Night Dawn Day (2004) User Reviews

Give this one a chance.

[planktonrules · 7/10 · 29 March 2009]

The film begins with a lady jumping into a swimming pool and you hear her doing a voice-over. She says that she's often wished that everyone would just disappear and when she comes up from under the water, that's EXACTLY what has happened! At first, it seems kind of neat, but as the film continues, she has to work out how to survive and comes to realize that maybe this isn't what she wants after all.

This film is interesting, but it sure becomes a lot more interesting when it reaches the end, as there is a twist that makes everything you've seen before it suddenly makes sense. So, my advice is that if you see NIGHT DAWN DAY, watch it all--it's worth it.

Well written and filmed--it's worth a look if you are in the mood for something different.

Definitely worth it's 10 minute length

[darrylb500 · 8/10 · 18 June 2007]

Night Dawn Day presents the simple fantasy that probably most of us have dreamed of that, one day, we find out that we are the last person left on Earth.

Rather than trying to fill in the obviously huge plot hole as to why, the main character (played by Alaina Kalanj, credited only as "woman") just immediately grapples with her new-found, supposedly free life, free of not having to listen to a "politician's lies" any more, no more jerks to deal with, she can go shopping in the nude if she wishes, etc., etc.

However, as much as she thought this new life would be a release from all the dark and problems we have to go through every day, new obstacles are also explored: what happens the day the power runs out? What if she were to get incurably ill? How will she deal with loneliness? The movie is nicely shot, in black and white and white at times, and even though Kalanj doesn't give much of a vocal performance, just her delicately moving from scene to scene, as if she is uncertain about her new life, is convincing enough.

**SPOILER WARNING** There is even a surprise ending to this: was she actually alone? It was just a fantasy, wasn't it? Is she insane? Leaving this open leaves you to thinking about this long after it's over and pondering things. **END OF POSSIBLE SPOILER**

Unlike most of us who, in general, don't get to see short films (even those that were nominated for Academy Awards), this one can still be visible on YouTube by itself (unless it gets removed), and parts of it can also be seen in one of the band's Jucifer's videos as well.

Either way, it's a good, thought-provoking piece, despite it's current low rating (what the hell? Humph).