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First, the Recap:
All must come to an end. We never want to admit it, but it is unfortunately a fact that even the most amazing events, instances, people, places, or things we encounter ultimately have a finite timespan. However, it doesn’t mean many of said occasions and occurrences might not happen AGAIN, of course! So, perhaps there is indeed hope beyond just the times when we’ve gained something for a while or a second that fades away, for it just may return. But, will it be in the same form or something different–does this not provide the anticipation we can find a thrill in? Welcome to the cycle of life as applied to, well, a lot more than JUST the animate!
Next, my Mind:
Magnificently distinctive and a true credit to indie film and the cleverly inventive heart and soul it conveys, this 5-minute short from director/producer/editor/cinematographer Changchee Chun was a whimsically welcome addition to the 2020 Berlin Revolution Film Festival with its skillful cinematography and grander message about endings and, by conjecture, new beginnings while also perhaps touching on the theme of waste and how much we cast aside rather than making a choice to maintain the ongoing value of things we have possession of.
In only the five minute runtime we are granted for this effort, there is a creatively ingenious means visually by which we are party to the multitude of ideas and concepts being presented that paint a very poignant (if you wish to call it that) portrait of not just the end of natural things, but likewise of ideas, creativeness, science, faith, and more through the objects that represent these notions along with, by entension, the “death” of financial stability, sustenance, technology, and the environment. All of it is seen as wearing out and being thrown away, whether due to loss of function or loss of interest. Again, do we put aside these things before their time, it might ask.
Again, the imagery to showcase all of this is pure artistic mastery for this critic, as I had truly never seen anything like this to bring across the statement about life that I feel it does, and was the filmmaker’s intent? It also does indicate that new things can spring from the old or from what’s passed away, almost a reincarnation theme really, but it’s done with such a different approach that the sheer entertainment value in taking in all these random items getting “ended” alone makes it noteworthy and worth giving a full measure of credit to Chun for this highly brilliant film.
I think it’s another one of those projects that’s certainly meant to plant in our minds, with adequate and compelling force, that we need to be more cognizant of those items that represent the myriad of facets making up our lives physically, mentally, and spiritually (along with our jobs, homes, hobbies, and interests) and that they should be taken more seriously when it comes to ascertaining what place they all have and whether it actually is time to put “x” aside vs. keeping “x” actively a part of who we are. Yes, we should be willing to replace or fully excise elements of these things as we need to, but perhaps we should at least ponder more the significance of each and at least make sure what we choose to remove isn’t a valuable thing we should keep or more so how each could be, well, reborn in a fresh, newly impactful way.
It’s both abstract yet clear as day in how these ideas are portrayed, and so in total, “Rebirth” is a marvelous piece of filmmaking with a message that needs to have more than its due consideration for what it stands for, how it impacts us, and by what measure it leads us to change in our lives. All while realizing what good old fashioned fun this film really is, of course!
As always, this is all for your consideration and comment. Until next time, thank you for reading!
