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sehne zurich

Viet Nam

June 3, 2010

Have you guys watched the short film called "Signs" ? It just takes you about 12 minutes to watch from the beginning to the end but you will feel as if you had just spent 2 hours to watch it like usual when you take a DVD or come to cinema with friends. I'm not going to tell ya what this short film is all about because it is better for you to feel, understand and think by your own vision. It is not kind of non-verbal communication but it is all about it when the two persons use eyes contact, gesture, smiles,... to communicate with each other. You can see the language but cannot hear the sound. ( I do not mention the melody in the film). Even that language is just between 2 people apart from 2 small windows of the two separated buildings. You may think it seems to be close together but frankly in humorous way speaking, if you see the ending, they have to climb down thousands steps from each building and then across the street to meet. It is short distance in minds but long way to go. Maybe that was the reason why the film-makers call this "Signs" when there were only signs that help connect people.

It was surprising to hear that the girl was the person who was watching the guy first. From the beginning of the film, I always thought that this guy felt bored with his normal days. He tried to find the communication among people but it seemed to us that he was living outside the life. There was no sign to show audience that he was really the part of this company, this family, and more further this town. Try to imagine how terrible it is when you can breathe but cannot feel the lively life around you? The guy must have been the person who was looking for the sympathetic fist, but no....

The girl started first. That means in this small town, the guy was not the only person who felt bad about life in this way. We are not sure whether the girl was in the same situation as the guy was but we can surely say that there was one person who was always looking at you and feeling your feelings. The worst situation became the best one when the two soulmates could come together and share parts of lives. It began from the sudden look of the guy from this window to another one in the opposite building. And that look was replied by the girl as a magical thing. 

I really enjoy the action of the actor. He acted as if he was that guy in practice. Poor, humorous, sincere and lovely. There is no one speaking but we felt that we could hear the sounds of talks jumping out from words written in every A4 papers. Even the girl got promoted and moved to higher position ( in both literal and illiteral meanings ) she still gave to him the sign to prove her appearance at the peak time of his disappointing. " Give me a sign, it will tell me wherever you are and I will be there"...

Do not just believe in what is existing because the things you have not known are still be there and waiting for you once they are lit up as signs.

Check out this meaningful film on youtube 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy0HNWto0UY

Hope you guys enjoy it!

Sehne

 

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08:03 AM Mar 10 2013

sehne zurich
Viet Nam

It has been long long time to be back again. Thank you for your comment Ngoc890

12:55 AM Mar 03 2013

ngoc890

ngoc890
Viet Nam

It's nice, really. I watched the film, again and again, as u told ^^. Love the way u feel then write about it.
"Do not just believe in what is existing because the things you have not known are still be there and waiting for you once they are lit up as signs."

08:03 AM Jul 18 2010

aklpt123

aklpt123
Viet Nam

are you vietnamese ,so am I ,

10:32 PM Jun 03 2010

sehne zurich
Viet Nam

Yeah, It is. And when i watch it again and again, my feelings have not changed. It remains the same as the first time i did.

10:26 PM Jun 03 2010

CranBerry

CranBerry
Russian Federation

It's really wonderful!Thanks for sharing.