The Time Agent is now being made into a feature film with the writer of John Wick and the producers of the Predator franchise & Sicario. What would you want The Time Agent feature film to explore that was hinted at in the short film?
That's great! I hope they keep the same South Korean setting. Does he go back? Or the time machine only works for a single person? Where is the girl? Will he take her with him? Will she finally go to space? Or be another time agent? What about his own life? Will it be an alternate timeline? So many questions. Edit: maybe saving her life is what will ultimately cause his divorce. The same way he caused others to split or never met. I really don't know how time travel works.
I loved the scene of the two of them working together then exiting the apartment Pulp Fiction style. It had the feel of someone who has the doldrums from their job/day to day, but hadn't realized it yet. Too used to routine to dream that there maybe more and might be reopening their eyes again. I also liked the setting since the it might not have worked well in a western city like NYC or LA. Too many nosy neighbors/busy bodies/Karens for a shutin MC to be discreet. I wouldn't mind more of a backstory on the government agency he worked for. How do they know saving the airline disaster victims won't lead to further harm? Their point of view is only fixed from that time, not further on. This short if turned into a film can go SO MANY different directions, I can wait to see what the writers do!
Giving the pill to the girl was a test, she takes the pill because she understands what is at stake, innocent lives and proves she is worthy of becoming an agent. What follows is her training allowing the guy to return to the future and the woman he loved.
I see it saying that any time that is now is the important time. Like reincarnation or any other view of an afterlife or not, they set a context of a story that serves to remind us that we are here now. It doesn’t matter when you are, or if you know the future or the past, the now time is all that matters and it’s beautiful, bittersweet, and then it’s gone.
No, it means they didn't write an ending either in the hope that somebody will sponsor them to do so or that they couldn't think of a decent one. It's not enigmatic, it's predictable and annoying. Brown nose.
Yes, the people who write user manual for Chinese products could learn a lot... that's not meant to be an insult, just the languages are very different.
Very funny. Guy says "You know what a time machine is? 19 years from now, I got married ... then we got divorced ... I got in a time machine and came back to 5 years ago from now". She replies"Buy why did you get divorced?". Excellent!
@@simba4599 The only joke I got from it is when she asked him if he's married, he said he used to be. Which is past tense. But he's from the future. So in her perspective he hasn't married yet, but he has to say used to be because he's divorced already. So he explains to her that he's from the future and that he traveled back in time. But when she asks him again why did he get divorced, she still uses past tense about a situation that to her hasn't happened for another 22 years.
@@simba4599 I'm not trying to say you were over thinking it. I'm just saying that I also didn't see a big joke there either. It was good dialogue, but that's the only thing I could see that could be called very funny about that scene. It played natural to me.
Time travel stories always end up with all the usual speculative paradoxes and I almost always end up feeling a little dissatisfied afterwards. However, this one was elegant and left me with just enough room to speculate but not to the point where I talk myself out of the story line. Outstanding! I hope this team goes on to make many more movies and shorts. The genre craves their level of skill! Bravo! Best film time travel story I've seen in too many years.
I don't remember how many times I watched this movie over the last years now... But there's something about it that keeps it from getting repetitive or boring. Everytime I watch it, it's like time traveling and starting over new. This truely is a masterpiece! I can't find a single shot that isn't well balanced or unprofessional. It looks good, it feels good and dude - the message! It just keeps you wondering, thinking... It's so sad, weird and positive at the same time! Thank you so much for this piece of art!
What a beautiful film, so sad, so moving. I loved the actors, the story, the music was perfect too. Somethings you never want to end, but you know deep down they have to and that's okay it's part of what creates perfection.
Did anyone else have a hearty cry when she did? Jeeziz, I felt that deep. Dust is one of the best things to be found on the giant louse that is the internet!. Sssooo many gems!
Love is the most powerful thing in life and when it's lost the pain is so deep there's nothing that can comfort one, in my mind / heart i find it near impossible to abandon love, so time and unforeseen circumstances does the job for me, and thank God for that, because carrying such a heavy heart is the most miserable existence possible in my humble opinion.
I've been saying it for years, that the best stories being told these days are coming out of the far east. Uncompromising tales that aren't afraid to ignore the tired formulaic format spewed out by Hollywood
They also make the most amazing love stories without you even realizing you're watching one. Completely different to America's fingers down throat stuff. A Moment to Remember is also a fantastic film.
@@benm5913 I don't know, I'd say the far east have come up with beautiful art for millennia... Most cultures have their fair share of powerful and inspiring art, simply cannot be denied in my opinion, regardless of what you favor.
This short movie says more with just the sub text in a few minutes than many full blown movies do with a lot of spoken words. It is also almost devoid of showing any emotion on the outside but left me strangely moved by it all. Beneath the surface, like an onion, there are layers upon layers of hidden meaning and feelings. The main point in this story is that the traveler knowing that since the girl dies (according to the archives killed herself in the past )- then so must she die in his version of reality. He can only travel back to his time once the girl dies (hence reason why the time machine re-engages by itself at the end). The message - we are not really in control - we only think we are - our decisions are just the sum of all our experiences and thoughts and so everything is pre-destined.
Thank you DUST. Such a simple yet layered film, it goes to show you don't necessarily need a CGI-heavy sci-fi to engage the viewer and take us on an emotional journey. Props to all the filmmakers, nice cinematography and editing in the opening sequences too!
This is the BEST short film on this channel, imo. The premise is very simple yet fresh and original. The ending is a little ambiguous, but it's okay because the story of the one week spent with that girl is what it's actually about. The story itself is clear and provoking without being vague and confusing like many other shorts on this channel. Two thumbs up!!
