Short film

.hack//Versus: The Thanatos Report

2012 · 21 min

A dense, somber cyber-mystery that demands close attention and rewards with unsettling revelations.

Overview: Bundled along with a free game, .hack//Versus, on the .hack//Sekai no Mukou ni Blu-ray disc, is a special called "The Thanatos Report". This special connects the events of the game with the events of the movie and "reveal the last truth". The protagonist of the special is Dave; a character who also appears in the main movie. The special takes place in both 2024 (the year in which the movie takes place) and 2025 (the year in which the game .hack//Versus takes place).
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Measured and demanding.
About: Conspiracy, identity, technology, memory
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
identity
technology
memory
deception
Places: big city
space
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none