Deus-in-Machina

     This week's short of the week, Deus-in-Machina, was interesting in it's context. I usually don't watch foreign films for the simple fact I don't like to read subtitles; I miss somethings in the film trying to process the words I just read. I really couldn't keep up with everything, but I did catch some stuff. I caught the fact the guy was trying  to find a way around the system and get his points he lost back. He knew the task wasn't going to be easy and he risked being caught. Indeed he did get caught and the consequences of getting caught for such a crime is being locked in his own personal nightmare. In a way he really didn't get a bad punishment, because he still found a way to find comfort in his nightmares. I like the videography of the film and it's direction. The film was very high tech and had futuristic characteristics. It had a Star Wars feel to it. (I love the Star Wars films). I would suggest this film to people who like to watch science fiction films, but for ordinary viewers of movies, I wouldn't bother.

Nuit Blanche

     Nuit Blanche is a very interesting short film, as far as it cinematography goes. It was a black and white silent film, which I'm not too fond of. But it's actions, effects, and music in the background kept my attention. The slow motion action of everything; the actors, the car, the glass breaking was very cool. It gave the film life.
     The story behind the film is two strangers catches each others eye and began to move towards one another. They risk being hit by a car and breaking through glass for that one simple kiss. But in reality they both were imaging it. For that simple concept, the filmmaker made it very dramatic, which made for a great short film.

Old Fangs

     Old Fangs, which is this week's short film, was an interesting film. This one unlike the past shorts actually had dialogue between characters, although not much. The young wolf was on a search to mend his relationship with his father. Him and his friends drove far and walked through the scary woods in order to get to his father's house. The woods is a scary place and the creator of the film displayed that through sounds and noises to create suspense. As they journeyed along, the moods changed; as the moods changed, so did the colors of the woods. It went from green, to blue, to yellow, and so on. That aspect of the film was very interesting and exciting.
     They finally reached the house and the young wolf enters. He is a little uneasy about talking to his father and you could tell through the sounds and the tone of his voice. As he sat there, he reminisced about his childhood when everything was okay. But he had one memory that might have shown why the relationship with his father was estranged. I really like how this animation film used different shapes, colors, sounds, little dialogue, and creativeness to tell a story.  Unlike the previous film, Between Bears, this film had a main purpose and clear concise story to tell and it told it well.