Wooden people in a wooden world go through daily experiences with struggle. I really love this animation because of its simplicity; not a lot occurs but the little that does is quite impactful. The character begins by simply performing everyday tasks and failing simply because of the nature of their environment. As the film progresses, the character begins to perform acts that are more out of the norm as a desperate way to find deeper meaning or soul in his existence such as attempting to free a bird. Of course the bird falls straight to the ground because it is a wooden toy. Finally, the character attempts to kill himself by laying down on train tracks. Of course, because of the nature of his environment, this fails to kill him as well and he simply is pushed forward on the tracks by the wooden train. The overall atmosphere of this film is quite eerie as well as emotional and the characters seem to become more human towards the end as pointed out by my friend Steven from illustration.
The designs are also quite enchanting. There is little to no detail highlighting the emptiness of the atmosphere. There is no real perspective, it actually seems as if everything were on a grid (like MC Escher's work).
The scene with the train tracks is particularly haunting. There is no escaping this miserable reality and you can't help but feel sorry for the poor fellow when he can't even off himself. I also like that the music is quite repetitive and mundane but rises in intensity during this scene only to drop right back down to its repetitiveness after the train pushes through the figure.
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