The Doubt Monster

SPOILER ALERT.   I will 100% be spoiling the movie as I deep dive (see what I did there?) into the story.  In order to discuss the film, we have to understand the lore behind the video game that inspired it. The story takes place in a future where humanity has colonized other planets in our solar system, beginning with Mars.  There are multiple space stations, two of which we get the names of - "Eden" station and "Filament" station.  An event known as "The Quiet Rapture" occurs, changing life as humanity knows it.  Seemingly in one silent second, planets and millions of stars vanish.  The humans on the space stations are the only survivors.  The cause of The Quiet Rapture is unknown.  There are no witnesses of the event. Eden is the largest man-made structure left in existence.  Originally the station for Mars, at the time of the game's story there are under 500 humans left on Eden.  This station contains the last trees ...

I saw Markiplier's feature directorial debut "Iron Lung" in theatres on January 31st with my brother.  This movie was 3 years in the making, a passion project from Mark Fischbach (known as Markiplier on YouTube), based off the video game created by David Szymanski. In case you aren't aware, Mark is a YouTube giant who started his channel back in 2012.  My brother and I have bonded over his content for a very long time, including his creative year-long project "Unus Annus" with friend and fellow YouTuber, Ethan Nestor.  Iron Lung is a submarine simulation horror game developed by David Szymanski in 2022.  After playing it on his channel, Mark approached David about adapting the game into his first theatrical film. Mark wrote, directed, edited, starred in, and produced the film. I wanted to write about it for a few reasons.  One is because it's a major dose of nostalgia to watch a creator evolve over the years and expand their reach.  It is i...