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Piše: Lilla Puskás Prevela sa engleskog: Bojana Pušara
Djevojčica prima telefonski poziv iz daleke budućnosti. Ženska osoba sa druge strane govori potpuno službeno, hladnim i bezosjećajnim glasom, skoro poput robota. Saznajemo da je to njena unuka koja želi da saopšti nešto veoma bitno svom pretku. U filmu World of Tomorrow nezavisni animator Don Hertzfeldt, sa boravišnom adresom u Americi, predstavlja naučno-fantastičnu priču, koristeći brojne humoristične elemente, vizuelno, a i u pripovijedanju. Unuka insistira da podijeli svoje utiske iz budućnosti s njom, te poziva Emily da proviri u svijet gdje tehnologija dominira nad ljudskim osjećajima. Kako više ne postoje ljudi, nego samo klonovi, emotivna veza nije uopšte potrebna za produženje vrste. Žene se radije zaljubljuju u stijene ili benzinske stanice nego u muškarce, a vlastiti osjećaji se tretiraju kao psihički ili fizički nedostaci. Bave se programiranjem robota, a odmore provode na Marsu.
Svijet sutrašnjice; režija: Don Hertzfeldt; uloge: Julia Pott, Winona Mae; 2015.
Uprkos unaprijeđenom stepenu tehnologije, društvene strukture se ni najmanje ne razlikuju od današnjih: razlike između bogatih i siromašnih su ogromne, prvenstveno u odnosu na mogućnost pristupa i korišćenja tehnološkim izumima. Dok bogati građani mogu da uživaju u blagodatima brojnih tehnoloških dostignuća, siromašni to ne mogu priuštiti, pri čemu žive tegobne živote ili neprimijećeno umiru. Satiričan ton ovog filma vodi ga prema crnoj komediji, pri čemu je osnovni humoristični element odsustvo empatije. Ne radi se samo o stvaranju izvrnute slike budućnosti čovječanstva, nego i o apsurdnosti dijeljenja preozbijnih informacija sa petogodišnjim djetetom, koje još uvijek to ne može razumjeti, ali nije pretjerano ni zabrinuto, što nas ne iznenađuje.
Interesantan je i kontrast između same priče, zamišljenog i prikazanog. U odnosu na priču, najznačajniji naučni problemi, kao što su putovanje kroz vrijeme ili medicinski eksperimenti na ljudskim tijelima, izgledaju besmisleno smiješni, a ljudi ih posmatraju kao zahtjevne. Kao kontrast tome, ljudi su vizualno vrlo jednostavni likovi, formirani od jedne linije, dok se slike u pozadini koje predstavljaju svijet nauke sastoje od mnogo šarenih, geometrijsih elemenata što odaje utisak visoke složenosti. Dodatno, različita doba su različito prikazana: daleka budućnost je u živim neonskim bojama sa oštrim ivicama, a prošlost postaje smeđa i zamućena. Sarkazam, kreativnost i zaigranost zajedno čine ovaj film djelom za pamćenje. Iako 17 minuta može izgledati duže od potrebnog, a prevelik broj detalja života u budućnosti odaje utisak ponavljanja, sporiji tempo uvrštavanja novih informacija daje posebnu dinamiku filmu i održava pažnju gledaoca. Genijalno djelo Dona Hertzfeldta do sada je osvojilo 14 nagrada, među kojima i Audience Award i Special Distinction in Annecy i Short Film Grand Jury Prize na Sundance Film Festival.
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World of Tomorrow: A Call from the Future
Written by: Lilla Puskás Translation: Bojana Pušara
A little girl receives a phone call from the distant future. The woman, whose voice lacks the slightest emotion, talks very formally, almost like a robot, turns out to be her grand daughter who wants to say something important to her acestor. In World of Tomorrow, the US-based indie animator, Don Hertzfeldt tells a science fiction story, using many humorous elements both in narration and visual depiciton. The future grandchild insists on sharing her memories with her, she invites Emily to take a peek into her world where technology dominates over human feelings. As here people are all clones, a romantic relationship is not necessary for reproduction any more. Women rather fall in love with rocks or fuel pumps than men and talk about their feelings as mental and emotional shortcomings. Their job is programming robots, when they get tired, they go on holiday to Mars.
World of Tomorrow; director: Don Hertzfeldt; cast: Julia Pott, Winona Mae; 2015
Despite the advance state of technology, society doesn't differ a bit from today's: there are huge differences between rich and poor, first of all, in their access to technological inventions. As long as wealthy citizens can enjoy several advantages of technology, the poor can't afford those; unlike their rich collegues, they live a painful life or die unnoticed. The movie's satirical tone leads to a black comedy, in which the main source of humour is the lack of empathy. It is not only about creating an upside down image about the future of humanity, but also the absurdity of sharing heavy information with a five year old child, who is not able to understand it yet, and not surprisingly, doesn't care too much either.
There's an interesting contrast between plot and visuals. Plot-wise, the most significant problems in science, such as time-travelling or medical experiments on human bodies, seem to be ridiculously simple, only human beings see them as difficult. In contrast to the plot, in terms of visuals human characters appear very simple as images drawn by one line, while the backround images representing the world of science, consist of many colorful, geometric elements which makes them seem very complex. Besides this, different ages appear in different visual styles: the far future in vivid neon colours with sharp outlines, while the past appears brown and a bit blurred. Sarcasm, creativity and playfulness make together a smart and memorable piece. Whilst 17 minutes seem longer than necessary, and the too many details on life in the future gives the impression of repetition, slow information dosing gives a special rhythm to the movie and helps the viewer to maintain his attention. Don Hertzfeldt's ingenious piece has been awarded 14 prizes so far, among them the Audience Award and the Special Distinction in Annecy, and the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival.
