Noor / Danzak

What an interesting evening.

After watching a handful of thoroughly mediocre shorts, I somehow was lucky enough to stumble on to these two works.

Noor.
In a world without Danzak, Noor would have been the standout of the night. In a world with Danzak, Noor is still a beautiful effort. The relationship defined (and arguably redefined) in the film is held together beautifully. An interesting political message and some beautiful imagery; I also thought the story unfolded very well and stood to represent some of the darker aspects of maturing into an adult and challenging the perceptions of the world around you.


Danzak.
In a world without Noor, Danzak would have kicked my ass significantly harder than it did. In a world with Noor, Danzak still kicked my ass pretty damned hard. I can't believe some of the themes running subtly throughout the course of this film; I see the entire spectrum of humanity in this film. Death, love, birth, the argument between generations, traditions vs a new age, and so on. It seemed awkward at first and I couldn't get the feel for it until about halfway through, but once it clicked it clicked with authority.