Opera

Opera is truly a marvelous work of art. It's a movie that has so much going on, yet presented in the most fundamental of understanding. It's a movie I feel showcases humanity as a whole; told through a uniquely interesting pyramid of life. It's one continuous and melodic cycle, like an opera where the theatrics are to be marveled at.

I loved everything about this short film and personally do feel inspired to be a better storyteller.

How do you even review this? It's so complicated and intricate. I have no idea what it means. It could be genius or nothing at all. Seems impressive.

At first I couldn't understand what was going on (or what had happed), but went back and watched several times. So many things going on about the human condition: war, capital punishment, environmental destruction, as well as other themes. I am rooting for this one to win the Oscar.

Opera - a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes The instruments and music are the "lives" we see in action. Moving, connecting, intersecting. In their expressions, how it all varies as it becomes more is likened to an opera of life. The big, small, rise and fall, good, bad and pauses. Creatively done. "Let the curtain rise and the orchestra begins "

The concept of using a pyramid with different rooms representing different points of time is clever. And I throughly enjoyed the animation. It almost felt like a "Where's Waldo" discovering all the micro-interactions. However, I was so confused and overwhelmed of what and where I needed to focus my attention to mid-way through.

I am by no means a history buff but I think I have a reasonable grasp on world history...although I got utterly lost in where we were in the telling of human history. I spent so much of the viewing trying to figure out the chronological timeline that the pyramid was representing. And I'm still confused at what I was supposed to gain from this telling of human history. Maybe if I rewatched it after settling in to the storytelling style it would be clearer. TLDR: Intriguing idea with overwhelming visuals that make for an unclear plot.