Theory to this short (spoiler alert). Hm so he says that 19yrs from now (when he says it) he got married and then lived together with his wife for 3yrs and then got divorced (because he loved her) and then time traveled back to 5yrs ago. If my math is correct that's 27years total which is also when he says he started his mission (he says in the beginning that 27yrs later the baby would kill hundreds of people). So I'm guessing that he had a kid, kid died in the event and ended up divorcing his wife because of it and decided to time travel back in order to stop the attack and fix everything (including his life later in the future). But, for a fleeting moment, he's happy by meeting the girl but realizes that by meeting her, he's put the mission at risk and now has a "choice" between saving the girl and risking the lives of hundreds (including his future loved ones). But he also knows that the "choice" presented to him isn't really a choice because, "choice is an illusion."
Or maybe he's actually the kid and because he met the girl he didn't take the mission given to him at the end and that's what caused the people to die. Or maybe...he's the kid and because he caused the couple to break up one of them grew bitter and blew the plane he gets the pictures of up. A plane that size normally holds about 300 ppl. He said he worked for the government so maybe it was an assassination, but an assassination by manipulation. After all he is dressed how you normally see professional hitmen dressed in movies, using Sam J and John T in Pulp Fiction as examples.
belinda hawkins...So you are NOT a Christian? Ephesians 1:4-5 ESV Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. *In love he predestined us* for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, Romans 8:28-30 ESV And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. *For those whom he foreknew he also predestined* to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. Ephesians 1:5 ESV *He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,* Romans 8:29 ESV For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. John 15:16 ESV You did not choose me, *but I chose you* and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. Christ Jesus is the way, the Truth and the Life. There is only death without Him. You have no choice. You never had a choice. You never will have a choice. You are chosen...or not. Are you declaring that Jesus is a liar and a deceiver? Are you telling me that the Apostle Paul is deceptive?
Very effective. We get to see the evolution of the main character from professional detachment / boredom to making a personal connection that puts everything he's worked for in jeopardy, makes him question his role. And even though it ends in sadness, I'm left feeling that he's changed for the better.
I forgot the Easter eggs. Near the beginning a bookshelf is covered by a music book. You get a quick glimpse of the book "Mad Dogs", "Open Door", and "Norwegian Experience". Mad Dogs is about CIA agents driven insane by their experiences. Open Door is about a town that is named after the local insane asylum. Norwegian Experience I don't get, unless Mr. Chun was unable to find an English copy of "Norwegian Wood", which is a Japanese novel about emotional trauma and insanity. I do not understand Korean. Does anyone see the same theme in the Korean titles at the 4:10 mark?
What a clever and thought provoking film. Jude Chun has created a psychological thriller that reminds of Hitchcock's films or Minette Walters' novels. Even the title is a clue that misleads us. According to the main character the time agent is someone who lives day by day and after 365 days they have traveled a year. That is all of us. So, either he is not a time traveler or we all are. Also, I have not seen a hokier time machine since Dr. Who. This is a story of man suffering a psychological break from reality. Rather than deal with the pain of a breakup, and his part in it, the character creates a job where emotions aren't allowed, Time Agent. I like that Jude does not go into detail about the breakup. The character only says "I loved her too much". Does this me he could not cope with the pain of sharing her with the baby or that he developed a monstrous jealousy of the baby. I suspect it is the latter, since he attributes a disaster to the baby, which he as a time agent prevents. This affirms his new identity while casting the baby as the monster. All he has to do is read the story of Flight NZ90 where 294 people did not die, tweak the details in his mind, and he saved all those people. At one point the time agent says there is no choice. Jude uses the time machine in fashion to illustrate this question that is borderline genius. The time agent must obey whatever orders (actual or inferred) that he receives from the future. he has no choice. However, he is the one writing the orders. He drops them in the box with a bit of dry ice, sets a timer to light up the machine, and immediately "forgets" doing it. He then anxiously awaits his next message. The timer goes off. The lights start blinking. He opens the box in a cloud of dry ice and receives his orders, which he wrote. He has no choice but to obey, except he wrote the order. He can walk where he wants, eat what he wants, smoke when he wants, even notice a girl, but can someone in that psychological state be free to choose what orders they write? Have you ever met someone who's opinion was so strong that they could not allow facts that were contrary. Are they free to choose? Have you ever had a strong opinion? Fantastic work Mr. Chun. The girl is the time agent's chance at redemption. She is his chance to make a connection to the world. She connects with him not his fantasy. She just nods at his wild story about time travel, but asks about his divorce. She becomes a conspirator in his mission to destroy the relationship between the couple. When she is bargaining to stay he asks,"What would you do here?" and her gentle confrontation is "What do you do here?". Ultimately, he turns down redemption. I kept being reminded of the Christian conundrum. Can a creature of free will turn down an all powerful God's gift of redemption? Once again, is there choice. The ending was perfect. Now that he has helped kill his only chance at redemption the time machine activates. Now it is different. He is no longer anxiously awaiting the answer. His break is so complete that now he has forgotten that he "forgot" that he put the order inside. He needs to #getdusted.
I never took the time to leave a message, I enjoy watching this short pretty often. Thank you Jude Chun (and everyone else involved) for this incredible short.
I haven't spent much time trying to tease out the "plot" of this film. I just enjoy its understated quality, and the way it slowly develops. The actors are superb. I love the thought "Time travel is easy... you just wait." My favourite Dust film.
This just made me realize that your looks get along with that of character, you don't need polished looking people always. Like most kdrama actors! Just love this piece of sci-fi art ❤❤❤
I love the slow-build, measured cadence in this film, and the interplay between the two characters is beautifully heartwarming, and rather tragic. In a nice way, the simultaneous emotional detachment, and emotional intelligence depicted is rather endearing.
Wow! This definitely raises the bar. A much deeper and more humane story than I've been seeing in this channel. I"m going to watch this a few times for sure. Most syfi seems to be trying to scare us about the future. So much shooting and rampaging and yelling. It seems like a cheap thrill by comparison to what we see here, which is deeply tragic. Outstanding.
The agent seems weirdly uninterested in the girl, but I guess he's selected or trained for this, he's not supposed to have ANY interaction with anyone. Don't you think almost anyone would be a little curious about how she came to this? The girl seems shockingly uninterested in anything but love... it looks like she must have just had some kind of romantic or family disaster... it's really hard to sympathize with someone who can say: Oh, time machine, well who cares? Tell me more about your marriage! I can't tell if this is a kind of a cartoon about girl nature, or a profound insight into girl nature, or just a picture of a specific person having a really terrible life. Fortunately it's short so I can watch it a few times. I might make some Shin Ramen with an egg just to get into it more. I'd smoke a cigarette if I had one....
