I had to do some research on the opera/short story before watching this because the way the artist made the video made it hard to ACTUALLY know what's going on. That being said, OH MY GOD.
First of all, I loved how the artist found their way to portray the story using the figurines and even breaking the fourth wall for emphasis. The attention to detail was phenomenal and even though some of the finer details from the story were left out, the story still read very well.
It's actually really unfortunate because I feel like this kind of narrative isn't just fiction and this was the reality of a lot of women (plus if you want to water it down and apply it to dating now, but shh we don't have to do that) during this time! I especially loved the depiction of child birth and how the artist creatively depict the baby forming and finally being born, along with spending time with the mother. These are little things that not many think of make differently (like breaking through ice) but this artist did and I appreciate that! The artist also condensed the story into something that you can take all at once without feeling like you made too much of a commitment and I think that's very powerful as well! It's hard to take all the details and mash them together into one, short, cohesive piece.
The ending where she commits suicide is also very interesting (even though I thought she ended up not killing herself in the end and she kept her child?) because of how the artist depicted it. In the original story she stabs herself but in the video, she takes apart the joints that make her move, as if to be a toy coming to life. The emotion and distress shown while she does this is also very powerful. It is almost a PG way of ending your life but still getting the message across.
First of all, I loved how the artist found their way to portray the story using the figurines and even breaking the fourth wall for emphasis. The attention to detail was phenomenal and even though some of the finer details from the story were left out, the story still read very well.
It's actually really unfortunate because I feel like this kind of narrative isn't just fiction and this was the reality of a lot of women (plus if you want to water it down and apply it to dating now, but shh we don't have to do that) during this time! I especially loved the depiction of child birth and how the artist creatively depict the baby forming and finally being born, along with spending time with the mother. These are little things that not many think of make differently (like breaking through ice) but this artist did and I appreciate that! The artist also condensed the story into something that you can take all at once without feeling like you made too much of a commitment and I think that's very powerful as well! It's hard to take all the details and mash them together into one, short, cohesive piece.
The ending where she commits suicide is also very interesting (even though I thought she ended up not killing herself in the end and she kept her child?) because of how the artist depicted it. In the original story she stabs herself but in the video, she takes apart the joints that make her move, as if to be a toy coming to life. The emotion and distress shown while she does this is also very powerful. It is almost a PG way of ending your life but still getting the message across.
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