Wednesday 10 February 2016

The Present

Check out this short animated film...The Present.

“The Present” is based on a comic strip by the very talented Fabio Coala and was adapted and animated for screen by Jacob Frey for his school thesis. It’s been screened at over 180 film festivals around the world and has won 50 awards.



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What do you think is the MAIN message in this short film? What is the creator trying to make us all think about?

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19 comments:

  1. You're not alone, you're not the only one and there could be people in a different position that maybe worse than you.

    He doesn't want to be reminded what he has been through.

    He feels scared and alone.

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  2. I think that the message is, not everything is as it seems, because the boy was all grumpy and trying to hide away and then saw that even though the dog had 3 legs he/she wasnt giving up no matter how many times the dog failed.

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  3. i think that the message is your not alone if you have a disability and the dog reminded him he is not alone.

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  4. The main message this is telling us it to be grateful of what you get because they may be in the same situation as you,never judge something by its looks.Nobody is perfect!!
    Grace and Sophie.

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  5. I think the message in the short film is teaching us not to pick on someone or something because they're different. In the beginning he was really hard on the dog because it wasn't perfect but then her realised that he wasn't perfect either.

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  6. I think the video is saying you're not the only one that has a disability and the dog made him realise he's not alone.

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  7. He doesn't want to get reminded of what he has gone through but the dog made him realise he's not the only one going through what he is.
    Te Anahera & Pearl

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  8. I think this video is trying to say that you`re not the only one that has a disability and the dog made him realise that he`s not alone. Andre

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  9. the clip/vid means to me that you should not judge someone for what they look like or how they act or if they have a disability they might surprise you.

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  10. Don't judge people no matter how much legs you have you still can have lots of fun and you still can be active.

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  11. Don't judge people no matter about their looks because you never know you might be the same

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  12. The Vid/clip means to me that you should not judge someone for what they look like or how they act or if they have a disability they might surprise you

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  13. Don't judge people no matter their looks because you might be the same

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  14. I think the video is about how you can do things if you don't have the effort or don't believe in your self.

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  15. The boy is thinking that the puppy is useless because it only has one missing leg and he throught that it couldn't do anything.

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  16. .There is more to life than sitting on the couch all day and play videogames.
    .People need to go outside and be active.
    .Respond to things don't ignore them and show RESPECT.

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  17. What I think is that the boy's mum brought him a friend to keep him happy because of his leg.

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  18. I think that the moral of this story is to not judge a book by its cover. I think this because as the video starts it shows the boy judging the dog and mistreating it, thus causing us to assume he is a bad person. But as the video continues he grows to the dog, and by the end it shows they are more alike than perceived.
    Jack

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  19. I think that the meaning of the video is to not judge a book by its cover. I believe this because at the beginning of the video it shows the boy judging and mistreating the dog, thus making us assume he is a bad person. However, later in the video the dog grows on him, and by the end the video shows they are more alike than first perceived.
    Jack

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