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''The Seal of Nehahra'' is an American film made in 2000, created by Mindcrime Productions as part of the Nehahra Project. Made using a modified version of id Software's 1996 first-person shooter computer game ''Quake'' and released over the Internet as a non-interactive game demo package, the film was the longest released ''Quake'' movie — as ''Quake''-based machinima was known at the time. At a total length of three hours and fifty five minutes,〔Lum.〕 it is the longest single-piece machinima production . The film received high reviews from the major ''Quake'' movie review sites of the time, Psyk's Popcorn Jungle and The Cineplex. ==Synopsis== The film serves as a backstory to the ''Nehahra'' fan-made single-player game, released on August 18, 2000, which is set five years after the events of ''Quake''. The film is also an unofficial backstory to that of ''Quake''. In his review of ''The Seal of Nehahra'' for The Cineplex, Stephen Lum wrote, "Many people were very upset about the plot of Quake, reasonably so, because there wasn't one."〔 Paul Coates wrote in his review of the film for Psyk's Popcorn Jungle, "Some could say that it is basically the Quake plot, but with a lot more detail, and a lot of characters to move it along".〔Coates.〕 The writer, J. Thaddeus Skubis, stated in his director's notes that "() told the story that Id (Software) wouldn't".〔Skubis.〕 The film begins in late 2109. At the Slipgate Complex in Dallas, Texas, the military are overseeing development of a teleporter called a Slipgate. The top-ranking officer at the installation is General Blake. Another General, McQuiggan, has sent detachments of Grunts and Enforcers to the Complex for security purposes; these being genetically engineered soldiers with lowered intelligence and a killing instinct, brought on by electronic brain implants. Blake threatens to resign unless the Grunts leave, as he believes it is dangerous to toy with nature. The Enforcer commander shares his apprehensions. Another new arrival is Major Benton, a swaggering officer whom the soldiers immediately dislike. Eventually, the scientists perfect the Slipgate and begin using it to transport equipment between bases. The film then jumps ahead to 2110, when Major Benton unwisely orders the activation of an overheated Slipgate. The heat causes a malfunction which sends the equipment into another dimension, to a location which was occupied by an Ogre. The Slipgate automatically brings the Ogre back to the Complex, where it is met by a party of soldiers led by the misanthropic Sergeant Maxwell, who has a supernatural ability to translate any language. It communicates its peaceful intent to Maxwell, but a God-fearing soldier mortally wounds it as it flees back to its home dimension through the Slipgate. His dying words identify the humans, as "naked Knights"—Knights being a militaristic, humanoid species that enforces control over the Ogres. They report the murder to the Knights, who express dismay at Maxwell's translating abilities; this skill is exclusive to the Immortal race, which was thought to have died out. The Knights in turn report to the cultists of the god Shub-Niggurath, who order an invasion of the human dimension. They teleport to a base in Tucson and slaughter all its occupants. While doing so, they discover that Grunts and Enforcers can be bent to their will. Using a Mexican psychic with remote viewing abilities, Blake identifies Shub-Niggurath as the leader of the Knights. McQuiggan sends soldiers into the other dimension, including Maxwell and an annoying joker called Phil, against Blake's protests. The residents of the dimension massacre the soldiers, except for Phil who escapes, and Maxwell who is captured. The priests explain Maxwell's situation: he is dead by the mortal definition of the term, and will regain his Immortal powers and memories. He is treated well because Shub-Niggurath fears he may revive his creator, her enemy, the god Nehahra. The memories enhance his misanthropic outlook, such that he now wants to annihilate humankind. He also allies with an underground resistance movement that aims to overthrow Shub-Niggurath. Doing so, however, requires a human. Meanwhile, Grunts and Enforcers attack the Dallas Slipgate Complex. Blake and the psychic escape into a safe room, but the Enforcer commits suicide to avoid being turned into a servant of Shub-Niggurath. Maxwell kills Benton as revenge for his abusive treatment. Phil has decided to avenge his comrades and invade the other dimension on his own: he goes through the Slipgate and begins slaughtering enemies by the hundreds. Maxwell overhears him on his helmet radio, and guides Phil through the levels of ''Quake'' until he reaches Shub-Niggurath's pit. Blake orders his amphibious war machines to attack the Knights and Ogres to help Phil. Having overheard that teleportation is the most dangerous force in the universe, Maxwell sets up a Slipgate for Phil to go through and emerge at Shub-Niggurath's location. This defeats the god, and Phil survives. However, Maxwell has ambitions: he kills his resistance allies so he can take over the dimension along with some ghostly Immortals called Wraiths. The film ends as the Immortal conspirators open a gigantic vault door to unleash Nehahra. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Seal of Nehahra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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