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40 Acres is a gruesome parable about finding hope in the apocalypse

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66% Informative

R.T. Thorne's debut feature 40 Acres stands out as an inspired new entry in the genre’s canon.

Set in a near future where the world has been ravaged by a global pandemic, widespread famine, and the outbreak of a new civil war in the U.S ..

Though its final act falters a bit as it tries to amp up the already high emotional stakes, 40 Acres finishes strong with a powerful reaffirmation of its central ideas. And as overstuffed with middling stories as this subgenre has become, 40 Acres feels like something truly special. 40 Acres does not yet have a distributor or theatrical release date..

VR Score

54

Informative language

44

Neutral language

46

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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