The entire film takes place at John Oldman's cabin as he is leaving. Friends from the university faculty, many of them scientists, gather round to see him off. After a fashion, John begins to weave a tale that is about a 14,000 year old caveman that is still alive today and that caveman John claims is himself. Most of the film is storytelling, scientific questioning, philosophical wondering and religious debating. It kept me quite sucked in throughout. I would have gone with a different ending, but I am not complaining about it. The Man from Earth was exactly what I was in the mood for, a little mental stretching and a few smiles. This was really a good flick. Watch and enjoy, but be forewarned it is much more a storytelling session than a traditional film.
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