2025 - The World enslaved by a Virus
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 Who knew a cheesy Christian movie would be the lowest rated movie on Letterboxd?
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2025 - The World enslaved by a Virus is a sci-fi adventure film created by ‎Joshua Wesely.
Plot
In a post-apocalyptic society caused by the Coronavirus, communism is rampant, meetings are outlawed, and Christianity is illegal. A group of young believers launches an underground movement to reunite Christians and reclaim their freedom from repressive rulers.
Why It's a Total Virus
- In the beginning, it is not explained enough as to why meetings and Christianity are illegal in the year 2025.
- The pacing is extremely bad, such as in the very slow car chase at the start of the film, regardless of whether it's supposed to be a car "chase," and nothing is done to make it seem like it's going at high speed. There are also a lot of scenes where they show rather than tell.
- Eight minutes into the film, the character eventually reveals his name is Roy.
- However, that's not the only character with a slow name introduction. It was revealed 15 minutes after a character was introduced that her name is Hannah.
- The sound editing and audio mixing may seem awkward at times; there are characters who sound very mumbled, and the audience can't understand what they're saying.
- Because most of the actors seem to be German, the voice-acting and dialogue are laughably awful, with very strong accents. And at one point in the film, two women inexplicably change to German with subtitles for absolutely no reason at all. Also, there are scenes where the characters stutter during the film and repeat phrases. Not to mention that some of the actors who do speak are incomprehensible due to the bad audio mixing. Overall, this film could've improved its dialogue if it were made only in German.
- In addition to that, the music choices feel over-the-top, even for scenes that don't even need it.
- There were also some more scenes in the film that contained Bible verses.
- Speaking of which, the acting isn't all that good either, but it's not surprising when you see all the bad qualities this film has.
- The sets and props are extremely embarrassing; the police station appears to be a middle school auditorium, complete with furnishings in one area.
- In one scene, Hannah gets shot, except there's no blood coming out of her wound, which is very unrealistic even by $10,000 budget standards.
- The main character is unlikable, as he tries way too hard to sound philosophical; he also repeats expositions from the beginning. But he mainly monologues about freedom and justice throughout the film.
- Lots and lots of filler. There is a scene where one of the characters slowly eats her cereal as she reads a note that is unreadable to the viewer. There is also much history and backstory, which is unnecessary for the film. In the hideout scenes, the filler is at the top with very unneeded history, making it feel even more slow-paced.
- Despite some unintentionally funny moments, when others attempt to make a laugh out of their viewers, it fails badly. One example of this is when a character makes an unfunny Jesus or COVID joke.
- Continuity Error: If one of the cops knows that Christians are meeting up in different cities, then why haven't they arrested them yet? Even though they're breaking the law according to where the film takes place and they're tracking their phones, none of them have gotten arrested.
- A ham-fisted attempt at foreshadowing done by Hannah when she's in the hideout, which can make the audience already know what is going to happen at the end of the film.
- Extremely bad writing, mainly due to the bad pacing. When Holly mentions Lucinda, we had no idea who Lucinda was at the beginning of the film.
- In two scenes, the characters are dancing for simply no reason at all, and it feels very unnecessary.
- Just like the writing, the acting is shockingly awful. Once a character talks on screen, another character replies to them off-screen with no focus on them.
- Product Placement: In the beginning of the film, we can see one of the characters mining bitcoin.
- Because being overly preachy wasn't bad enough, it also shoves in a romantic sub-plot with Roy and Leia.
- This film would've had a good message like "We can put aside our differences and work together", but sadly, that never happens, as Holly now converts to Christianity after doing research on Jesus, which is very cheesy and unrealistic.
- Overall, the film feels overly and blatantly preachy about its Christian themes.
The Only Vaccinated Quality
- Despite the fact that this is a Christian propaganda film, they accept a nonbeliever to help them, including Holly. Whereas in most Christian films, nonbelievers are portrayed as the villains.
Reception
This film has received a 1.1/10 on IMDb and a 0.7/5 on Letterboxd from critics and audiences alike. As of 2023, it has become the lowest rated movie on Letterboxd.
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