As someone who appreciates aesthetics and gorgeous mise-en-scene, this short is absolutely stunning. Found the colour palette extremely mood setting and appropriate, as even though there's a lot of comedy in the short, the message it's trying to pass is strong. The vinyl shots and the non-diegetic sounds take us back to a different era, totally different generation with different qualities and habits which somehow makes it a bit nostalgic even though I most certainly have not lived through that era. It's interesting how the lighting is mostly dark through out the whole film but there's that little morning scene in the first act that is way brighter, which makes us assume that was when his wife passed away hence why she stayed in bed and told him to have fun. Although this scene felt a tiny bit short, it served so well it's purpose with the steadily moving shot, as it added on the 'peaceful'/ 'dreamy' aspect of it.
In regards to the scene where Albie sits down with Adam, it is safe to say that everyone 'knows' that life is short. However, it seems like when those wise words and pep talk about how you should live your life, say what you want to say before it's all a memory come out of a tired, wrinkly face and soul they just hit differently. His wisdom, pain and love for life are not only portrayed by his words but also from his physical expressions through the close-up.
Now the last scene got me conflicted about what was truly the story behind Albie's relationship with his wife but I guess that's the beauty of a film, to make you think. He's repeating the same conversation we have seen in the entry scene which makes me wonder whether that's the last memory of his wife and he's repeating it every evening or whether his wife died that evening and he's just saying the things he wished he had the time to say to her last night, considering that in the entry scene he didn't have the time to finish his sentence. He was interrupted by Ranjeet which in my eyes symbolises Dee's death coming unexpectedly which interrupts their special moment and then the morning scene was him saying goodbye to her soul as she's not around anymore. Hence why the morning scene feels kind of dreamy and peaceful. I think I would like the second theory to be the correct one as it's a little more complicated but either of the theories are brilliant and express the meaning of this short so so well!
In regards to the scene where Albie sits down with Adam, it is safe to say that everyone 'knows' that life is short. However, it seems like when those wise words and pep talk about how you should live your life, say what you want to say before it's all a memory come out of a tired, wrinkly face and soul they just hit differently. His wisdom, pain and love for life are not only portrayed by his words but also from his physical expressions through the close-up.
Now the last scene got me conflicted about what was truly the story behind Albie's relationship with his wife but I guess that's the beauty of a film, to make you think. He's repeating the same conversation we have seen in the entry scene which makes me wonder whether that's the last memory of his wife and he's repeating it every evening or whether his wife died that evening and he's just saying the things he wished he had the time to say to her last night, considering that in the entry scene he didn't have the time to finish his sentence. He was interrupted by Ranjeet which in my eyes symbolises Dee's death coming unexpectedly which interrupts their special moment and then the morning scene was him saying goodbye to her soul as she's not around anymore. Hence why the morning scene feels kind of dreamy and peaceful. I think I would like the second theory to be the correct one as it's a little more complicated but either of the theories are brilliant and express the meaning of this short so so well!