Screenings: February 27, 9:30 PM (Rep); March 1, 1:30 PM (Rep); March 4, 5:00 PM (Cam 12)
Nick is a struggling musician in Los Angeles who spends most of his time gaming online with a large group of folks, many of whom are his close friends. When he meets Kei, a struggling actress who knows her anime and video games, it’s practically love at first sight. But Kei believes in living in the real world, and doesn’t buy Nick’s arguments that the game is just a different kind of reality. The simplest way to summarize “Corpse Run” is to say it’s “Clerks” for the 1337 generation. If you don’t know about corpse runs, fragging, avatars, mobs, Ranma 1/2, or MMORPGs you’ll probably still enjoy the film (especially if you like slice-of-life dramas). But this was made for folks who spend hours playing EverQuest or World of Warcraft, those who vividly remember their first video game system and can have massive throwdowns debating Sega vs. Nintendo.