Remnants, or, Are The Spirits In The Room With Us?

When Apple’s Vision Pro headset was having its moment in the public consciousness, there was a ton of pushback that was way overblown and hyperbolic. Apart from its exorbitant price (which is undeniable), there were comments that made it sound like wearing it was like wearing some medieval torture device, and that it was a symbol of a bleak dystopian future where we’re all shut-ins, jacked into the dark solitude of cyberspace, completely cut off from our loved ones, pets, and the wonders of nature. In practice as an early adopter, the only thing I’ve found isolating about it is that when I do see something genuinely cool on it, I know that there’s going to be a limited audience who’s even capable of seeing it. Mostly because of that exorbitant price. A perfect example of that is Remnants, a 30-minute horror movie written and directed by Ti West for the Apple Immersive platform. So far, I haven’t been blown away by any of the Apple Immersive projects, because while they’re all…