by Lily Ilan
The Wind and the Trees
Do you like watching short films? Yes? So do I. In fact, I recently went to the Castro Theater with my class to watch a few short films at the SFFILM Festival. We watched ten different movies, but I really enjoyed watching the specific film “The Wind and the Trees”. I very much liked the art and the way it was animated. I also liked the idea of growth throughout the film. I enjoyed the personification of the trees and how I felt like this film connected with me and my family. Interested? Keep reading!
As I previously stated, one of the reasons I liked “The Wind and the Trees” so much was the art. I loved how the background was constantly changing, as well as the trees constantly changing color. For example, if the background was a sunset, the sky would be a light rainbow gradient, and the trees were dark blue. It was very pretty. Another piece of the art that I liked was the texture of the background. It looked like it was painted with watercolors. The art was just one aspect of this film that made me like it, but there’s more. Let’s keep going.
I really enjoyed the idea of growing up and the cycle of life in this film. It really touched me to see how the little tree started so little, then it grew up to be big and strong like the other tree. All that was sweet, but what touched me most was when the old tree died and a new tiny one sprouted out. It reminded me of people. That leads me into my next paragraph…
Personification was a big part of this film. The trees really resembled humans. For example, the cycle of life was shown in the trees. It is also like that in humans. when one dies, another one sprouts. Another example is how the old tree taught the young tree about the world. Older people teach the youth everything! How to walk, talk, and do all the things you know how to do today. Someone taught you that.
Moving right along, I like this film because it connected with me in so many different ways. First of all, I’m an artist, so I connected with the art in the movie. I also connected with the big tree teaching the small tree. I related to this because my family and friends taught me almost all of the things I know today. Now hold on tight we’re almost done!
In conclusion, “The Wind and the Trees” was my favorite film at the SFFILM Festival. This film was my favorite because of the art and plot. I also liked how the trees reminded me of people and how I connected to this film. In my opinion that’s what makes a good film. What’s your favorite film or movie?