Feature Film: NFT
Writer/Director: Jonas Odenheimer
Runtime: 75 minutes
Short Film Rating: 6.1 / 10
Quite aptly referenced in Jonas Odenheimer’s feature length offering – NFT, is the biggest horror of them all… the current economical crisis. Told to cut back on Netflix and avocados, yet still unable to get on the housing ladder has forced many people into abstract investments using cryptocurrency, with the risk being scarier than anything Freddie Kruger could do.
This 75 minute long feature film, features a group of friends that are testing the waters with NFTs, following Reddit threads and market trends to try and cash in as much as possible. When a rumor goes round about a cursed NFT collection, the group scoff at the ridiculousness of the idea, brushing it off as silly wives tales and happily accepting the images into their portfolio. Something they’ll quickly regret once the creepy images start coming to life on their journey home.
This is a fun movie, with a unique concept that definitely turns crypto to creepy, very early on in the storyline. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, with a light comedic spin on some of the scenes, dialing down the fear factor slightly and making it more accessible for a younger audience. That being said – each of the haunted character images that come to life are wonderfully unsettling, and with more focus on building the tension prior to each reveal, it could lead to some spectacularly spooky scenes. A great decision to make each of the NFT’s slightly different, rather than just having the same cursed figure show up at each location, because the reveal of each one adds another enjoyable factor while watching.
Currently, each scene is quite formulaic once the group separate for the evening. The narrative focuses on one of the friends making their way home, the NFT appears, they perish, and on to the next person. The predictability and repetitive nature of the current set up, does tire slightly after the first couple of people, and although characters do cross into each others overall story arc – it still feels quite disconnected. Because of this, there are points where it feels as though this could feature better as a short, snappy, anthology horror series with 5 or 6 episodes rather than a full length film. The narrative would definitely benefit from a horror aspect, by adding some suspense builders and some possible ‘red herring’ style scenes, as this would dissipate the feeling of knowing exactly what’s coming next once each scene wraps up.
Although the hype around NFT’s has died down slightly in the last couple of years, this still feels current – and its overall comments on financial insecurity especially, will sadly, but probably still be very much relatable for a long time to come!
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