The Big Empty

[panidalaora]

i think it means when you lost some one, you look like you are empty inside, but you just have an ache, and when you know that the love one still lives inside you, you and everyone else start feeling you are full inside and the aches begin to have a real meaning, there´s no empty it´s just sadness.

[natales]

@panidalaora I agree... I think if you only take the first part of the film one could say that it's about how sometimes we get involve with many people without stablishing a real and deep connection, but if we it take into account the end of the film, I definetely and totally agree with you.

[PyroBitch123]

I love Blur.

[Pzonian]

3:56 Mr. Bungle :DDDDDDD

[LachenMaster1337]

@Pzonian Mr. Bungle's music has copyright!!!

how the fuck! >=(

[hallucinantsarcasm]

Damn! House was right again!  XD

[itztik]

The end sux.

[courtneythequeeny]

WHAT!?

[urs4eva123]

The song at the end, wasnt that the same song in The Lovely Bones?

[rockstar0624]

How can a woman this beautiful be so empty???

[KohTohNeh]

She's not empty, not cold and lifeless as the world perceives her. She just aches, she doesn't know why. It's only when the one that truly gets to know her from inside, who stays and explores who she truly is and doesn't just climb in, look around, whistle and climb out that she gets what's inside out. And maybe it's suicide, as some people have suggested, I don't know. I don't think so. I think it's a metaphor, a story of love or of the need to be loved made literal.

[marcoizback]

@KohTohNeh very well put man

[f5yeangel5]

@KohTohNeh that's what i was thinking!!!

[uiruu]

The Holy Filament seems like it was made for this kind of movie

[hiramewastaken]

Carlton DeWoody's score for this short is lovely; and Selma B. looks absolutely beautiful throughout. This little film is a gem.

[chriss1306]

The director really loves mr.bungle.

[Lindseyllamalover]

I sincerely feel sorry for those that can't see the beauty in this.

[jaegerca]

The comments on this video really blow me away. I perceive it, as a woman who is longing for something she feels she can never attain. You are shown the insensitivity of the people in her life through the portrayal of characters that would rather use her and make a mockery of her suffering, belittle her inner-most struggles. The one who gets lost inside of her, how metaphorical for the one who cares enough to feel for her, to empathize. The comments on this video are so similar to her struggles.

[Like3moAMAZINGG]

what

the

fuck

[buffaloface1]

if i was her i would rent it out to hobos for a really good price and let them furnish it as they like

[Edgtheow]

This video wouldn't be as good without the music of Explosions in the Sky.

[revilo314]

I'd fuck her with my Tardis-dick.

Did I just ruin everything?

[Edgtheow]

@revilo314 Yes. Yes, you did.

[midnightskittles]

i really don't get this 

[Summersetskies]

I'd kill myself if I couldn't masturbate.

[okuma0kuma]

screw the tardis i want to explore alice's big empty instead ....

[lolozuera]

I tried really hard, but i still dont know the point of it. I mean there is several interpretations but, what the author was really thinking?

[DARKTID3]

I don't really get it but...cool!

[PedroGandolla]

Nice! The Google guys would map the empty! Hahahahaha

[frididjurhuus]

"What are you doing down there?"

Also nice to hear Mr. Bungle in a movie!

[buildingjoshua]

Yah for Micheal Andrews!!! Thumbs up for him too~

[lazarus921]

I was expecting this guy to come out saying something like: "Now when I know who you are on the inside I think I love you" and then she wouldn't be empty and cold inside anymore. Love would fill the emptiness and keep her warm.

[opti95]

@lazarus921 oh my god, go back to your Disney films, maybe it will satisfy your need to fend off reality for a few more hours.

[AnakoTan]

So philosophical. I love it. The editing and especially the lighting is extremely good.

[lovethebeat1]

I'm a bit confused about the ending. Can anyone explain it to me? Other than the ambiguity at the end, I thought that was great :)

[VaticDart]

The opening track is "A Painting/Life in D" by Growing.

Great short film.

[Gedesorbet21]

At my final exam I spent 10 minutes rambling about vaginas... i got an A =D

[houlmouth]

LOL he's DR. #5!

[EsmeeOtter]

Dr House is sooooooooo hawt x3

[1uuuuu1]

"Mrs. Emptiness" now that's a relief to know about yourself ... but yes, it aches :)

[Hecante]

This entire film is like the longest joke ever, and you wait through the joke thinking eventually you will get to the punchline and it will all make sense, but there is never a punchline, and at the end the comedian laughs at you.

I mean, I kept waiting for them to explain how Dr. House could possibly fail to solve a medical mystery, but they never did. This is ridiculous.

