9/10
Satire over capitalism
7 October 2005
Beginning at a tomato ranch explaining every step throughout to the Ilha das Flores in a simple, clear-cut manner that is first Monthy Pythonesque funny, but becomes tragic to no end. It starts explaing what happens to the tomato, how it historically is possible to be bought in a supermarket with money and ends up in Ilha das Flores where its inhabitants must pick up food from the dump after the pigs has gotten theirs, this is because in the capitalist world they have 'freedom' and because they are not owned by someone like the pigs are.

The contrast between the funny satire and the serious satire is so extreme because they are treated in the exact same way, but with very different implisions.

Definitely one of the very best shorts, telling a lot with very little.
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