Exquisite. Stories and tales such as these remind me that all across the world - humans are the same, yearning for love and to be loved unconditionally. What well executed performances, direction, production, and sound.
Man this is good, I'm at 2:28 seconds right now where the guy and girl walk their separate ways. Honestly, that would have been a perfect ending to a short in its self. Can't wait to finish this. Great work!
The main thing I'm suffering about is - why is he freaking out about the new orders in the time machine at the end? My best guess is that he is worried his interference has caused a huge problem. At the same time, he's even more concerned that the package will show that he shouldn't have helped Moon commit suicide. He misses her a lot. I wouldn't want his job. That part where he had just explained how he traveled back in time, she brushes that off and asks relationship oriented questions. Had to watch the whole "movie" a second time just to experience that again.
My take on it: he gave her an empty pill and perhaps either brought her back to the time or set her free (or she set him free). Since in the future she might not have committed suicide, she lived, which in turn could've upset the agency, because he interfered. Which could explain why he was surprised, perhaps even afraid of the papers he might've gotten on that time-mail. That's only my take on all of this. Still: a great short imo.
I tink he could have given her a placibop as well, only, instead he sent her to thr future to go into space as she dreamed. And at the end tis her commin' back to tell him about it. Would be a sweeter story and they still don'na create a child tat kills 294 people. I actually want to see that timeline as well.
I'm a little shaky on some of the plot details, but I feel that these two actors are outstanding. Both very magnetic people. I liked how the equipment looked; low-fi but somehow believable. Also, I *loved* the song used here.
Wow, I totally loved that one! It changes from the usual stories about of time travel, and it's very moving and make you think. One of the best shorts I've watched on your channel.
This was a beautiful film and thank goodness for the subtitles. The cinematography, script, and acting were brilliant. I look forward to the full-length version.
This is amazing. Performances and dialogues are just perfect. Surely will remember this short if the full movie comes out. Great work actors, directors, writer, everyone!
Very profound and wonderful story. Made me think about life and relationship. Excellent film. Korean film is always so incredible and Jude Chun's contribution here is no disappointment. Great acting, excellent storyline. Make a person think about life. I am a big fan. 아주 깊고 멋진 이야기. 그것은 나를 삶과 인간 관계에 대해 생각하게했습니다. 우수한 영화. 한국 영화는 항상 위대하고 Jude Chun의 공헌은 실망스럽지 않습니다. 위대한 연기, 위대한 이야기. 인생에 대해 생각하게 하죠. 나는 큰 팬이다.
Thank you for your reply. Do not stop your passion. Your soul is deep and evokes a story of life. The world needs your story. You are great and the world must know you. I have shared all your efforts. 당신의 답변에 감사드립니다. 열정을 멈추지 마십시오. 당신의 영혼은 깊고 삶의 이야기를 불러 일으 킵니다. 세상에는 당신의 이야기가 필요합니다. 너는 위대하고 세상은 너를 알아야한다. 나는 당신의 모든 노력을 나눴습니다.
Wow !!!! I'm old live in Australia. This short hit home and floored me. So true and sad, real life senario. So well acted and portrayed. No....my words do this work an injustice. It's hugely better. Thankyou.
I didn't want this one to end. Grew to adore the characters and I loved the humor. A very heart felt story. I was hoping he would go back in time and not give her the pill. Now that would be a very cute movie or series the 2 of them.
omg Dust is everywhere, literally every genre of movie, they know how to make film just the right way for every ethnic background, typical korean movie flow, damn good job
The work of time agent is reminiscent of Asimov's "The End of Eternity", Involving a minimal amount that would lead to a more desirable future. Nice work. I'd like to watch the story develop further.
He states how important it is not to affect anything else in the mission, how every little thing is connected. So when he stops that baby who going to cause 274 to die, thats 274 people whose interactions will exponentially cause millions if not billions of now altered outcomes than if they were dead. How could all of those be benign, does't a time traveler screw up the timeline no matter what they do or dont? Loved the film though.
Dude... it's a movie. There are 99 huge problems with the plot, as with all movies, especially sci-fi. Either suspend disbelief and enjoy it anyway (as you did) or just move on.
@@RangeWilson Yep thats true, I thought of that as well, its easy to pick apart a script but then you'd have no movies.But as long as there have been movies, there have been analysis of them which has up'd the plots and scripts to perfection. It was more a discussion of time travel, than the movie. I watched a different movie with time travel and remember the traveler explaining the same thing to others, that just by coming back he forever changed the time line. Lesson is, Dont mess with Mother Nature.
Notice that Dances With Wolves was on the TV in background...that movie could be interpreted as a beginning-of-the-end story. The short film has a similar theme; he goes back to where it all started to transition the outcome. And of course both films have the love story going on.
Finally I found it!!! I've seen over a hundred of these films and this one is one of my absolute favorites!! That's so hard to say because I love so many. But I've been looking for this title for over a year and TODAY I FOUND IT!!! (Merry Christmas to me lol) 🎄 Mr. Ripple is another absolute fave!! 💘
Another Asian movie that breaks my heart, makes me think, and although the ending is perfect I cannot help but want more of. The movies from the far east seem to be the ones that I remember the longest and think about for years afterwards... I still think about Oldboy and that is what 15 or more years old? This one really touched something inside to the point I can't stop wanting to cry, but it wont come either. Living on the edge of tears is painful. Great movie - thank you for this work
That was one of the most interesting time travel themes that I have ever watched. Yet in the beginning of the movie he gave the girl a umbrella. She never met the individual she is supposed to and raise a family. In his reality even though she didn't believe him. He could come back at anytime and hang out with her as a friend. And yet he never decided to go back to his wife in the future 18 years
I've seen about a dozen DUST productions so far and this is the best written story by far. I'm not sure why some have called for more explanation or think the ending is ambiguous. It's not the most science-y. There's not a ton of CGI. It is more like old school sci-fi where the science was a vehicle for the story, not the story itself. Well done.