[ZupaZunk]

From 3:56 - 4:16... WHAT track is that?? I'm almost positive it's a Mr. Bungle or Fantomas section, but I've had no luck yet.

One of you has got to know this. It's driving me nuts, seriously.

[bassplayermonkey14r]

@ZupaZunk It's the Holy Filament by Mr. Bungle

[marcsoyeah]

than the only guy who understands she connects with ,

and i think the ending is her suicide or something....or her letting go over all the weight on her shoulders and being in love

[marcsoyeah]

i think the different phases have different meanings ,

like in the begging when shes the doctors are observing her i feel like those can be seen as friends , family etc telling her nothings wrong & its going to be okay ...

then the specialist uses her for fame .

he probably represents a celebrity or important figure and even with all that she still feels alone and depressed

the audience probably represents all of america watching her , observing her , asking questions ...

[Ruthie261]

This you are a neat film only a flat document film? I never saw this yet Selma Blair

[quickster4u2c]

Very simply put , it's about understanding a woman's heart. She wasn't empty...she just ached. Ached for someone to understand her ....to love her for who she is. No one is empty......but we all ache at times!

[demmalition1]

So... what would happen if she climbed inside herself? Would she become nothing (semi-like the end of the film) or would there be just a hole sitting on the chair. Quite a paradox...

[fonzaloon]

Great use of This Mortal Coil's cover of Song To The Siren, especially how they used it to foreshadow the ending. I liked the little snippet of Motion Picture Soundtrack (radiohead) as well.

[RulezMac]

OMG! Can she have babies?

[ellixus]

Dr. House can't figure it out? oh come on.

[horune1]

This was beautifully done and the music at the end on the beach sirens song by this mortal coil feat the Cocteau twins was so powerful this was magnificent to view i look forward to more mini movies of this sort, it was truly soul stirring to me . and Selma Blair's beauty is purely stunning, as she can look innocent and childlike or sexy and the very epitome of evil,...wow.

[bnel890]

lotta famous peeps in this

[SynthyDix]

wow!

[Weirdhannes]

I just love these cymbolic mini-movies.

The feeling and the style of every movie is so inspiring.

And that so many different famous, or at least notable, actors/actresses are in all this movies.

[YerJob]

Like i meant it, too

[toast1594]

I've never seen a chick who can fit three guys in one hole:o

[poppins1978]

ORDER SOME TAKE OUT!?!?!?! SIIIIIIICK!!!!!!

[condiersea]

why are obgyns always guys wtf

[TheCyberToad]

heh, even House couldn't figure it out.

[pingpongaffair]

i think this is explaining what vaginal intercourse is like for the girl. first time hurts, then it feels numb. it surprised me because i was expecting it to feel as good as it does for the guy. ask any girl.

[pingpongaffair]

why dont you order some takeout? i might be a while.

[mattyjohnson08]

I think it was a drawn out metaphor for loneliness and feelings of worthlessness. Selma Blair was surrounded by people who simply didn't understand or care about her feelings. The audience guy was the only one who understood her problem. He went inside to show her it wasnt so bad, and he ultimately allowed her to release her feelings to the world.

[um1nchu]

you can get lost in the big empty... get it ?

[YerJob]

most Women shouldnt make movie

[AdamantNoon]

@YerJob and most sexists shouldn't talk.

[wantualso]

Cocteau Twins - Song to the siren

[Bastardoom]

I can't remember the name of the song at 13:10, any idea? :/

[totowroe]

@Bastardoom It's a song by Explosions in the Sky--I THINK it's "Your Hand in Mine."

[jwek94]

in a sense, she got all that fame for nothing...

[Winsucker]

Based on s true story

[kathykatinahat]

so much innuendo...

[DrwipeProductions]

DR HOUSE!! xD

[diddlybop]

The idea is brilliant, so new....

but Selma Blair is still a bad actress.

[UsurperDunamis]

That was tragic, beautifully tragic.

[vicvandyke]

wait....did he??..... did her??? WHAAAT!

[XxJames08xX]

Damn it, I just realized it is 21 minutes long and I have to finish watching it. lol.

[jbhjfdgdfrg]

I have seen dr. House on 01:19 !

cool! :)

[lauramaefaraway]

Wow... after only 20 mins of this movie w/ an ending like that I think I feel an "ache inside" too... it was just too dam short. Watching it a second time it makes more sense from the beginning, & notice esp. when the last dr says, "I'm afraid IT's incurable," that he is not really talking about a minor medical problem-- and the look on her face is really about her heartache. (Also like how she says, "But it's not me," Selma Blair is so talented.)

[sugercultmember]

what the song called at the end?

[alfalej]

the song of the siren

[bluesguitarbeginner]

Coming in From the Cold by Bob MarleyAnd The Wailers.

