I thought this short film might be interesting to do a blog on, but as time goes on I'm starting to think that might not have been a good idea. I am thinking this because there isn't much content to discus, there is nothing to connect it to (unlike my last post which turned out to have a very interesting background to it, the only thing I can really talk about is the symbolism I can see.
The film starts with perfect balance, all characters happily adjust to maintain balance because they each want to fish. But then one finds a box and they each individually inspect it while the others provide counter balance. After they have inspected the box and found out that it makes music the trouble starts. One of the characters attempts to tip the box over the edge, in response to this the character inspecting the box keeps it from falling off by moving forward. When they meet they have a minor scuffle. Some stuff happens, people get knocked off, some purposefully kicked off, and the film ends with one single character balancing the weight of the box unable to reach it and unable to hear it's music.
Here is the symbolic version: people living in harmony; balance. Something new/exciting appears, might as we let everyone investigate it. Then one decides that if he can't have it no one can. Then we "dispose" of each other, and one is left without fulfillment. I know this is a shoddy review, but there really isn't much to say. There is an unanswered question though: why are each of the characters numbered, and in such a random pattern no less? The obvious reason is to identify them, but I would like to think there is a better, more deeper reason for the numbering.
Ironic ain't it?
I really like the symbolism that you managed to draw from this short story, just watch out for the grammatical errors
ReplyDeleteI think this film speaks to the need of humans to possess things, even when doing so ultimately dooms them to loneliness and isolation.
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