Basically its a mockumentary with the Hells Satan's playing the roll of a moped gang in competition with another gang around Richmond. With it being a short film, it actually has a decent story line and shows a lot about moped culture. I think if it was stretched out in time and was a full length movie with more depth, sub plots, etc. it could easily be as good as Easy Rider, then again I doubt there would be a big following but if you look at how Boondock Saints was born and ultimately ended up, one could probably create a low budget film and have it easily become a cult classic. Has Satans Since 2003 become a classic? Being that its the only fictional film without to much of a plot (at least made in this decade, "On the Move" aside) I bet it will be classic.
The impact of this film is probably anyone could relate too, especially if they own a moped. A sense of community and the feeling of purpose when another group threatens what you love. It also shows how easy things can go sideways when shit happens and you decide to throw everything out the window in order to get revenge. Having a moped myself and even though I'm not apart of the MA, I can see something similar happening though not to the extent that this movie portrays(but from the stories I've read something very close). I should really get in touch with the Ghost Riders, I haven't ever been in a group ride and am curious on a few things moped related. So hopefully they'll be at Founder's tonight when (or if) I ride over there.
Overall I liked the movie, the Hell's Satans are real but the plot isn't. I sure hope to see another full length movie sometime in my lifetime and I think this movie is a good benchmark. Even if you don't own a moped or just looking for something entertaining to watch this short film is definitely a good one. Some things that I really liked about it is the music and even the camera work is impressive. Some of the shots like the moped doing the flip in the air definitely added something to the film. Acting was good for a mockumentary, people seemed to be people with no rhythm of a script at all, all the minor flaws of a regular person's speech were there and it didn't even seem like a movie in the since that things were scripted.
There is just a good all around feel about the movie but I think the build up to the end and the end itself was kind of fast and it didn't seem like a complete film. Another thing is that it seemed kind of choppy throughout the whole movie, it really didn't take anything away from the story or plot but was kind of annoying, then again for this type of film style there is some choppiness to them but there wasn't a whole lot of flow to it, some parts just seemed random but if they ever wanted to turn it into a full length film, it could be done with better flow. Which would turn it from a good film into a excellent one.
The impact of this film is probably anyone could relate too, especially if they own a moped. A sense of community and the feeling of purpose when another group threatens what you love. It also shows how easy things can go sideways when shit happens and you decide to throw everything out the window in order to get revenge. Having a moped myself and even though I'm not apart of the MA, I can see something similar happening though not to the extent that this movie portrays(but from the stories I've read something very close). I should really get in touch with the Ghost Riders, I haven't ever been in a group ride and am curious on a few things moped related. So hopefully they'll be at Founder's tonight when (or if) I ride over there.
Overall I liked the movie, the Hell's Satans are real but the plot isn't. I sure hope to see another full length movie sometime in my lifetime and I think this movie is a good benchmark. Even if you don't own a moped or just looking for something entertaining to watch this short film is definitely a good one. Some things that I really liked about it is the music and even the camera work is impressive. Some of the shots like the moped doing the flip in the air definitely added something to the film. Acting was good for a mockumentary, people seemed to be people with no rhythm of a script at all, all the minor flaws of a regular person's speech were there and it didn't even seem like a movie in the since that things were scripted.
There is just a good all around feel about the movie but I think the build up to the end and the end itself was kind of fast and it didn't seem like a complete film. Another thing is that it seemed kind of choppy throughout the whole movie, it really didn't take anything away from the story or plot but was kind of annoying, then again for this type of film style there is some choppiness to them but there wasn't a whole lot of flow to it, some parts just seemed random but if they ever wanted to turn it into a full length film, it could be done with better flow. Which would turn it from a good film into a excellent one.
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