Jello Puddin: An absurdist film

This is a symbolic film I made for my Time Studio class with Eric McMaster.

Spoiler Alert! I'm going to explain my thoughts in making this...
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So when I blindfold myself and ride my bike, it's supposed to be like I'm going on this journey through life without really analyzing or understanding where I am going... It's a struggle that I accept without question. As the film progresses, the sounds and stress of people "squawking like birds" makes me frustrated to the point where I seek answers, so I take the blindfold off, only to realize I am back where I started.
This causes the struggle to be meaningless, and therefore the search for meaning (taking the blindfold off) absurd. This causes me confusion, as a serious of non sequitur confuses the viewer. There is no meaning behind these clips, and yet the viewer tries to find meaning in them. This act that takes place with the viewer causes an instance of absurdity that reflects how I see things.
Finally, I accept the absurdity and go back to enjoy life for it's meaningless. Only this time, I am unblindfolded, with open eyes to see there is no meaning in the struggle.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Absurdity
• Nihlism
• independant
• film
• vcu
• student
• travis
• schmidt
• bike
• fixed
• absurdist
• surreal
• non
• sequitur

[sevenfoldevil]

yes, this film seems meaningless. just like life itself. so absurd.

[phroney]

I wish I could find some meaning to this film, but I never will.