Best short film sci fi I have seen. Acting, cinematography, plot, script, direction, everything. Makes the British, Australian, and American sci fi shorts look incredibly amateur and stupid.
If I could time travel, I would go back and watch this again only this time I wouldn't guess the ending so that when I typed my UA-cam comments it would seem like I hadn't watched it already.
I didn't think of that! On the other hand, she seems to be gone presently. Do you think she got up in the morning and moved out? Now there's someone walking around that knows time travel is possible! This seems like a serious problem for the agent. But... I did think it was surprising and ended up being funny when she didn't just die, and they ended up having another meal and a conversation... I just assumed that the suicide pill just takes a long time.
I thought of that, until the end, when we see him alone again. He didn't go back in time to hang out with her, we saw how they met, and their unusual relationship flowed continuously from that. This movie missed an option for the suicidal girl -- by marrying her, or at least making her a fellow time agent with him, she would've 'died' to her world (she had "nowhere to stay") and so it would be as if she had killed herself.
@@forestsoceansmusic Right? No sense wasting a perfectly good human. They got along great and liked each other. Just keep it G rated till she's 18. I think they would've been happy together. She wanted to see the future anyway. She was having fun with him and was in a good mood at the end. It makes no sense that she still wanted to kill herself. I want to like DUST but these type of lame endings are getting old.
This short would work well as a series instead of a full-length feature. I was craving to see more not only for that story also as for more lives affected. Good stuff.
I hope they use the same actors! The chemistry was perfect and they brought their characters to life in a short time-frame! Well done. Explore the B&E of his former Apartment, disposal of the 17 year olds remains, or if he decides to get her help at the last minute? And the time machines activating, does that mean she didn't get pregnant? Or the opposite, and he has to restart the process? I absolutely love this Time-Travel Story! I love the simplicity of his Machine, and the story. No crazy paradoxes. He's able to avoid himself and his ex-wife. And meets a new friend... that may have changed his life for the better?
Can anybody tell me where to get one of the exercise machines they are using? The one that he is standing on and rocking back and forth. Got to have one!
How and why did their son cause so many people to die, why did he put the medicine in her milk, why did they get divorced? With all that said, this was such a good movie all the way around, just absolutely grand.
The Time Agent is now being made into a feature film with the writer of John Wick and the producers of the Predator franchise & Sicario.
What would you want The Time Agent feature film to explore that was hinted at in the short film?
That's great! I hope they keep the same South Korean setting. Does he go back? Or the time machine only works for a single person? Where is the girl? Will he take her with him? Will she finally go to space? Or be another time agent? What about his own life? Will it be an alternate timeline? So many questions. Edit: maybe saving her life is what will ultimately cause his divorce. The same way he caused others to split or never met. I really don't know how time travel works.
I loved the scene of the two of them working together then exiting the apartment Pulp Fiction style. It had the feel of someone who has the doldrums from their job/day to day, but hadn't realized it yet. Too used to routine to dream that there maybe more and might be reopening their eyes again.
I also liked the setting since the it might not have worked well in a western city like NYC or LA. Too many nosy neighbors/busy bodies/Karens for a shutin MC to be discreet.
I wouldn't mind more of a backstory on the government agency he worked for. How do they know saving the airline disaster victims won't lead to further harm? Their point of view is only fixed from that time, not further on.
This short if turned into a film can go SO MANY different directions, I can wait to see what the writers do!
Giving the pill to the girl was a test, she takes the pill because she understands what is at stake, innocent lives and proves she is worthy of becoming an agent. What follows is her training allowing the guy to return to the future and the woman he loved.
I see it saying that any time that is now is the important time. Like reincarnation or any other view of an afterlife or not, they set a context of a story that serves to remind us that we are here now. It doesn’t matter when you are, or if you know the future or the past, the now time is all that matters and it’s beautiful, bittersweet, and then it’s gone.
Martin Spamer, no too bad but too close to MIB plot
When a film ends and leaves you craving for more, that's a job well done.
No, it means they didn't write an ending either in the hope that somebody will sponsor them to do so or that they couldn't think of a decent one. It's not enigmatic, it's predictable and annoying. Brown nose.
Joe Tairei it’s like poetry
It is about to be turned into a film so maybe it will fill you up.
How could it be an ending when he just goes back in time again
@@JeffSmith03 He came back to give her a week. That's eternal, sort of.
As a translator, I would like to congratulate whoever subtitled this. S/he did a magnificent job.
Agreed.
I must respectfully take your words for it.
Yes, the people who write user manual for Chinese products could learn a lot... that's not meant to be an insult, just the languages are very different.
Charlie Tame or at least a proof reader from a native. It seems like they just drop the whole manual in google translate and say well good enough.
you could have just written ``they` - instead of being pedantic.
I hope that they retain these actors for the feature film. They had such good chemistry.
Very funny. Guy says "You know what a time machine is? 19 years from now, I got married ... then we got divorced ... I got in a time machine and came back to 5 years ago from now".
She replies"Buy why did you get divorced?".
Excellent!
@Jack Spite i don't get it, can you please elaborate? thank you in advance
Yeah, I thought that part was brilliant too :) Same with the expression on his face when she asked that.
@@simba4599 The only joke I got from it is when she asked him if he's married, he said he used to be. Which is past tense. But he's from the future. So in her perspective he hasn't married yet, but he has to say used to be because he's divorced already.
So he explains to her that he's from the future and that he traveled back in time. But when she asks him again why did he get divorced, she still uses past tense about a situation that to her hasn't happened for another 22 years.
@@gregorylagrange thanks for the reply, i'm not over thinking it so i'm cool with it going over my head. no biggie
@@simba4599 I'm not trying to say you were over thinking it. I'm just saying that I also didn't see a big joke there either. It was good dialogue, but that's the only thing I could see that could be called very funny about that scene. It played natural to me.
