Picking up from where we last left off, here's Part Three of the review of The Monolith Monsters.
Once the scientists discover the silicon-sucking habits of the black rocks, they treat cute little Ginny (who has merely suffered a stone arm, but has been placed in a coma) by injecting her with silicon. I’m just glad no one suggested injecting bleach. Having dispensed with that minor problem (or problem of a minor), Dave and his college professor pal, Arthur, repair to the lab to determine why the black rocks seem to be multiplying.
Whilst engaged in this endeavor, one of the fragments falls into water, causing foam to billow and the rocks to grow. Since there’s rain in the forecast, it seems the black fragments will cause the barely-existing tiny town of San Angelo to be flooded with beer foam or become the epicenter of a “turn to stone” epidemic. (Pandemic?)
But it’s even worse than that. Rain causes the small black rocks to take root and grow really tall. They grow into ominous, dark versions of the Washington Monument, without the benefit of scaffolding. As they grow taller and taller, they tend to exceed their recommended height. Eventually, they simply topple over and crush everything they fall on, break up into small pieces, rinse, and repeat. Literally.
At any rate, one decent spell of rain could crush the life out of this Dust Bowl reject the tiny town of San Angelo. Even the newspaperman isn’t thrilled to get this scoop.
And here’s a revelation straight outta Wikipedia:
Dave realizes that the monoliths' path will take them directly through San Angelo, and from there the monoliths could spread and possibly threaten all life on Earth.
Dave and Arthur then explain to the local police chief that the rather tall monoliths that keep popping up on the not-so-distant horizon are a major bummer. And Police Chief Dan Corey (played by William Flaherty) finally orders the town to evacuate. The resulting mad rush leads to a fender-bender at the one major intersection that keeps appearing on film, causing gridlock that extends almost one or two blocks in all directions.
Upon being notified of the situation, the governor declares a state of emergency, but only in the San Angelo area. A place so tiny it barely merits a zip code. Then Ginny revives from her coma, no longer partially petrified. So, Dave thinks he has the solution in silicon. Meanwhile, hordes of people in various stages of petrification descend upon the hospital. Many without insurance.
Surely, a pox or a plague of locusts is next for the plucky residents of San Angelo.
And, yes, there's more. Here's a conceptual video for the short film I plan to make.
Would you watch this movie? :)
You can catch the early showing on Patreon! :)
PS: I'd also like to give a shout out to Ethan Hislop, a Maryland-based filmmaker and actor, as well as a recent film school graduate. I've gotten to know Ethan through the Anne Arundel County Library movie discussion group. So, I was thrilled to hear that his film will be featured at the Columbia Film Festival.
You can watch anywhere you can get internet access.
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