Today I watched a short film called Plastic. In the film, a lady is getting ready for a date with a guy she really likes. In the beginning she struggles to fit into some of her clothes and after a phone call from her date confirming the details of the night, she notices a pimple on her nose. The lady is pretty self conscious of her appearance and tries to remove the pimple from her face but ends up leaving fingerprints in her skin. After removing those, she discovers that she can alter the appearance of herself by literally sculpting her body with her hands. She sees a magazine with a model on the cover and molds herself to fit the stereotypical confinements of what society considers beauty. After she is done, her date arrives at her home and rings the door bell. She stares at her appearance for a moment before going to answer the door. When she does, the camera focuses on her dates expression and he looks very pleased. It is then revealed that the lady changed her appearance back to the way it originally was. Her date tells her that she looks really nice, without knowing that she initially planned to alter her appearance for the date. I really like the message of this film and it seems to tie into the conversation we had in class on Monday about altering certain things/features in editing programs. I'm glad that the lady was able to come around and feel comfortable in her own skin. Especially because she looked awful after she morphed herself. This film was a wonderful example of the way people should feel about themselves; the end anyway. I thought this was a really awesome film for both entertainment and "educational" purposes so I recommend it to every living vessel.
Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJFE8UcFcU
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