I cried. When you tell someone you time travel and they only ask more about you.....jackpot!
By far the best short on here! I didn’t want it to end. I love time travel anything, but this has fresh depth on every level! Such talent!
I agree. Anything with time travel is a great flick to watch... and enjoy! I wish for more.
You lived for 94 years
I agree. This was amazing.
The dialogues and the evolving relationship between the two main characters were so captivating. Well done!
Time travel stories always end up with all the usual speculative paradoxes and I almost always end up feeling a little dissatisfied afterwards. However, this one was elegant and left me with just enough room to speculate but not to the point where I talk myself out of the story line. Outstanding! I hope this team goes on to make many more movies and shorts. The genre craves their level of skill! Bravo! Best film time travel story I've seen in too many years.
Yup, time travel stories that have time loops are the worst. Surely you can use time travel in a fictional show without having the loop trope
I don't remember how many times I watched this movie over the last years now... But there's something about it that keeps it from getting repetitive or boring. Everytime I watch it, it's like time traveling and starting over new. This truely is a masterpiece! I can't find a single shot that isn't well balanced or unprofessional. It looks good, it feels good and dude - the message! It just keeps you wondering, thinking... It's so sad, weird and positive at the same time! Thank you so much for this piece of art!
Same
What a beautiful film, so sad, so moving. I loved the actors, the story, the music was perfect too.
Somethings you never want to end, but you know deep down they have to and that's okay it's part of what creates perfection.
Did anyone else have a hearty cry when she did? Jeeziz, I felt that deep.
Dust is one of the best things to be found on the giant louse that is the internet!. Sssooo many gems!
Love is the most powerful thing in life and when it's lost the pain is so deep there's nothing that can comfort one, in my mind / heart i find it near impossible to abandon love, so time and unforeseen circumstances does the job for me, and thank God for that, because carrying such a heavy heart is the most miserable existence possible in my humble opinion.
I've been saying it for years, that the best stories being told these days are coming out of the far east. Uncompromising tales that aren't afraid to ignore the tired formulaic format spewed out by Hollywood
Have you seen Train to Busan?? You'll love it, one of my favorites
They also make the most amazing love stories without you even realizing you're watching one. Completely different to America's fingers down throat stuff. A Moment to Remember is also a fantastic film.
That last scene on the bed was so intimate with out there needing to be an over drive make out scene....so well done!!
Sounds like you are just a weeb.
@@benm5913 I don't know, I'd say the far east have come up with beautiful art for millennia... Most cultures have their fair share of powerful and inspiring art, simply cannot be denied in my opinion, regardless of what you favor.
This short movie says more with just the sub text in a few minutes than many full blown movies do with a lot of spoken words. It is also almost devoid of showing any emotion on the outside but left me strangely moved by it all. Beneath the surface, like an onion, there are layers upon layers of hidden meaning and feelings. The main point in this story is that the traveler knowing that since the girl dies (according to the archives killed herself in the past )- then so must she die in his version of reality. He can only travel back to his time once the girl dies (hence reason why the time machine re-engages by itself at the end). The message - we are not really in control - we only think we are - our decisions are just the sum of all our experiences and thoughts and so everything is pre-destined.
Thank you DUST.
Such a simple yet layered film, it goes to show you don't necessarily need a CGI-heavy sci-fi to engage the viewer and take us on an emotional journey. Props to all the filmmakers, nice cinematography and editing in the opening sequences too!
My room keeps getting messy due to this guy?
Li C damn. Mine too.
He's the messy room fairy from Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
tomorrow is another day.
Well played
someone exposed
This is the BEST short film on this channel, imo. The premise is very simple yet fresh and original. The ending is a little ambiguous, but it's okay because the story of the one week spent with that girl is what it's actually about. The story itself is clear and provoking without being vague and confusing like many other shorts on this channel. Two thumbs up!!
Theory to this short (spoiler alert).
Hm so he says that 19yrs from now (when he says it) he got married and then lived together with his wife for 3yrs and then got divorced (because he loved her) and then time traveled back to 5yrs ago.
If my math is correct that's 27years total which is also when he says he started his mission (he says in the beginning that 27yrs later the baby would kill hundreds of people). So I'm guessing that he had a kid, kid died in the event and ended up divorcing his wife because of it and decided to time travel back in order to stop the attack and fix everything (including his life later in the future). But, for a fleeting moment, he's happy by meeting the girl but realizes that by meeting her, he's put the mission at risk and now has a "choice" between saving the girl and risking the lives of hundreds (including his future loved ones). But he also knows that the "choice" presented to him isn't really a choice because, "choice is an illusion."
belinda hawkins I'm simply repeating what he said lol
i don't understand. where are you getting all this info?
the movie
Or maybe he's actually the kid and because he met the girl he didn't take the mission given to him at the end and that's what caused the people to die. Or maybe...he's the kid and because he caused the couple to break up one of them grew bitter and blew the plane he gets the pictures of up. A plane that size normally holds about 300 ppl. He said he worked for the government so maybe it was an assassination, but an assassination by manipulation. After all he is dressed how you normally see professional hitmen dressed in movies, using Sam J and John T in Pulp Fiction as examples.
belinda hawkins...So you are NOT a Christian?
Ephesians 1:4-5 ESV
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. *In love he predestined us* for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
Romans 8:28-30 ESV
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. *For those whom he foreknew he also predestined* to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Ephesians 1:5 ESV
*He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,*
Romans 8:29 ESV
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
John 15:16 ESV
You did not choose me, *but I chose you* and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Christ Jesus is the way, the Truth and the Life. There is only death without Him.
You have no choice.
You never had a choice.
You never will have a choice.
You are chosen...or not.
Are you declaring that Jesus is a liar and a deceiver?
Are you telling me that the Apostle Paul is deceptive?
Very effective. We get to see the evolution of the main character from professional detachment / boredom to making a personal connection that puts everything he's worked for in jeopardy, makes him question his role. And even though it ends in sadness, I'm left feeling that he's changed for the better.
