Birthday Boy

Corto animado realizado en el 2004 por Sejong Park. Está ambientado en la guerra de Corea [1950-1953], pero desde el punto de vista de Manuk, un niño que juega en las calles de su pueblo. El contraste entre la realidad y la inocencia del niño hacen de esta pieza una obra de arte que ha sido premiada como mejor corto animado en importantes festivales como Siggraph 2004, BAFTA 2005 entre otros y fue nominado a los Oscar 2005. Realmente que sea en 3D no es la gracia de este corto, sino cómo te transporta a la perspectiva del personaje y te hace experimentar su visión del mundo.


The Birthday Boy (2004)

Both the story, and the animation style are refreshingly original and beautifully told.

Korean War, 1951 Little Manuk is playing on the streets of his village and dreaming of life at the front where his father is a soldier. He returns home to find a parcel on the doorstep and, thinking it is a birthday present, he opens it. But its contents will change his life. He wanders through streets of his Korean village and plays on his own. With an air of poignancy, we watch as he plays among the ruins of his town, watching an invading train fly past, forging new toys and acting out his dreams of becoming a soldier; just like his father. He is young, na ve and innocent; completely oblivious to the horrible nature of war. This brilliantly simple concept of portraying the horror of war through the na ve eyes of a child heightens the profound values Park is pushing through his film.

The little boy has so much character and is like no other character you've seen on the screen before. Manuk's 'cute' look was a conscious reflection of his innocence in a war-torn environment. We see the world not only through Manuk's eyes, but in his facial expressions and movements that also reflect his emotions without the need for a voice-over or dialogue.
Birthday Boy is based on Sejong Park's own childhood experiences of growing up in Pusan, South Korea. The influence of his hometown is reflected in the landscape, architecture, and layout of the city pictured in the film.
A sad, delicate story where the implications and the consequences are left off for the viewer.

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Film & Animation

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[howardsteve]

war sucks, but this film is awesome

[ShazamVEE]

i think this is one of the most beautiful short films i've ever seen.

[xwgrace]

At the end of the film, when i realized the implication of it all.... tears just kept falling.

[KristenCupcake1]

@BrianSouvannarath the dad is dead.. that's his stuff that they sent home to the family im pretty sure

[blackglasses101]

poor baby

[kironixox]

watched this at school today...ugh!the song is catchy...i can't get it out of my head

[pasta148]

watched this at school today, very short though would have liked more

[Burnit700]

hauntingly moving

[99gracie]

@imaluigi89 na dude just wunderin i watched it to in school

[imaluigi89]

@99gracie Bourne Westfeild Primary School , R U in year 6?

[imaluigi89]

@99gracie i'll say one thing about the school and then if U goto it youll know ,

BWPS T H bright , oh BTW are you in year 6 , cus if U R i think i might know you in reality

[99gracie]

@imaluigi89 same what school