Nous avons décidé de ne pas mourir

It only seems fair to give credit where credit is due. While I didn't enjoy WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO DIE, I must admit that Eve Sanders in her IMDb review did a very good job of encapsulating the film. I suggest you read her review in addition to mine, as I don't want to just repeat much of what she said. However, I should point out that while she liked this short Australian film, I didn't--though I could appreciate the work and skill it took to film it. The three segments all represent three stages of life and are carried out without dialog. My problem is that I just didn't find any of it interesting or compelling. Skilled, yes. Compelling, no. By the time this was finished as it played on The Independent Film Channel, I was aching to see what was coming on next.

So, I won't mention what any of the other reviewers are saying because if you want to know what this special short film is about then you can read the plot synopsis or the other reviews.

I will say that I sat down on my couch, stoned, and started to watch a different short on IFC that was followed by this: A beautifully crafted and strange short film that I could never begin to explain. Well, I could try to explain it but I doubt my interpretation would matter. I didn't get bored, but hey, I was stoned(I'm also not one of those stoner's who think everything is interesting when I'm stoned, it actually gives me quite the short attention span), so say what you will.

My favorite ritual was the third, the other two were well done but this one stagnated in my mind for the longest time.

My only real gripe with this is the first ritual. I enjoyed it but it made me feel sort of uneasy, maybe that was the goal seeing as how it was meant to represent a womb? who knows. great stuff.