The Man with the Beautiful Eyes

[777srna]

his voice is adorable!!!

[og882001]

can someone tell me whats the meaning of this poem? what he really wanted to tell us with it?

[Husavikur]

@og882001 I've always felt that he wrote it about himself but like all poetry, it's open for individual interpretation.

[ReitaAngel]

Harry Potter?

[magand26]

we have to write a review for this in english lol

[todpolson]

This is one of my favorite short films. I think the animation and style fit the feeling of the story perfectly.

[Husavikur]

@todpolson It isn't a story. It's a poem by Bukowski that someone made a movie for. God forbid any kids would have to actually pick up a book and read something.

[br00talKidHxC]

could anyone recommend me some more animations with similar style or theme? I really enjoyed this

[kessuperstara]

jonny hannah! :D

[CecilyHeron]

@kessuperstara He teaches on the illustration course I was on, he's a very nice chap, I wish more tutors were as approachable as him. I'm not sure how he feels about the fact that his style has been ripped off by about 90% of illustrators/designers though!

[kessuperstara]

agh typos!!

[ubiquim]

I don't get where someone may find the protaganist to be a wife beater? Or how any of us may draw assumption of what an artist is, "thinking". It's a piece of prose, a sublime writing. Metaphorical, no doubt.

[ZKoftherebellion]

@ubiquim well, considering he was described as a stereotypical redneck "wife beater" and the first words were "You goddamned whore" it's misleading at best.

[ubiquim]

@ZKoftherebellion Fair enough. Most prose is metaphorical. Or can be percieved as such.Regarding some of the oldest writings; these move through time and can be allegorical at best. This to me is amazing, it's stupendous. Perhaps some of us believe the "world" to be a whore, the man with beautiful eyes to be more than human- if you will...and then, apathetic, such as the world is at times.

[CecilyHeron]

@ubiquim a bit pseuds corner haha! ;D

[ubiquim]

@CecilyHeron

Yes, real detective and all the "underground" pulp rags we love to hate.

[dudefromtherock]

unconformity has it's own beauty...you need the eyes of the innocent to realize it.

[bongojim420]

Tripy.

[rudewrednee]

Amaizing piece! I love Bukowski's poetry and Hodgson's animations. Can't wait to see it on big screen on Etiuda&Anima Fastival in Cracow. It's going to be great!

[mardeninthegarden]

@TheOldRecluse I know all that. That's the intention of the poem, that's how Bukowski saw himself and I think that's admirable but not accurate. Not everyone who is an outcast is an innocent victim. Not everyone who advocates an orderly society is some maniacal fascist. Then again, maybe I'm just assuming too much from "you goddamned whore" and the fact his eyes were described as angry.This is still very poetic animation accompanying poetic words.I like it, but the worldview makes no sense to me

[mardeninthegarden]

@TheOldRecluse ??? I just don't see it. All I saw was a dangerously unbalanced wife-beater who burned down his own house and the kids assumed that HE was the victim because they liked his yard and he never did anything to them. That doesn't make the man honest...in fact, that "hello, little gentlemen" sounded like he was fighting to keep him from kicking them. Some people need to lie to themselves and others because it's the only thing keeping them from becoming serial killers.

[st91809]

nipple man

[rockwillruletheworld]

what kind of film is this? like ive seen many in school where it was an animation of paintings with someone narating a poem or tribal/instrumental music sometimes playing. i want to look up more but idk what to search

[Greenlife79]

fuckin shit. love this....

[colabuttons1]

wow that was such a good film!

[MysteryEzekude]

"YOU GOD-DAMNED WHORE!" XD

[Greenlife79]

buk you got damn asshole. i hope you were in heaven half an hour ago before the devil had known that you are dead. great poem....

[McClinch]

This video is the best thing to happen to marijuana since the hot pocket

[Rilycoe]

@McClinch fcukin eh

[voluptuousREDher]

I think that the child in the missing ad was a girl and was the missing jane and lived in the house with the kidnapper who was the man. When he was good and done with living there and the girl either died, ran away or went with him he burnt down the house and got rid of the evidence. The parents knew the beauty was actually an illusion, a facade that was making the children be blinded so they were protecting them. The kids just didn't know that. Amazing video, could be taken many different ways.

[solargesture]

this is my favorite video on utube.

i invite all you bukowski and/or music fans to check my stuff out on my channel and give me some feedback.

paz

[tofster666]

My love, to give this poem a meaning would be like giving god a question...

[ImTestingSleeping]

@tofster666 Just because you toss around the word god and use an ellipsis doesn't make what you say profound. It just makes you sound ridiculous. This poem has a meaning.

[CecilyHeron]

@ImTestingSleeping Haha well said. I too did wince a little at the pretentiousness of tofster666's bit of tin pot philsophy.

[jessicathejaywolf]

very amazing

[cucuk666]

dont look upon me like you know me,

there are lots of treasures beneath what you see. you need to be a child maybe to see.

[Chacanin032]

What he ment in the poem ???

I can't stop thinking about that

[MrCirrhosis]

@Chacanin032 - I feel like he wrote it about himself. Being a man that does/says what he wants, he feels like a raw, natural, beautiful man. Yet, him being an alcoholic, who fucks / does what he wants, he's not accepted by most of society. Maybe he feels they were jealous of him living on how he did. Who knows, who can say?

[Blambla72]

@Chacanin032 I thought it was about how the world looks through the eyes of a child

there's an innocent logic to their thoughts and they see beauty in a dangerous thing they don't yet understand

[chloe12341234]

WTF ?

[Lourdes1986]

I can't stop listening and watching the video till the end

Great voice for great poem and great video!

[VRILHYA]

Maravillos, pesé haberlo agregado a mis favoritos hace mucho... pero en derrepente no lo encontré XD...

Love Bukowsky <3

[terrorluzdia]

hermoso.

[lisadouglass]

this is the most amazing work. words and animation. wonderfully honoring one great writer. thank you dear people. you are genius.

[antifolkhero]

This video was awesome. Great animation and narration.  Chilling ideas and execution. Great job.

[ClareTheGentle]

Hey wow, that was truely amazingly done! Im acctualy kinda suprised, i dont know what to think about it. The film left me rather confused. I think I know what he'd ment in the poem. Nevermind :P Its just amazing, thats all I say :) <3