Bunny:
In the short animated film Bunny, the experience was a lot more powerful than what I had assumed it would be. I thought there would be a more child-oriented vibe from the piece but I was surprised to find it holding emotion and depth. The first thing to stand out was the lack of a voice, which was one of the most powerful ways to communicate the message. The rabbit is widowed and alone and it makes sense to me that she would remain silent. The moth and it's representation of the husband who has passed was also a surprising symbol to discover. At first the moth is nothing but a nuisance and is seen as a negative event, as the story continues the moth gains more and more value as we learn who it represents. The traveling through the oven into the "next realm" was a great representation of passing into the afterlife and was a visual pleasure to experience.
Northfork:
I found that, like Bunny and it's lack of a voice, Northfork was another film that had a lot of powerful imagery that expressed the messages of the film very well. The tall mountains that stood so concrete and unwavering and the vast expansive land that the people lived on were the immediate things that I noticed. The church scene in particular was a new experience because of the lack of a back wall to the structure, allowing for the vast beauty of the land to be surrealistically exposed to the congregation. This image immediately allowed me to make the connection between the unimaginable might of the divine power and nature. Although the people may lead hectic lives and will come and go, the immortal life of the divine lives on forever especially through nature.
Paris, Texas:
The imagery of Paris, Texas conveyed the disconnection from communication by using common methods of communication as symbols. The first scene shows the land and natural rock formations towering around Travis. As Travis continues on his path he also continues deeper into society and the world of modern communication. Once again, the lack of much voice or narrative is used with Travis in the beginning of the movie which inferred that something serious or peculiar had happened to Travis, this pulled upon my interest. Later in the movie, the scene where Travis' face appears over the face of Jane, was a unique visual experience for me. The use of the one-way mirror provided intense and emotional scenes that seemed very creative and successful in creating the emotion.
Pink Floyd:
This film in particular had a very strong emotional and visual feel to it. The imagery was completely surreal in its ever-morphing style. The animations were actually quite entertaining to watch and I felt that they did a good job at not holding back. The representation of war through the animations provided a dark and terrifying view into the world of war. The sense of evil, waste, and death was very present. The scenes on education stood out to me the most and the message of people losing their individuality was expressed in a way that I had yet to see in such viciousness. The judge was, of course, one of the more obvious and slightly humorous sides of the animations but still allowed for the viewer to relate to the stance against the judge.
Cabeza de Vaca:
The environment in Cabeza de Vaca is what first stood out to me, followed closely by the way the people looked. The landscape came off as harsh and unforgiving. The relationship between nature and god is something that I kept thinking of. The people in the film were also a visual experience. Covered in dust and dirt and having an almost ragged appearance, the people were very primitive. The scene where the girl is brought back to life left me with a lot of questions such as why was the girl deceased in the first place? Is this a common practice for this tribe? Why do some seem unphased by the miracle compared to others? I really enjoyed the scene where Cabeza de Vaca confronts his own people and asks them if where they stand is indeed Spain. His experiences make him resist his past and he is confrontational with the Spaniard, expressing his new views from what he has learned along his journey.
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