[flippedoverturtle]

oh, it's at the end, I see.

[flippedoverturtle]

I like how the popup at the beginning tells me the song is by Bob Marley. Hmmm, I have serious doubts about that one.

[fwcprodutions]

that was good

[dddtorro]

respect for a real idea. respect for what it means to so many of us.

[dazzleddiamond]

WOW...when you put that in perspective, it's not so bizarre. I mean she ached inside because she was depressed and felt no one listened to her or understood her, so she was empty. and at the end she was finally able to let it go when someone finally shared her feelings and was there for her, so in that perspective, a very good "idea" for a short film. "it was just strange that they had t give her a magical vagina to portray the moral of the story.

[annekamajhi]

loved it!!!

[sambluecat1]

i dd not like this at all it is the classic example of a person who makes a movie makes it depressing shows ever thing in tan color tones and calls it art their was no heart in this movie it was just a idea that was thrown on a script and is supposed to be interesting just cuss the whole thing is depressing honestly this should of been concentrated in to a ten minute video that way they at least don't let you wast 22 minutes feeling depressed it should of been a okay short rather then a bad long

[Annihilate3275]

sambluecat1, your criticisms are neutralized because of your obvious lack of grammatical and punctuation skills. Horrible.

[lukatoni1324]

that's a black hole...

[thechuburr]

what is that song from 6:20 to 6:35?

[wentice]

That sucked ass.

I thought she was going to at least destroy the world with her magical Vagina, but no she had to let it out.

God stupid bimbo.

[sgtigereye]

i don't even know what to say... did that really need 21 mins

[selah21740]

agree with cadejo.

[cadejo777]

hated it. Just wasted 21 minutes of my valuable time

[sacajuwea1]

i love the ending and the ache was that she was lonely and needed someone to love her :)

[silentgurl23]

nice

[TheCynicalSatyr]

two words: Magic. Vagina.

[lukeloseth]

house isn't a gynecologist!!

[bonbonrunner]

wow

[1Rockbilly]

Man have I ever met this woman before> Oh yes many times I have plumbed the depths of the female arctic! Brrrrrrrrrr!

[Mannabana]

the main character girl Selma Blair, is really pretty. and i feel like i've seen her somewhere else before? and haha! house!

[PutMeOnAPlane]

@Mannabana i believe she was on a tv show called kath and kim.

[AnittaWaxing]

this was the most amazing analogy for feeling numb ive ever heard.

Do you guys know what its like to not feel anything?

and at the end she was finally able to let her coldness go. Let her body warm up, she was able to let the guy come close to her and she was able to feel.

[thelastyakboy]

have u ever chilled any drinks in there? lol

[screwedup007]

i think it has to do with women struggling with security and vulnerbility. that's why the go into her... you know... her thing... her woman-ness

[AsamiJuri2]

my jaw dropped sooooo low when the doc disappeared inside of her. lmao wow

[MrSipun]

,;'/p'po',.

[jorge1234]

i dont see that as something so surprising

this video was funny lol

[XtremeMovieWorld]

Wow... interesting.... I liked how Selma Blair act it. :D

[ashleyTNT16]

its an amazing film.

[Iperogie]

Hugh Laurie is haawt

[scottylans]

I expected the ending to be about her giving up an ex and having to let him go.

[BedTimeLullaby]

It's an abstract thought on depression and self worth. She feels empty inside.

[rainingfree]

what the hell. im sorry but this really grossed me out

[opti95]

i dont really get the ending, but i love the fact that you put Mr.Bungle in this

[marginallymental]

Bob Marley's "Coming In From the Cold"...cute!

[djkaseone]

Reminds me of my Ex-Girlfriend LOL

[orgay3]

Reminds me of my Ex-Boyfriend LOL

[harleyfiona]

Rather narrow minded of you, I think.

[lovenow]

Ok, a comment then: Alice falls through the wormhole into another galaxy of dystopic gynaecology. Aching to be filled with genuine warmth, she meets only the cold hand of clinical science, of unfeeling logicians, hucksters and opportunists. A dream of conquest for intrepid men who seek a kind of fame in previously unexploited frontiers, defenseless objectified woman. Only the love of prince charming can heal the rift and restore the fabric of ripped space. A bit sophmoric, no?

[iniallator94]

it was great untill it ended :|

[ArtemisAddict]

Was that....Hugh Laurie?

[megustaverlas]

yeah, i was like that too :)

[juicekuh]

I liked it alot, but ehhh the ending I think could have been better.

[SaturnBlaze]

dumb ass movie 20 minutes ill never see again...

what a crap!!

[SkankfaceSarah]

I don't understand the ending...

