Find three short films. Explain what makes them good or what made them good at the time. And why they became popular or why they will become popular.
Video one: Kiwi
I absolutely adore this video. I can’t remember where I first saw it but when I read this week’s task, I instantly thought of Kiwi. I think what makes this video so good is that it stirs so many emotions. The first being confusion. We have no idea what is going on with this weird bird. Why on earth is he pulling a rope? The next emotion is interest. We have the split-second thought to watch something else as this seems stupid, but we are too interested to know what happens next. Then we have the u-huh moment. Where we finally understand what he’s trying to do. Then there’s pride. Pride in knowing that we guessed what happened before it happened. The next is humour. It’s hilariously brilliant what this funny-looking bird is trying to do. But then, the bird sheds a tear and suddenly, we feel despair. This bird is finally flying, but he’s going to die. Finally comes the ‘nooooo’ moment, as the movie comes to an abrupt end. By the end of the movie, we almost feel drained by all the emotions that have occurred in us in the last few minutes.
The other this that makes this movie so great is the meanings behind it – or at least the meanings I got from it. The funny thing about the two meanings that I got is that one is almost contradicting of the other. The first being that anything is possible when you put your mind to it; this kiwi bird made the impossible, possible. The second being that living the dream comes at a cost; his few moments of absolute bliss, cost him his life.
I had no knowledge of this movie until I typed ‘short movie’ into the great youtube.
The main perk of this movie, obviously, is that it is absolutely hilarious for several reasons:
1. People love watching the elderly act like teenagers. It’s so rare to see people that are so, um, how to put this… wise… that they choose to act this way. It’s almost as strange as watching a talking dog; which might I add, youtube also showcases.
2. It’s so unexpected. When the black and white long/wide shot of a fishing boat, with music that seems boring, we don’t expect it to be funny.
3. Laughter is contagious. Especially such a laugh as this. I’m not sure what it is about his particular laugh. Maybe that it’s just so genuine that it makes us want to laugh as well.
Video three: For the birds
For the birds was one of Pixar’s attempts at a short film to be played at the commencement of a feature-length, cinema animation. It surely set the standard for the future of short animations. Pixar are pure genius when it comes to capturing human emotions in animals or objects. Again, the perk of this film is its humour.
Well that's all for this post. See you next time :)
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