLA DVD "Mexican Men". If they did die, it's a little disappointing, since they got the courage to meet up and frolic on the (BEAUTIFUL) beach. The hopeful side thinks they swam off and somehow survived. Or are farther out, just out of camera view. What do you think?