I forgot the Easter eggs.
Near the beginning a bookshelf is covered by a music book. You get a quick glimpse of the book "Mad Dogs", "Open Door", and "Norwegian Experience".
Mad Dogs is about CIA agents driven insane by their experiences.
Open Door is about a town that is named after the local insane asylum.
Norwegian Experience I don't get, unless Mr. Chun was unable to find an English copy of "Norwegian Wood", which is a Japanese novel about emotional trauma and insanity.
I do not understand Korean. Does anyone see the same theme in the Korean titles at the 4:10 mark?
The green book titled as 歷史心理學 means psychohistory in Issac Asimov's Foundation series, I think. Because 歷史means history and 心理學 means psychology.
What a clever and thought provoking film. Jude Chun has created a psychological thriller that reminds of Hitchcock's films or Minette Walters' novels. Even the title is a clue that misleads us. According to the main character the time agent is someone who lives day by day and after 365 days they have traveled a year. That is all of us. So, either he is not a time traveler or we all are. Also, I have not seen a hokier time machine since Dr. Who.
This is a story of man suffering a psychological break from reality. Rather than deal with the pain of a breakup, and his part in it, the character creates a job where emotions aren't allowed, Time Agent. I like that Jude does not go into detail about the breakup. The character only says "I loved her too much". Does this me he could not cope with the pain of sharing her with the baby or that he developed a monstrous jealousy of the baby. I suspect it is the latter, since he attributes a disaster to the baby, which he as a time agent prevents. This affirms his new identity while casting the baby as the monster. All he has to do is read the story of Flight NZ90 where 294 people did not die, tweak the details in his mind, and he saved all those people.
At one point the time agent says there is no choice. Jude uses the time machine in fashion to illustrate this question that is borderline genius. The time agent must obey whatever orders (actual or inferred) that he receives from the future. he has no choice. However, he is the one writing the orders. He drops them in the box with a bit of dry ice, sets a timer to light up the machine, and immediately "forgets" doing it. He then anxiously awaits his next message. The timer goes off. The lights start blinking. He opens the box in a cloud of dry ice and receives his orders, which he wrote. He has no choice but to obey, except he wrote the order. He can walk where he wants, eat what he wants, smoke when he wants, even notice a girl, but can someone in that psychological state be free to choose what orders they write? Have you ever met someone who's opinion was so strong that they could not allow facts that were contrary. Are they free to choose? Have you ever had a strong opinion? Fantastic work Mr. Chun.
The girl is the time agent's chance at redemption. She is his chance to make a connection to the world. She connects with him not his fantasy. She just nods at his wild story about time travel, but asks about his divorce. She becomes a conspirator in his mission to destroy the relationship between the couple. When she is bargaining to stay he asks,"What would you do here?" and her gentle confrontation is "What do you do here?". Ultimately, he turns down redemption. I kept being reminded of the Christian conundrum. Can a creature of free will turn down an all powerful God's gift of redemption? Once again, is there choice.
The ending was perfect. Now that he has helped kill his only chance at redemption the time machine activates. Now it is different. He is no longer anxiously awaiting the answer. His break is so complete that now he has forgotten that he "forgot" that he put the order inside. He needs to #getdusted.
Pretty good take. There is no spoon. This is no more about time travel than it is about going to Mars. Mental illness is a real thing.
I never took the time to leave a message, I enjoy watching this short pretty often. Thank you Jude Chun (and everyone else involved) for this incredible short.
I haven't spent much time trying to tease out the "plot" of this film. I just enjoy its understated quality, and the way it slowly develops. The actors are superb. I love the thought "Time travel is easy... you just wait." My favourite Dust film.
This just made me realize that your looks get along with that of character, you don't need polished looking people always. Like most kdrama actors! Just love this piece of sci-fi art ❤❤❤
I love the slow-build, measured cadence in this film, and the interplay between the two characters is beautifully heartwarming, and rather tragic. In a nice way, the simultaneous emotional detachment, and emotional intelligence depicted is rather endearing.
This is without question one of the most magnificent story shorts I have ever seen....
I completely agree with you and it achieve it in just a few minutes of a well-crafted screentime
This is really good.It shows that what sci-fi shorts need is not fancy CGI but just an extra five minutes.
Wow! This definitely raises the bar. A much deeper and more humane story than I've been seeing in this channel. I"m going to watch this a few times for sure. Most syfi seems to be trying to scare us about the future. So much shooting and rampaging and yelling. It seems like a cheap thrill by comparison to what we see here, which is deeply tragic. Outstanding.
The agent seems weirdly uninterested in the girl, but I guess he's selected or trained for this, he's not supposed to have ANY interaction with anyone. Don't you think almost anyone would be a little curious about how she came to this?
The girl seems shockingly uninterested in anything but love... it looks like she must have just had some kind of romantic or family disaster... it's really hard to sympathize with someone who can say: Oh, time machine, well who cares? Tell me more about your marriage! I can't tell if this is a kind of a cartoon about girl nature, or a profound insight into girl nature, or just a picture of a specific person having a really terrible life. Fortunately it's short so I can watch it a few times. I might make some Shin Ramen with an egg just to get into it more. I'd smoke a cigarette if I had one....
Exquisite. Stories and tales such as these remind me that all across the world - humans are the same, yearning for love and to be loved unconditionally.
What well executed performances, direction, production, and sound.
Man this is good, I'm at 2:28 seconds right now where the guy and girl walk their separate ways. Honestly, that would have been a perfect ending to a short in its self. Can't wait to finish this. Great work!
The main thing I'm suffering about is - why is he freaking out about the new orders in the time machine at the end? My best guess is that he is worried his interference has caused a huge problem. At the same time, he's even more concerned that the package will show that he shouldn't have helped Moon commit suicide. He misses her a lot.
I wouldn't want his job.
That part where he had just explained how he traveled back in time, she brushes that off and asks relationship oriented questions. Had to watch the whole "movie" a second time just to experience that again.
