What an incredible short this one was.
It starts being something funny and satirical, combining in a very clever way several visual elements commonly used in documentary films, with some cut-out animations, but as it advances, it turns into something way darker and disturbing (Not for what it is explicitly show on screen, but for what is heavily implied through the situations that take place in this short) The result is something very bitter and very bleak, being able to express in a short format all the cruelty and unfairness of the modern society.
That being said, it is masterfully done, with a great visual work and a superb direction. But it is for the message of this short what makes "Ilha das Flores" a masterpiece.
It starts being something funny and satirical, combining in a very clever way several visual elements commonly used in documentary films, with some cut-out animations, but as it advances, it turns into something way darker and disturbing (Not for what it is explicitly show on screen, but for what is heavily implied through the situations that take place in this short) The result is something very bitter and very bleak, being able to express in a short format all the cruelty and unfairness of the modern society.
That being said, it is masterfully done, with a great visual work and a superb direction. But it is for the message of this short what makes "Ilha das Flores" a masterpiece.