Whole

Whole from Den Danske Filmskole on Vimeo.

I am not usually the type to watch sci-fi, but this short from The National Film School of Denmark is pretty awesome. Mira's heart was broken, and was dragged out to party by her friend, and ended up falling into a whole, in search of her spirit animal. This short is very artistic with its design, its color, its texture. Everything seemed very sharp-edged and clear-cut in the short, with lots of use of geometry and shapes.

The film is quite interactive, with the older creature (I have no clue what to call him, let's call him 'oldie') talking directly at you, inviting you to go on the journey. And I've always have the liking towards ugly-cute stuff, so I was quite drawn to that creature with the thick and low voice right at the start, even though I couldn't understand him. The short is also inclusive of viewers when Mira was falling into the tunnel. Even though I know the oldie is talking to Mira, I was drawn to focus on the tunnel and the psychedelic and dizzy graphics, and I find myself going inwards and inwards into the center of the shapes as well as myself.

When I first saw the hollow heart of the girl is a great and literal and apparent metaphor for her hollow heart, and I find it quite a cute idea. And the ending wrapped everything up nicely and it turns out to be a nice little story of betrayal and self-discovery.