The Mandela Effect

Well i was a little skeptical when u saw this movies trailer but now i am blown out by this movie. i will divide this review into pros and cons CONS: there is little or no character development and the story is mostly based on the idea of life simulation but it is justified because of its less runtime. mandela affect is less explored than thought the last climax scene is a bit rushed PROS; it nails down the tone of the movie and somehow connects the dot by trying to justify life simulation it has emotions of grief,sadness and is a low budget movies hence vfx look a little funky. the direction is amazing and the concept carried is astounding and thought provoking . i love this movie and will recommend this to anyone who believes in these type of things

As a fan of conspiracies for entertainment purposes I was really happy to find this film. The acting was pretty good and the plot too, but I still felt something was lacking from the film. Might be more enjoyable for those who already know about this particular conspiracy, rather than for those who have never heard of it.

Hoping that it would not exist there. As bad as it gets...

I really like the butterfly effect. But this movie is better in every aspect. I really like how they approach to the point the real/actual conspiracy theories are showing right in front of your PC. Loved the music, the acting, the rythm, etc. Very recommended.

As someone who can't deal with turning coincidence into conspiracy theory sci-fi, I couldn't stick with this beyond 1/3rd of the way. Randomly skipping ahead to see where it went, I saw Elon Musk talking about a computer-simulated universe, which I find preposterous. Who built the computers and why would they bother simulating a solid world that enabled them? Endless loop there. It's also an attitude that disrespects nature and makes humans into gods. Anyhow, for conspiracy nuts this might play well, but if you're into critical thinking and actual science, skip it. There's only hearsay evidence that thousands of people assumed Nelson Mandela had died, and the BerenstAin angle is explained by commonly seeing ....stEin in many words. The premise piles too many assumptions on top of each other to be logical. The ending is also fairly predictable (hint: see the beginning).

So, some dude learned about the Mandela effect and decided to make a film about it. That's it. No real sci-fi, just draggng drama

Don't waste your time. The movie plays over the feeling of parents that lost their children and the paranoia that there is a virtual world and actually they can "hack the matrix" and go back in time. What was that end? All they needed was to be good parents and ask the children to don't take the teddy bear with her and then she wouldn't die? Why not simply monitor what a children is doing in the FU**ING SEA instead of taking a nap!!!! Guys, seriously, hire me, I can write better scripts.

Tricks of the mind, psychological phenomenons and conspiracy theories are very intriguing themes & promising plot devices - provided the effort, of course. "The Mandela Effect" is a small scale indie scifi drama/thriller and I do deem it quite effortful, just not in all the right areas. If you want an in-depth or just a fresher look at the phenomenon of mandela effect - this movie is not it. "The Mandela Effect" has a few things going for it. A few minutes in & it's more than obvious that the budget was small, but the enthusiasm of filmmaking is there & technically it's an allright indie feature. Charlie Hofheimer & Aleksa Palladino provide decent performances & it was nice seeing my beloved Penguin from "Gotham" or Robin Lord Taylor, although portraying an uninteresting character this time. And Clarke Peters simply didn't get enough screen time. The effort can also be appreciated in all of the visual aspects of "The Mandela Effect", cinematography's not exceptional, at all, but not sloppy either. The problem, however, is that, for a movie based on such an interesting subject,which has sparked and still sparks infinite discussions, it's just.. an uninteresting take on it. Grantedly, topics like this one don't have any definite resolutions, but it has no boundaries in creativity when trying to depict it in arts and fiction. "The Mandela Effect" tries to keep the story up and going with only half succesfully focusing on the tragedy that's tormenting our two main charaters, while all the other themes - the intriguing ones - eventually just wind up nowhere. "the Mandela Effect" will get you intrigued, then drag for a bit in the middle & end it all vaguely beautifully and also highly unsatisfyingly. It almost feels like it could've been a bit better if they just renamed it as something not widely known & changed the narration just a bit. Promising secrets and mystery solutions, "The Mandela Effect" provides only an average indie flick with a disappointing core shtick. My rating: 5/10.

The Mandela Effect invites us to enter the world of Brendan, a father who is dealing with devastating personal loss just as he discovers that reality is changing--seemingly by itself. Brendan notices many changes to games, cartoons, children's book titles and characters, peanut butter, and more. Though Brendan attempts to share what he is learning about the Mandela Effect from online searches with his wife and brother-in-law, he sees they don't share his zeal to discover what is going on. The Mandela Effect presents several possible theories for what might be causing people to collectively mis-remember so many things, and zeroes in on one particular theory that resonates for it's central protagonist, Brendan. Brendan is played by Charlie Hofheimer, who does a wonderful job of conveying swirling panoplies of emotions from coming face-to-face with memories that he knows are real for him, yet that are no longer reliably preserved in photos, books, or any other way humans store our histories and facts. I love the emotional arc of this movie, and the way the movie's hero's indomitable spirit shines through to keep motivating him to take positive action, even when it seems his whole world is falling apart. Clarke Peter, the actor playing the role of Dr. Fuchs, does a marvelous job, as does Robin Lord Taylor, playing the part of Brendan's brother-in-law. I love how the Mandela Effect provides insights as to how it feels to be living adjacent to other similar, yet slightly different possible realities. Discussions about how this might be happening, and some of the implications of this are presented in tantalizing overview. The Mandela Effect is an excellent conversation-starter for those who might not yet be aware that large numbers of people are noticing their memories do not match what is presented as 'how things have always been.' At this point in time when some of the world's top visionaries and scientists believe we might be living in a simulation, The Mandela Effect invites us to contemplate how we might be seeing signs of this in our daily lives. Highly recommended!

Don't waste your time. This suffers from Donnie Darko syndrome, where it tries to make you believe it's an intelligent film but it really isn't. It's an interesting concept, filled with vagaries.