I went to the oscar nominated animated short films and saw this there, and I immediately knew I had to do a blog on it. I'm in a weird situation here because there is actually a storyline to the film, and the underlying message is literally stated in the script (so not much analysis to do there). (Assuming you were able to watch it) The main point made in the movie is: "Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. Live well and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all the dead.", anyone who watched the movie knows this, but what I find interesting is the underlying tone of the movie. All of the entities are animated in this ever-shifting squiggly line style, but the environments tell a different story. The current time environment is done in the same style as the characters, but the future time environment is done in this sci-fi perfect line style. With these two styles I would say the animator is heavily hinting at a difference between the world now and then (then being the future). I would say the difference hinted at is perfection vs. imperfection, the future is inhabited by seemingly "perfect" beings (i.e. clones/immortals). I say "perfect" because humans aren't perfect, but their programing can be pretty close (i.e. the monotone voice gives a perfectly dull feeling (therefore humans are now perfectly dull)). Anyways, this movie has a funny satirical view on where we as a species are headed, and that is always good.
Emily Prime: right, Emily 3G Clone: left (cloning can be confusing)
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