Do Geese See God?

Interesting film but it leaves me unsatisfied.

I recognize the looping, undending nature of the film may be part of the commentary, but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable.

The fact that I had to watch it in a small window on my screen probably detracted from it as well. I'd rather have it be available in larger formats for those who wish to use up the bandwidth. But that's a separate issue.

How a film with so much pseudo-action and intensity made me bellow one of my favorite Homer-isms, "Bo-ring!" is beyond me. I guess that's what happens when you have a good production but a story that really goes nowhere.

Then again, maybe I'm just too dim for this film.

That said, I LOVE the fact that Amazon is following the "BMW Films" lead. Go Fallon!

Hmm...

I didn't have a clue what this film was about but the style was amazing. Normally that alone wouldn't be enough for me to rate a movie highly but for some reason I feel compelled to recommend this short on its style alone. It really is quite unique. I particularly loved the sound design - listen to how Underwood's movements are synchronised with the sounds of traffic in some shots. Also, the colour was great - all blues and greens and muted shades. Simple shots seem to have been somewhat re-juvinated and made ten times more interesting, for example when he looks at his watch; or when he picks up the payphone in the station and we get that Homicide-style jump cut/dialogue repetition.

Can't say I get the story in any way whatsoever, even after reading the plot summary, but I'd recommend it just for how it looks and sounds.

I don't know if others are aware, but there are two versions of this film. I saw the first one streaming, and the second I downloaded from Amazon. In the downloaded version, the film runs through the sequence only about 1 1/2 times before he actually stops and smells the roses, then throws away his watch. I was very confused when I saw this because I think the film already has a surreal psychedelic tone. So I had to go back and watch the first version to see if I was just trippen. I found both versions of the film good, but almost a little too intense to watch. Pehaps that is not a negative from the film-maker's perspective because you do get very involved in the perspective of the "man." I began to feel the anxiety that he felt, however it was almost at an uncomfortable level.

It would have been better to have the instruction for the click on the roses on the first page so that the film did not have to be viewed twice. I thought that was a waste of time. Actually, one viewing was quite enough. I did not see the palindrome until I read the comments of others. In my opinion, that was the most clever part of the film. I felt it was a waste of time and I could have been out "smelling the roses." But, the product placement was interesting and I like the actor. I look forward to viewing the rest of the films in the series and hope they are more interesting. Also, I did not know about the ten line summary and had to rewrite and lose this several times. I am a person of few words.

When I saw this on Amazon I believed their bit about an alternate ending. However, now I now realize that this movie's point is to slow us down in our daily lives and that the alternate ending is just a witty way to make people to take a break from their schedule. Like the title, which is the same when spelled backwards, this movie is just a play on images. I thought it was done wonderfully, and quite honestly I loved the camera work and the music. The only real fault I had was that the idea that a movie had to repeat itself just to slow us down was rather insulting to me, but I realized it needed to be done and served its purpose.

Another unique idea that I thought was presented very well was just the urgency all of us feel is required in life. By using cartoon characters the film showed how from when we are just a little kid we begin to hurry through life. Dr. Awkward, the main character, represented the American dream with his nice clothes and TV, yet that did not mean he had everything he wanted. That is why Karma is so central to the film, because time well spent is, at least according to the film, maybe fleeting but more essential than most of the time spent in one's life.

This film was about nothing at all and yet everything at the same time. This is why, after viewing this film the austerity of it all lingers with us, much like the scent of a freshly picked rose.