"Moloch"

Short Film

Director: Marcin Pazera

The movie starts out in what appears to be an abandoned machine factory. The lights are flickering and the factories machines are trying to turn on. As the lights turn on the setting is changed to a battlefield where two opposing sides start battling over an unknown objective. As both sides are taking heavy losses, the machines start to lose power and the remaining soldiers flee for safety as the machines and battlefield go quiet once more. The movie ends as the machines start to power up again, hinting at a never-ending cycle.

I believe the theme of the short movie is of humanities struggle with itself. The world, in which the movie portrays, appears to be a post-apocalyptic setting in that humanities self-destructive nature has destroyed civilization as they know it, and even on the brink of extinction they still wage war on each other. The machines signaling of the start and end of the battle may be a metaphor that describes modern society’s need for technology, which is both damaging and live-saving.

http://www.platige.com/index.php?lng=en

http://www.pazera.pl/site/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_ly40k6X0

“Azureus Rising”

Short Film

Director: David Weinstein

The short film follows an individulal wearing a high-tech suit that gives him incredible speed and agility. The movie is full of action, guns, and swordplay. The character fights several foes at once, evades a helicopter's attacks, and defeats a huge mechanized scorpion. The best five minute action movie ever.

I can't think of any kind of theme, hidden meaning, or metaphors that this film explores, other than just pure action.

"Azureus Rising" took David Weinstein two years with a team of five people to finish. The entire film is keyframed, the animation was created completely by hand, without the use of motion capture or rotoscoping. It was originally a concept for a video game and feature film.

http://www.azureusrising.com/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxQ22eSBQXA