This is one of the weirder animated shorts I have seen in some time. The artistic style is just too bizarre for words, though I'll try to explain. The film is made with no dialog and the only sound is some very discordant organ music. This actually works pretty well with the animation, as the ultra-modern robotic type world in the film seems perfectly suited to the music. Prospective parents arrive at a eugenics lab where they have come to pick out their child. Oddly, the parents and workers look more like robotic Weebles than people--perhaps they're the result of too much genetic manipulation! Regardless, you get to see the parents as they shop like they are buying groceries in this mostly black and white future world. They pick out arms, legs, a head, etc. and they give it to a strange looking nurse for final assembly and the results are a bit discouraging to say the least!
The artistic style is really neat, though I could imagine some viewers finding it too strange to enjoy. You really need a slightly warped mind to enjoy this (and I sure did, so what does that say about me?). And, in addition to making an artistic statement, I really liked the film because down deep it also had a lot to say about our society's ability to create "boutique babies". This would be a great film paired with GATTACA--making it a great prelude to this feature film.
The artistic style is really neat, though I could imagine some viewers finding it too strange to enjoy. You really need a slightly warped mind to enjoy this (and I sure did, so what does that say about me?). And, in addition to making an artistic statement, I really liked the film because down deep it also had a lot to say about our society's ability to create "boutique babies". This would be a great film paired with GATTACA--making it a great prelude to this feature film.
