Interesting in terms of how it would turn out but ends on a perplexing note. Why destroy the bike? Is it a sign of regret? Is it a reference to the Judeo-Christian story of dividing the baby in half (1 Kings 3:16-28)?
And why the recurring pickup of a prostitute (we assume)? What does that add to the story? Why "cut off the baby carrier"? And I get that the film wants to comment on immigrants who were no longer legally in Israel but what did that really add that those of us in America have not heard many times over? And the whole thing about needing to file a report that the bike was stolen when the police are right there seems silly.
For me, it is hard to believe this is one of the 5 best live action shorts up for an Academy Award.
And why the recurring pickup of a prostitute (we assume)? What does that add to the story? Why "cut off the baby carrier"? And I get that the film wants to comment on immigrants who were no longer legally in Israel but what did that really add that those of us in America have not heard many times over? And the whole thing about needing to file a report that the bike was stolen when the police are right there seems silly.
For me, it is hard to believe this is one of the 5 best live action shorts up for an Academy Award.