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Visually great - but story needed clarity
A man sits in a framework of iron, working a type of rowing machine. This machine drives a seemingly endless system of cogs and tools. His toils are revealed as the process to manufacture a drop of water to decorate a rose produced from a vending machine.
What this film is all about is imagination and visual spectacle. The huge contraption driven by this one man is amazing in it's detail and it's planning. Each shot shows us more and more of it and it's fascinating to watch it be revealed. The use of brown-tinted film also gives the film a strange feel and adds to the overall effect. The visuals support the short where the story fails to deliver.
The story is unclear - what's it about? Well a man drives a machine to produce water for a rose for a rich man buying it from a machine. It could be drawing attention to the effort man has to put in, just to produce something that nature easily produces. Or it could be a statement on the plight of the worker - toiling to produce beauty that only the rich are able to enjoy. I like to think that it's a mix of both - but it's not clear, and to be honest, it's not important. The visuals cover all.
Overall this is worth a watch for the imagination it shows, however the story is unclear as to it's reason.
What this film is all about is imagination and visual spectacle. The huge contraption driven by this one man is amazing in it's detail and it's planning. Each shot shows us more and more of it and it's fascinating to watch it be revealed. The use of brown-tinted film also gives the film a strange feel and adds to the overall effect. The visuals support the short where the story fails to deliver.
The story is unclear - what's it about? Well a man drives a machine to produce water for a rose for a rich man buying it from a machine. It could be drawing attention to the effort man has to put in, just to produce something that nature easily produces. Or it could be a statement on the plight of the worker - toiling to produce beauty that only the rich are able to enjoy. I like to think that it's a mix of both - but it's not clear, and to be honest, it's not important. The visuals cover all.
Overall this is worth a watch for the imagination it shows, however the story is unclear as to it's reason.
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- bob the moo
- May 1, 2002
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