Regarding "Volkswagen GOLF GTI Car/Bboy Commercial"

This time I didn't post a short film but a commercial. More specifically a car commercial where they have replaced the classic scene from the musical Singing In The Rain with a more contemperary version, including a electronic remix of the song as well as three professional breakdancers playing the part of Don Lockwood which was portrayed by Gene Kelly in the original movie.

What makes this commercial interesting and different from the rest is not only the fact that it tries (atleast slightly) to reinvent something old but it also have some clear artistic qualities to it. The dancing routine would be the most obvious one. Now. Can simple commercials, brief and usually crude methods to brainwash us into buying something as they are, be what people usually refer to as "art"?

I for one, don't really know. I can't say what is art and what isn't. That's well beyond me. But what I can say is that I really like this commercial. And I appreciate it at a whole other level then I would simple entertainment. So I guess, if I had to choose if I consider it art or not I would say that it is.

What is art anyway?

Volkswagen GOLF GTI Car/Bboy Commercial

Bboy/Breakdance/HipHop Bboy Crumbs, David Elsewhere Volkswagen Commercial

Regarding "Vincent"

Vincent is a 6 minute long animated short that was made by Tim Burton,
as one of his first serious short films. It's a black and white film about a boy who dreams about being the legendary cult horror actor Vincent Price who also did the wonderful narration of this movie.

In this film you can clearly see how Burtons imagination works and how the beginnings of some of his more famous work like Nightmare Before Christmas (which he didn't actually direct but was the producer and writer of.) is taking form. 4out of 5!


(Vincent Price always wanted to do Shakespeare)

Vincent by Tim Burton

Tim Burtons first short film about a boy named Vincent who dreams about being something...different.

Regarding "More"

More is a 6 minute animated short, using the stop motion technique. In it it tells the story about the depression of a inventor who has a dead end job on a assembling line and his longing of returning to the happiness of childhood. It also brings up the attempts of society to find happiness mainly through material means as well as topics such as loneliness and isolation.
It was made by Mark Osborne and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1998 for Best Short Animated Film. Well worth a second viewing. And a third for that matter. 4 out of 5!

More

More: "...animated short-film tells the story of a lonely inventor, whose colorless existence is brightened only by dreams of the carefree bliss of his youth."

Regarding "Farm Sluts"

Basically it's about a guy who loses everything after a friend sends him a email that links to a site called "Farm Sluts" as a joke. It's pretty funny starring Chris Parell. I gave it a 3 out of 5. It's 16 minutes long. Not much room for analysis in it, really. I think it all was pretty obvious.

Farm Sluts

A short dark comedy about a guy who gets emailed a naughty link by a friend and opens it unwittingly at his workplace.

Regarding "A Ninja pays half my rent"

A short film about a guy who's new roommate is a ninja. 5 minutes long. What can I say? A bit short to be actually hilarious but with a great basic concept. I thought it was both cute and funny when I watched it. Anyway, what do you have to lose? 5 minutes of your life? I gave this movie a 4 out of 5 when I rated it. Maybe it should have been a 3...

A Ninja Pays Half My Rent

When your roommate dies from an allergic reaction to fruit and the rent is due and you don't have the cash to cover it, there's no time to mess around picking a new roommate. So it goes that our hero in this short comes to share his home with a ninja.

Regarding "Music for one apartment and six drummers."

I came across this short film on google video after I got it as a recommendation from the Swedish movie site Filmtipset I'm a member on. It's pretty sweet. Apparently it's an awardwinning film about six drummers who break into a apartment to perform music on whatever utensils they find. Nice music and a pretty sweet vibe. It got a 4- out of 5 from me. But that's pretty generous really, for a 10 minute movie. Anyway, I posted it directly to the blog so you can watch it here. Enjoy!

Music for one apartment and six drummers

Six drummers break into an apartment to perform music on whatever they find lying around.

Opening statement

What I intend to do with this blog is to give you my opinion on things. Yeah, and link stuff I think looks cool. This will mainly be short films. I love movies, what can I say. This will mainly be the topic of the blog too. Movies that is. Not that I love them. Even though I think that will come up as well. Right.