March 3, 2014

The Twilight Zone: "I Shot an Arrow into the Air"



The Twilight Zone: "I Shot an Arrow into the Air" (episode 15 of 36 from season one), 1960. A spaceship crashes, and the crew turns on each other.

Created by Rod Serling. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Written by Serling, based on a story by Madelon Champion. Starring Dewey Martin & Edward Binns, with Ted Otis.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: We never do find out why one of them is a sociopath. Or why all of them are so much dumber than the audience. C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: It's extremely well done, apart from the little detail of giving away the "twist" ending early in the episode and more-or-less rendering the entire thing pointless. But even knowing where it's going, it's still entertaining to watch it play out. B

GPA: 2.9/4

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