Altered Perceptions

Director. Jorge Ameer's "Altered Perceptions" is a post apocalyptic feature film released in 2023. The screenwriter, Dr. Wayne C. Dees, a neurologist by profession, was inspired to write this narrative during the pandemic shutdown. As a scientist, Dees addresses current issues at hand with acumen. In this riveting thriller, a pandemic sweeps the nation in the face of civil unrest, rioting and deepfake news. Adults over age 60 infected with the scourge experience extreme danger to themselves and others.

The characters in this film, a politician, a few seniors and others are likable despite their foibles. In the midst of the chaos and crisis, a time traveling prophet presents as a source of. Inspiration. "Altered Perceptions" is an important film portraying the tenor of the times.

We may think to ourselves that the people we disagree with are "sick." Why do they believe such absurd things? What makes them act so strangely, and too often violently?

But what if all those people -- and more and more -- actually were sick with an unknown virus that turns the world on its head? This is the world of "Altered Perceptions."

As the virus rapidly spreads, and the entire country reels from its effects, a family of two gay fathers and their adult son struggle to cope in an existence where friends can suddenly become enemies and alliances can shift because of a brain infection.

The government and the health sector work on the growing problem, but as always, too slowly and inadequately. Can anything stop the spread?

Director Jorge Ameer envisions the world of "Altered Perceptions" through the eyes of its gay protagonists, who are constantly in danger. He adds otherworldly special effects to the drama and includes a nude male Cassandra in the story.

Just ordered the Blu-ray after watching this film because it's definitely a must for my collection. I found the film to be very relevant to current events happening in our political eco-system. What I also liked about this thriller is that it's very unpredictable. After looking up the film on social media I found interesting that the main star Oran Stainbrook is running for Utah Senate inspired by the events happening in the film and in real life. This film will make an impression on you and I recommend it very much because of its insight and foreshadowing. Keep in mind this film was shot years ago and yet everything that was film is currently happening. I find this very intriguing and fascinating! Highlly recommended specially for those who are still undecided on who to vote for this November.

The less said about this film the better. I gave it a ''2'' because it at least had some ambition...but ambition alone isn't enough to praise a film-- it has to deliver on that ambition to be worthwhile. And this film does not.

However, a special commendation must be made to whomever was in charge of the PR for this film, since they evidently either convinced or paid-off a good amount of 'reviewers' to provide positive reviews on this site: of the 18 reviews posted, 16 of them are raves (most rating it a '10') and this is the only film they've ever rated. One person has a grand total of two, so they could be legit. And the one person who correctly blasts the film for its lack of quality (irazig) and gives it a 3/10 is the only authentic reviewer as they have multiple reviews.

The general numeric average for the film is 3.7... That's the true value for it.

I met Jorge Ameer in the DVD section of a popular record store in Los Angeles, California. We had a great conversation about the movie industry. And to my surprise, he told me that he was, in fact, a film director and said I should check out his film Altered Perception.

So I went home and watched it. Who would have thought a filmmaker could add anything new to the Sci-Fi genre? This movie does just that.

Oran Stainbrook, Danny Fehsenfeld, and Matt Fling performed outstandingly in this film.

Kudos to Jorge Ameer and his very ambitious independent film. I can't wait to see what he has in store next.