direct by e. elia merhige begotten be an experiment with a few interesting idea that do not quite succeed in what they be try to do . the film be a 76 minute ultra slow and questionably effective and irritate experience that try to present an intriguing philosophy about the creation of the earth and human nature . it open with god present a a chair bound psychopathic man who tear open his stomach use a knife . from the gut and blood and human waste mother nature emerge . she proceed to impregnate herself with the dead god semen . later she give birth to the son of the earth . a retard who be constantly abuse a group of cannibalistic people whom i believe to be the representation of mankind . beget take a twisted and disturb look on the origin of life . demonstrate the self destructive nature and violence and lust and greed that have become a trademark for mankind . the problem in the movie come from two point . one be that the film be just too slow in it exhibition . what we get be a good thirty minute spend on show how the son of the earth be constantly shake naked on the ground while at the same time be molest and torture by mankind . such tasteless prolong get boring pretty fast and lack the punch in deliver a blow to the viewer sense . another point be beggoten visual appearance and sound . the grainy and inverted and black and white low frame cinematography enchant the disturb factor of the plot and but such novelty often work in only short period of time . then gradually begin to lose their effect a the audience become accustom to the look . the audio suffers from the same problem . it constant repetitive and similar sound become annoy so fast i have an urge to turn off the volume . begotten lose it charm shortly after it begin . it try to be original and creative but it fail to expand on the idea hint by the vague plot instead it repeat the same scene again and again . the conclusion be that begotten be stick in one moment . even though plot wise it try to move forward and the visuals and audio remain the same throughout . show the same action in a slightly different way with just slightly a different sound . a gimmick can not alone make a movie . it also need pace and variety and something merhige seem to have forget .