This movie had potential but it's tone and storytelling fell short. Most times it was uncomfortable and awkward to watch.The premise is creative and sure to capture people's interests. "An Alien that discovers and falls in love with music? Sounds Great!" Yes it does sound great, the first 10 minutes of the movie was great! Alas 10 minutes later the movie plateaus into a state of a lackluster wasteland.The main character, General Trius, acts as if he is a student giving an enthusiastic presentation to the class, or in this case, the audience. He gives a straight face no matter what he says nor what he does.Another problem with a character: the love interest of a character seems as if she felt uncomfortable in any intimate scene. Whether it be dancing or kissing, she looked as if she was like "nope, nope, nope."The tone of the movie was out of control and not consistent at all. Ha, better yet, non-existent. In a scene where everything was set to make it seem like a magical moment, instead was a serious moment! AHA FOOLED YOU! The movie did not follow through with its excellent premise. It was emotionally confusing, awkward, but it was kinda cute. Well after the movie, you will have a few things to take away: cool space outfits, folk music, and a red forehead from facepalming.

"History of Future Folk" was obviously on a smaller budget it had some very corny parts but I was patient and open-minded enough to stick it out. Boy am I glad I did! There have been very few movies that I've started out this skeptical about and been this excited about by the end. Movies like this make believe there might still be some creative people out there that don't want to sell out and make movies that appeal to the largest audience, and instead they truly care about their story and the message they want to tell and will do bold risky things to preserve their vision for the movie. The movie does an amazing job of portraying the value of art and music in our culture. Its easy (especially in the U.S. I think) to forget the miracle of music. It gave me the feeling that I remembered something really important (maybe how I felt when I learned to play a song on the guitar for the first time, or how it felt to hear the Beatles for the first time). I'd like to personally thank the creators of the film because now instead of trying to explain how I feel about music and how important it is to me personally and humankind I can say, "You just need to watch 'History of Future Folk.'"

This movie shows what can be done with what is likely a bare-bones budget.Humorous, intelligent, metaphorical, this movie addresses, as all movies should, aspects of the human condition. The movie itself is well done and clearly done with very meager resources, but it touches on important parts of what makes humankind human, in particular humankind's ability to make music. Good sound track that may feature the actors themselves - I have not checked.Instead of the unbelievable sums of money spent on what is utter dross, a characteristic of all major movie studios/distributors in the USA, those same studios might fund or partially fund, in addition to distributing, gems such as this movie that are quirky, yet very well- done. This movie is not only entertaining, but it remarkably provokes, as all good art should, thinking in the viewer's mind about what it means to be a human being on the planet that humans call Earth.

This was one of those "Never heard of it" gambles that paid off. The musical bits were light-hearted and whimsical. The story was very unique, especially the part about the aliens' reaction to earth music. There was also some subtle social commentary about us earthlings. I especially liked the intermixed fight/dance scene. The second alien stole every one of his scenes. His mannerisms and body language always brought a chuckle.Although this was a low-budget movie, the overall effect was very professional. I'm going to have to get me a red jumpsuit and bucket helmet. I hope you enjoy this fun little movie as much as my wife and I did.