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Birthday Boy (2004)
10/10
Birthday boy
29 October 2014
The story is about a young Korean boy named Manuk. In this short film there are many symbols that tell us there is a unfortunately a war going on. The army tanks give us a clue about the war also the rust everywhere shows the destruction and devastation.Later on Manuk opens the parcel and sees an old dog tag and boot from the war, which was from the war. This tells us his father has past away. He's a very active,young boy who always plays in the street. The way he makes the toys shows his creativity and innocence also the part where he wipes his nose shows us the lack of care; because his mum is probably working so hard for the war. Even the colour give us a clue that his village has been invaded because the colours are earthy, sepia , vintage ,old and dirty. There is a very interesting part where it is muffled and it helps us concentrate on the scene and helps us understand there is a war going on. The harp noises tell us something sad is going to happen. The director has tricked us in many places. Overall it was an amazing short film
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