A Half Man
Director: Firas Momani
Story
This short film follows a man that like the title says, is only one half of a man. This man works hard to carry out the normal daily routines of life, but struggles with everything because he is only half a man. He gets his daughters lunch ready for school and takes her. Eventually he ends up taking a shower and falling apart.
Synopsis
Although I did not care for the animation or claymation and the rough around the edges style of the camera work, over time I have thought more about A Half Man and found there to be plenty of deep meaning to it. A Half Man is about a man that is only half there or that is only half the man he used to be. He is disconnected from his family and is not able to do anything really which is why if he is only going to be half there he might as well not be there at all. In the end he falls apart literally, but it is meant to have meaning. Even with all of the deeper meaning to the film I found it unpleasant to watch and it could have been a lot better with a more lighthearted and fluffy feel to it; and it still could have had the same impact if not more.
Raw Score: 6/10
Sharon Movie? No
5/08/2008
Short Film Review: A Half Man
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4 comments:
I love this movie!!!im going to watch it over and over again. My cousin thought it was stupid but i told him that he was wrong and it was one of the best movies ever.
Kaif -
Thanks for stopping by. I am glad you liked A Half Man and at 5 minutes long it wouldn't be difficult to watch it again and again so you are in luck. I can't say I share the same enthusiasm though.
It is interesting the atmosphere and emotion even a small film can generate. I watched one sometime ago, can't remember the name, about these little cut out people who looked perfect and every now and again one would come out not so perfect and get discarded. One little paper girl did all she could to make herself perfect but nothing worked, it was a very sad short film.
Dove -
Short films can be quite amazing just like full feature films, but it often amazes me how a filmmaker can put so much into such a short time frame. That is the true talent among the great short films; making it good enough to remember even though it was only 5 or 10 minutes long.
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