Films
The
films Rein and Man who Plants Trees implements important aspects of animation and
storytelling that deserve discussion and commentary.
Rein
This
film illustrated the history behind the human race and tells a story of steward
ship, yet also illuminates the wickedness of materialism. By illustrating man
as a hunter gather and then showing them encompassed in the fur of their
conquests the human race is portrayed negatively. The film reflected upon
detail and shows how the plain can transform into beauty through the
encompassment of detail. This observation is evident through the creator’s, who
I like to refer to as Mother Therese, compassionate touch upon the starved and
ill animals. Once Mother Therese laid a loving touch upon the animals, color,
detail, and texture encompassed the animals. This technique is used in perfect
contrast to the basic sketches of Mother Therese and the initial sketches of
man and the world’s inhabitants. I especially enjoyed the fact that the music
in the film motivated and accompanied the characters and the action of each
scene. The excellent music synchronization made up for the absence of dialogue.
Man Who Planted Trees
In contrast to Rein this film (Man Who Planted Trees) furthered the story and motivated the
characters and actions of each scene through the pacing of the dialogue. I
especially enjoyed the narration and the reflection it gave upon the story and
also the narrator’s occasional entrance into the stream of conscious. The
descriptive detail and the figurative language enriched the story line and
allowed the audience to appreciate the eloquent dialect of the narrator. The
story was organized in the basic beginning, middle, and end formant. The
introduction was this elaborate affair in which the scene was established and
details were portrayed. This technique offered the audience to become attached
to the narrator in a sense of establishing credibility. The beginning
introduces the Shepard, the middle illustrates the Shepard’s devotion to
nature, and the end wraps up the story in a tight little bundle surrounding
rebirth. The rebirth found in the story revolves around the theme of nature
soothing tragedy. This observation contains relevancy based upon the Shepard’s
tragic loss of his son and his wife and how he turns to nature to sooth him.
Also the narrator seeks to “purify the air” after the war therefore the
narrator seeks the Shepard and the nature his friend has created in order to
sooth his troubles.
Both these films still contain aspects that I may not have
touched on so feel free to add your thoughts J
God Bless,
Randi Orr
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