Arcadian (2024)

• Year: 2024
• Released: 12 Apr 2024
• Country: Canada, United States, Ireland
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22939186/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/arcadian
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 1080p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 92 min
• Writer: Michael Nilon
• Director: Benjamin Brewer
• Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins
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	5.7/10
	55% – Critics
	false% – Audience

Arcadian Storyline

Arcadian is about a man played by Nicolas Cage, and his twin teenage sons, Max Jenkins and Jaeden Martell, who must fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the end of the world. The challenges of growing up are made worse by the terrors awaiting the boys and their father after the sun has set.—Ben Brewer

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Arcadian is frustrating as it has the potential to be a terrifying, but…

I’d Watch It Again

“Arcadian” claws its way onto the screen with a promising premise: a post-apocalyptic world where a father and his sons fight for survival against nocturnal horrors. Nicolas Cage delivers a subdued performance as Paul, the father desperately clinging to normalcy for his children.

Nicolas Cage is, as always, a compelling presence. His performance grounds the film, even when the shaky cam and creature design falter. The young actors portraying his sons are believable as well.

Overall, Arcadian is frustrating. It has the potential to be a terrifying exploration of survival, but shaky camerawork and underwhelming creature design hold it back.

Please, take off cameras from Parkinson’s DoP

I was growing slowly confident that finally we went off that time of movie industry where everything must be shot “run and gun” guerrilla style, I mean, where the camera is handheld and sequences are unstable and shaky.

This movie is shaky for the 98% of it.

The directory of photography never heard of tripod, steadycam, dolly or whatever could put a stop to his Parkinson’s movements all across every sort of shot.

This boring, unnecessary and constant shake makes this movie pretty much unwatchable, unless you view it on a mobile phone, otherwise get ready for motion sickness.

Please, directors, forget this handheld mania. It’s not 2010 anymore.

Lost Its Focus

The constant shakiness of the camerawork makes this film physically challenging to watch unless you have an iron constitution that prevents motion sickness. I found the most relief during the scene when the camera is mounted on an ATV. Otherwise, every scene rattles and blurs and bounces and trips on a rock, distracting from the quality acting, storytelling, and world-building. I would have really enjoyed seeing more of everything in the film, but I couldn’t focus fast enough before the camera swished up and down and vibrated until I had to look away. In the end, I listened to more of the movie than I saw of it, which is a shame because I was very excited after seeing the preview.