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I'm simply making this post because I can't find similar content anywhere else on this site. If you see this, and you're interested, comment, and follow for more! I'd love to talk about the stunning passion project of Emesis Blue to a live audience!
Emesis Blue, posted by Fortress Films on YouTube, is a full-length psychological horror film made in SFM (Source Filmmaker). The film takes place in the canon universe of popular video game, Team Fortress 2. Fortress Films pays wonderful homage to the pre-established characters as shown by their lore and personalities. It's difficult to nail any sort of tidy theme to the film. Perhaps it can be best described as a story of revenge. I have seen the movie three times, and I am still confused as to specific plots and sequences in the movie. If you have not seen the film GO AND WATCH IT!!! It's completely free on YpuTube! Even if you're not familiar with the video game, Emesis Blue is a cinematic delight in its own right. Once you have watched it, feel free to come back to this post! I am dying to swap some theories and get fresh perspectives! Thanks for reading, and i hope ypu have a great day! <3
Trigger warnings for Emesis Blue: Blood, gore, violence, flashing lights, frightening imagery, and mild language. I would personally rate it at PG-14 (idk if that's a real rating, but im putting it there anyway)
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☆bbbeniz☆
I watched EMESIS last night for the first time and was speechless. I’m relatively new to tf2 and have seen a bunch of the shorter sfms. I see ppl talk abt this one all the time and I decided to check it out—dawg it’s legitimately one of the best movies I’ve ever seen and I enjoyed it sm it was so good. The amount of times I was genuinely nervous was so awesome and each time loop reveal made me go insane. The voice acting was so good oh my god I'm getting giddy again just thinking about it lol. The scene w/ Scout's mom and the Pyro reveal scene made me feel so uneasy and uncomfy I loved them. The characterization was amazing(from what I know abt the mercs), I think it's so cool how many details were hidden around and that some came together in the end while others were left unwound and the overall story was insanely well written. The most memorable scenes for me were the Pyro reveal, the exchange with Solly, medic, n spy where solly told Medic that he would make it and Medic replied “I know” b4 he took the shot(don’t get me started on the medic in EMESIS all his scenes were so well played), the scene with the freaky scout, the Solly demo scenes (the sillies), the ending scene(T-T), the diazepam reveal at the end, the Demo Engie interaction at the bar, bro I might as well just say the entire movie lmao
I can't stop thinking abt this film and it's even more crazy that it was made on sfm. I've been dying to yap abt this movie and I'm glad I found a post where I can(even though it's a year old lmao)
I don’t play tf2 cuz I don't have a pc but I’m saving up for one(specifically with tf2 in mind lol). I dont have any insane theories rn but I’m excited to rewatch it and see what I missed bruh it was so good
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! As someone with about 40 hours in game, let me say Emesis Blue is NOTHING like the source material lol. TF2 is one of those fandoms that has been around for so long that there are many facets of it. You have the die-hard gamers who study the meta, the SFM-ers who create things spanning from crap posts to elaborate well-crafted stories, and the fan artists who use the expansive lore to create wonderful fics and art. Every fan has a place in TF2, and it's so awesome to interact with your niche in the greater community.
I am an amateur artist, and I enjoy pretentious film analysis and cinematography, so Emesis Blue was directly up my alley!
The voice acting was superb for only having like, two people, and some of the shots are so dynamic! One scene that sticks out to me is near the beginning of the film when we see the silhouette of the plague doctor's hand reaching out to Medic as objects float around him in his office. The shot of the elevator descending after Soldier, Demo and Medic meet; the entire conference room scene where Soldier is listening to the phone call between Archibald, Redmond and Blutarch; the first scene is Dell's bar, it's all SO GOOD!!!
Man, I'm glad you found an old post and commented on a whim!
by Abject_Bee; ; Report
Yeah, seeing gameplay after Emesis is like getting whiplash and I think that's sooo funny-- the TF2 community is so expansive as you said and I'm glad it has stuck around all these years because I'm really enjoying my time going through stuff. It's also helped my art progress actually. I'm getting better at drawing different face shapes than your standard "anime" one after I read the comics (that art style is so good I love it sm) and I'm able to better draw fanart for a TF2 fic I really liked lol.
I haven't rewatched Emesis yet (even though I said I was gonna) but you got me in the mood again. I didn't notice the plague doctor scene and I'm excited to look for it. And omg Dell's bar was soo cool and such a good addition that was really well done in my opinion. The voice acting as well was great--I had no idea so few people worked on this but that just makes it that much better.
I was a little surprised to see anything about Emesis on here actually but I'm really happy I was able to find your blog! (sorry for the late reply, I forgot abt spacehey for a sec)
by ☆bbbeniz☆; ; Report
The TF2 comics have also been a good inspiration in my art style as well! I've been drawing for years, and I'm taking classes for it in college rn! I forget about SpaceHey too more often than not. Thanks for taking a chance on my post! I'm glad to have found some like-minded people in this little corner of the internet!
by Abject_Bee; ; Report
Yesssss the comics are so good I love them and Ive also taken some inspo from them aswell!! I heard somewhere that the 7th comic is being worked on idk if it's true tho(I hope it is)
I wish you luck in your classes and in your art!! :D (And same! Spacehey is the last place I'd expect to see Emesis or TF2 stuff lol but I'm glad I did)
by ☆bbbeniz☆; ; Report
Yesssss the comics are so good I love them and Ive also taken some inspo from them aswell!! I heard somewhere that the 7th comic is being worked on idk if it's true tho(I hope it is)
I wish you luck in your classes and in your art!! :D (And same! Spacehey is the last place I'd expect to see Emesis or TF2 stuff lol but I'm glad I did)
by ☆bbbeniz☆; ; Report