My take on it: he gave her an empty pill and perhaps either brought her back to the time or set her free (or she set him free). Since in the future she might not have committed suicide, she lived, which in turn could've upset the agency, because he interfered. Which could explain why he was surprised, perhaps even afraid of the papers he might've gotten on that time-mail.
That's only my take on all of this. Still: a great short imo.
I tink he could have given her a placibop as well, only, instead he sent her to thr future to go into space as she dreamed. And at the end tis her commin' back to tell him about it. Would be a sweeter story and they still don'na create a child tat kills 294 people.
I actually want to see that timeline as well.
Very observant ...I noticed her natural tendency towards relationships over science...(excellent screenplay writing there)
I'm a little shaky on some of the plot details, but I feel that these two actors are outstanding. Both very magnetic people. I liked how the equipment looked; low-fi but somehow believable. Also, I *loved* the song used here.
Wow, I totally loved that one! It changes from the usual stories about of time travel, and it's very moving and make you think. One of the best shorts I've watched on your channel.
Thank you
I detest the way it treats suicide as the easy way out.
This short is possibly my second favourite after "The Looking Planet". It never gets old and is so well done; words don't do it justice.
This was a beautiful film and thank goodness for the subtitles. The cinematography, script, and acting were brilliant. I look forward to the full-length version.
Quite nice; I enjoyed the interplay between the characters, and the sparse dialogue that (at least from the subtitles) leaves so much unspoken.
This is amazing. Performances and dialogues are just perfect.
Surely will remember this short if the full movie comes out.
Great work actors, directors, writer, everyone!
Loved this film. The idea that time travel becomes such a monotonous task is brilliant. Dystopian sci fi at its finest!! 😍
Very profound and wonderful story. Made me think about life and relationship. Excellent film. Korean film is always so incredible and Jude Chun's contribution here is no disappointment. Great acting, excellent storyline. Make a person think about life. I am a big fan.
아주 깊고 멋진 이야기. 그것은 나를 삶과 인간 관계에 대해 생각하게했습니다. 우수한 영화. 한국 영화는 항상 위대하고 Jude Chun의 공헌은 실망스럽지 않습니다.
위대한 연기, 위대한 이야기. 인생에 대해 생각하게 하죠. 나는 큰 팬이다.
Thank you for your reply. Do not stop your passion. Your soul is deep and evokes a story of life. The world needs your story. You are great and the world must know you. I have shared all your efforts.
당신의 답변에 감사드립니다. 열정을 멈추지 마십시오. 당신의 영혼은 깊고 삶의 이야기를 불러 일으 킵니다. 세상에는 당신의 이야기가 필요합니다. 너는 위대하고 세상은 너를 알아야한다. 나는 당신의 모든 노력을 나눴습니다.
This was easily my favorite Dust short so far. And after watching it I read it will be made into a full length feature.......yes!
Wow !!!!
I'm old live in Australia.
This short hit home and floored me.
So true and sad, real life senario.
So well acted and portrayed.
No....my words do this work an injustice.
It's hugely better.
Thankyou.
I didn't want this one to end. Grew to adore the characters and I loved the humor. A very heart felt story. I was hoping he would go back in time and not give her the pill. Now that would be a very cute movie or series the 2 of them.
DUST, the last people on Earth Dedicated to keeping SCI-FI ALIVE. LONG LIVE DUST!
Hauntingly beautiful. Even the shot when he's alone again and only cracks the single egg on the pot, amazing.
omg Dust is everywhere, literally every genre of movie, they know how to make film just the right way for every ethnic background, typical korean movie flow, damn good job
beautiful short and bravo to the filmmakers. For some odd reason I was getting a real Wong Kar-wai vibe watching this. Loved it!
Need a drama out of this movie ! Loved it
The work of time agent is reminiscent of Asimov's "The End of Eternity", Involving a minimal amount that would lead to a more desirable future. Nice work. I'd like to watch the story develop further.
I knew it! I knew someone was messing around with our stuff. I bet he's responsible for all the missing socks too.
Very, very impressive piece of work. Whoever made this short, you have my thumbs up.
I CAME FROM THE FUTURE. THE FILM WILL NEVER BE MADE.
Dammit i knew i should have push him more
Absolutely lovely, so very engaging. It's remarkable how invested I was in this 25-minute film... Really, well done. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I'm not crying, you're crying.....Loved it and I wanted more.
He states how important it is not to affect anything else in the mission, how every little thing is connected. So when he stops that baby who going to cause 274 to die, thats 274 people whose interactions will exponentially cause millions if not billions of now altered outcomes than if they were dead. How could all of those be benign, does't a time traveler screw up the timeline no matter what they do or dont? Loved the film though.
Dude... it's a movie. There are 99 huge problems with the plot, as with all movies, especially sci-fi. Either suspend disbelief and enjoy it anyway (as you did) or just move on.
@@RangeWilson Yep thats true, I thought of that as well, its easy to pick apart a script but then you'd have no movies.But as long as there have been movies, there have been analysis of them which has up'd the plots and scripts to perfection. It was more a discussion of time travel, than the movie. I watched a different movie with time travel and remember the traveler explaining the same thing to others, that just by coming back he forever changed the time line. Lesson is, Dont mess with Mother Nature.
Like he said, he works for the government.
C'mon admin.. where's the part 2..?! Please, part 1 is not enough. The movie is so beautiful! 😭 I want to see what happens next! 😫😭
Watch the movie over again!
Lol they love making us think. I guess thsts what short films are all about?
Notice that Dances With Wolves was on the TV in background...that movie could be interpreted as a beginning-of-the-end story. The short film has a similar theme; he goes back to where it all started to transition the outcome. And of course both films have the love story going on.
