Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1977, animation, art, awesome, bead, beads, destruction, evolution, gujarat, gujarati, ishu, ishu patel, patel, stop animation
Sam and Hilary and I found a list of the top 150 Animated Films of all time and started watching clips from them.
This is a SWEET animated short from 1977 by Ishu Patel, a Gujarati artist, called “The Bead Game.” It mimics the evolution of the world through the act of destruction. Starting with a tiny cell, Patel depicts the destructive tendency of nature, as each new, greater creature destroys the last. However, this process is never ending, and as each creature gains intelligence, the destruction continues to occur. The film ends with a depiction of the atomic bomb. Patel seems to be making a commentary on the human condition– to put it plain and simple,we might be complex and intelligent and flash-forward and technologically advanced, but it doesn’t matter, we ain’t any different than that tiny cell— we’re all going to fucking die. It’s kind of bleak, but hey. I like it.
It’s just freaking awesome. Watch it, now.
I demand you!