[zeKiller2193]

OMFG i've been looking for this movie for like a year now it is awesome and beautiful

[nitrodeathblow156]

shes hot. the films cold. luke warm at best. more her, less coffee shop creativity.

[gearsofwarfanatic]

WTF?

[Riannajean13]

aww, that's pretty cute in a way.

i love how the boy kind of knew what she was going threw.

alittle weird yes... but it's just different.

[Neweddy24]

She needs a stud to set da bitch on Fy-er.

[kinkilu]

asshole!!!

[kinkilu]

i bet you are so far away to be the stud who set da bitch on...asshole

[DorTab]

I love this short film very well made.

[urfacesucksassnutt]

O_O" Ew and ouch,

[ghostofjamie]

that girl was in a movie called sybil in the 90's

she played a girl with shizophrenia

[TreesOnToast]

she was also in legally blonde :)

[LordVeron]

No offense, it's a great film, but... House is what made it awesome.

[Srv1v0r]

it all is symbolic. the 'big empty' is the soul of an innocent, yet loveless life. the ache is the pain of loneliness, yet almost nobody seems to understand it. her fame is symbolic for her beauty, for which "everybody wants a piece of the little girl with the big empty." there is only one person that truly undestands her pain, and when alice realizes that the 'big empty' is not truly her, it is because he was the only one that could fill the void

[camilleaboo17]

its about the pain of being barren

[TreesOnToast]

that makes scary sense... O_O

[nnnnnate]

That was one of the most crazy and random flix I have ever seen. I am going to deffinitely favorite this and show it to my friends and they're going to laugh thier heads off. lmao

[LACIPPO]

House is ALWAYS right! :P

[RockStarJNW]

i think the meaning has to do with loneliness. feeling cold and empty; no one understands. lots of speculations on what's "really wrong" with her. she's just lonely. and she finds the man she lost. the one who understood. the one who disappeared. idk, maybe... or it could be a no baby thing.

[explodingpuppy]

Let me rephrase what I said. What I meant was.... this is selfish masturbatory filmmaking garbage, does nothing but take from the audience, this is the most painful 20 minutes of viewing any self-respecting human being has EVER endured

[explodingpuppy]

"Couldn't find the edges." That's cuz she's a slut. ... God bless indie films, it makes me so happy just sitting here HATING every pointless second. College film school dropouts.Clicked on the wrong link and here you are. JUMP! JUMP!

[EvanEtrics]

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this at all, but.... I actually loved it. Short but sweet, as it's told.

[eapotheosise]

Does anyone know the name of the song.

[Tang085]

Bob Marleys 'Comng in from the cold'

[CuteBadger]

Wehey... House!!!

[TerraTempus25]

Very ambiguous short film with lots of underlying themes and concepts. I love it.

[lasiddhartha]

I don't think that it is about having a baby or not at all.

The doctor uses her, she's his creation, and she never dares to object to his methods. She's a kind of "monster", since she's so strange, and they make money of it. That's, in my opinion, part of the interpretation behind the story.

She gets rid of the problem after freeing herself from her mentor.

[OasisProD]

Aaaaaaggghhh! That ending wasnt enough!

[rubtsa1234556]

creeeeepy strange and funny in a way

[sgieckm]

i was looking fot the song too gollyfishy and thanks vincentpricesnephew and im gonna purchase tonight by buying a ituunes gift card for myself

[youHenner]

wow, really freaky.. but the song in the end was already used in lost highway and i don't think that the director wasn't aware of that.

[courtspur21]

What is that songs that plays when she is at the beach? I have been looking for this song all day and I cant find it. It is also in the movie The Lost Highway.

[monopolirecordings]

Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil (but actually Robin Guthrie and Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins)

[NecroEvoker]

I don't get it. It's an instesting film, but I don't get it...

[mizhoDA]

I just luv hur.

[gregorypeterfrancis]

best "opening" scene that i have ever seen. Seen?

[whatmygender]

josh wanted me to watch this ..

[happyjessus]

...and i wanted mikaela to watch this... :P

[gollyfishy3]

What is the name of the song at the end of the movie when selma blaire is walking on the beach?

[vincentpricesnephew]

"Song to the Siren" by This Mortal Coil

[chelsseeKNKY]

Amazing.

[davidburkhartfilms]

I loved this film, and have watched it several times due to the interesting story and how they presented it. I also love the art direction and sound design...does anybody know the song that plays at the beginning?

[eva924c]

its HOUSE! :D what a great film

[wisesatyr72]

selma is so demure

[marissaberrylove]

Okay okay, It was "Pretty Odd" But kinda cool

I think it has Psychological meaning to it.

[skat3r8186]

Amazing..How can so many people watch this and be amazed, only by the fact that Hugh Laurie is on it??

[smileysfavorite13]

Wow! I loved it.