Crop Circles: Quest For Truth
Picture: C+ Sound: C+
Extras: B Film: B
When people think about
crop circles their first thought is of some farmer out in the middle of nowhere
having some strange delusions. Or they are thinking about a terrible movie
called Signs, which attempted to create some sort of story around these
sightings and pull together some sort of miracle ending, which needed a crane
in order to hold everyone’s disbelief.
No matter what your
thoughts are on crop circles the question that everyone tries to answer is who
put them there? That is not really the question that should be asked, but
rather…why? Some like to think that this is just a silly prank that is pulled
randomly, but Crop Circles: Quest For Truth is a documentary that looks
past that at some 20+ years of these sightings, which have come up all over the
world in various spots and they all seem to have some connection to one
another. This certainly seems to be a prank that has gone too far.
Religion is an important
factor when trying to decipher this mess as well. For those that believe in
God, that is the God that created the world and everything in it, should also
not limit his power to create all over the universe. Therefore, if God created
life here on Earth, why not elsewhere? If God did, why would those life forms
try to contact us? These crop circles that have been documented over the years
have taken on various forms, been discovered in various placed, but all hold a
few things in common. The first common attribute is that they are symmetrical
or have some pattern to them. The crop that the forms are done in are also
cyclical in shape, but the crops are never crushed or broken, but just matted
down as if something landed on them, but did not put enough pressure to snap
the crop. This means that whatever caused these designs did so in a very
meticulous, calculated, and planned way: thus, an intelligent being that goes
far beyond some pranksters trying to say something.
If we suppose that other
life is trying to communicate with us, why are they using these crop circles to
do so? This documentary never leads to that point, but rather focuses on the
discoveries and various thoughts and views on the nature of the crop circles.
There are many intrigued by this especially since nothing has been solved even
after all these years. Crop Circles: Quest For Truth allows for some
food for thought and makes for a great conversation piece afterwards. Director
William Gazeski (see Waco – The rules of Engagement, reviewed elsewhere on this site) has a definite
skill for being able to pull together strong material and make for a
well-researched and executed project. The downfall is strictly in the fact
that nothing is really solved, but some minds might be changed in one direction
or another after watching.
The 1.85 X 1 transfer is
pleasing given the various sources for this documentary. The print has a
slight softness, but overall is decent if not natural. Detail and depth suffer
from time to time and certain text is hard to make out in the background or
foreground in the film. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo mix is fine and gives the
material a strong enough voice. There are a few extras that some might not
expect on this disc including a trailer, additional footage, and interviews
with the director. All of this makes for a solid release for the subject
matter. Open Edge Media is the distributor responsible behind this and they
have a winner on their hands that will hopefully lead to other successes in
their future on the DVD format.
- Nate Goss