This is by far the best Dust film I've watched so far. Beautiful
Finally I found it!!! I've seen over a hundred of these films and this one is one of my absolute favorites!! That's so hard to say because I love so many. But I've been looking for this title for over a year and TODAY I FOUND IT!!! (Merry Christmas to me lol) 🎄 Mr. Ripple is another absolute fave!! 💘
it's the human interaction that really matters this is one of the best dust films i've seen no fancy cgi just a good story
"You think you are saving them but they always end up saving you!" - ME
Another Asian movie that breaks my heart, makes me think, and although the ending is perfect I cannot help but want more of. The movies from the far east seem to be the ones that I remember the longest and think about for years afterwards... I still think about Oldboy and that is what 15 or more years old? This one really touched something inside to the point I can't stop wanting to cry, but it wont come either. Living on the edge of tears is painful. Great movie - thank you for this work
A great film, very well put together. On my list of top 5. I would love to see this developed into a longer movie or a part two.
That was one of the most interesting time travel themes that I have ever watched. Yet in the beginning of the movie he gave the girl a umbrella. She never met the individual she is supposed to and raise a family. In his reality even though she didn't believe him. He could come back at anytime and hang out with her as a friend. And yet he never decided to go back to his wife in the future 18 years
I've seen about a dozen DUST productions so far and this is the best written story by far. I'm not sure why some have called for more explanation or think the ending is ambiguous. It's not the most science-y. There's not a ton of CGI. It is more like old school sci-fi where the science was a vehicle for the story, not the story itself. Well done.
It is a business of the future to be dangerous ... Best words said
Best short film sci fi I have seen. Acting, cinematography, plot, script, direction, everything. Makes the British, Australian, and American sci fi shorts look incredibly amateur and stupid.
The gas-lighting strategy to break up the couple was diabolical.
I love these two actors.
If I could time travel, I would go back and watch this again only this time I wouldn't guess the ending so that when I typed my UA-cam comments it would seem like I hadn't watched it already.
This should be made into full length feature film. Acting is amazing.
In a time loop, he comes back to her to live through the moments he valued the most.
Having a job, where you break into people's apartment and create micro aggressions .... BRILLIANT !! 😄
How come this short doesn't have 'AwardWinning' in the title?
Who else thinks that maybe he gave her the empty pill capsule?
The one he emptied into the milk almost killing her.
I didn't think of that! On the other hand, she seems to be gone presently. Do you think she got up in the morning and moved out? Now there's someone walking around that knows time travel is possible! This seems like a serious problem for the agent. But... I did think it was surprising and ended up being funny when she didn't just die, and they ended up having another meal and a conversation... I just assumed that the suicide pill just takes a long time.
I thought of that, until the end, when we see him alone again. He didn't go back in time to hang out with her, we saw how they met, and their unusual relationship flowed continuously from that. This movie missed an option for the suicidal girl -- by marrying her, or at least making her a fellow time agent with him, she would've 'died' to her world (she had "nowhere to stay") and so it would be as if she had killed herself.
Patriot Jefferson and that’s why she was going to commit suicide. Because he left her....
Her death was verified when he cracked one egg.
@@forestsoceansmusic Right? No sense wasting a perfectly good human. They got along great and liked each other. Just keep it G rated till she's 18. I think they would've been happy together. She wanted to see the future anyway. She was having fun with him and was in a good mood at the end. It makes no sense that she still wanted to kill herself. I want to like DUST but these type of lame endings are getting old.
Thought-provoking and also charming in an odd bittersweet sort of way.
I love Dust, well done to the creators of this film- and good luck to all your future ventures
Appreciate the nice words and yes the filmmakers did a very good job with this short.
@@watchdust you make my lady friend wet DUST
There was a clerical error, she was to be saved. Another parallel reality is born.
But this still continues
This short would work well as a series instead of a full-length feature. I was craving to see more not only for that story also as for more lives affected. Good stuff.
Really enjoyed the storyline. It really left me wanting to know more. Well done!
wow... just wooow! been awhile since i was almost moved to tears and im not sure why.... brilliant and beautifull!
Yeah, I really enjoyed this-it's good, really good. So the Feature is gonna blow our minds *fingerscrossed*
POSSIBLY ONE OF THE BEST FILMS I HAVE EVER SEEN, SHORT OR LONG
Beautiful, stunning, strange and watchable. 10/10 :)
Dave Lennon-Copeland know
Antonio DellaPolla - What do you mean by "know"?
well said :)
"Id get in a time machine, come back, so I could hang out with you."
Too beautiful I cried 😢😢😢
I hope they use the same actors! The chemistry was perfect and they brought their characters to life in a short time-frame! Well done.
Explore the B&E of his former Apartment, disposal of the 17 year olds remains, or if he decides to get her help at the last minute?
And the time machines activating, does that mean she didn't get pregnant? Or the opposite, and he has to restart the process?
I absolutely love this Time-Travel Story! I love the simplicity of his Machine, and the story. No crazy paradoxes. He's able to avoid himself and his ex-wife. And meets a new friend... that may have changed his life for the better?
Certainly has one of the best story lines I have seen for a while.
Ultimate take away, Mario Kart is timeless...
This one was wonderful. I wish I could see what the message from the future was about. And I wanted her not to have died of course.
At 12:54 I have a tear in my eyes. Mam / mister who wrote this, I would give you one trillion dollars. Thank you.
This channel should be one of the most subscribed on UA-cam , let’s make it happen people, they deserve it 🤩!
That was fantastic. Thank you/
One of the best Dust's short film. Love it :D
Very enjoyable! 10/10 👍✌ UK
Adorable couple. I see them doing this dance from time to time for however long he keeps his machine.
Love their noodle arms and trippy eyes.
VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Man, he was right there with that capsule real quick. That's too cold
Has anyone noticed the sound quality? I could literally hear them swallowing every bite.
Can anybody tell me where to get one of the exercise machines they are using? The one that he is standing on and rocking back and forth. Got to have one!
I doubt it Joseph. If you are anything like me you will use it out of the package and that's it. lol
How and why did their son cause so many people to die, why did he put the medicine in her milk, why did they get divorced? With all that said, this was such a good movie all the way around, just absolutely grand.
I wish I could like this 100 times!! And I wish there were a part 2!!!! DO IT DUST!! PLEASE!!??