In the relaxing atmosphere of a bath house, a son lets his father-issues come to the surface – or at least, that's what I think happens in this short film because this is what the plot summary suggests and what the film kinda appears to do. I am a bit vague on this because the film is mostly a very vivid and angry dream with only the top and tail being set in a "real world" of the bath house. We see a young man washing his father (they both share the same birthmark) and this act becomes more angry and frenzied as the birthmark changes and as the father becomes a rock and as the younger man works harder and eventually the noise bits and the colors explode everywhere.
This is as close to a description as you'll get from me because this wasn't a short where I really engaged in the story and indeed it wasn't a short I really "enjoyed" so much as experienced, but it is good as an experience. The noise is the main thing that will stick with me; my two cats were sleeping nearby and both were up with ears back as the sonic assault of the dream built and built. It works well when combined with violently vivid animation which makes little sense but is filled with life and energy. I would have loved to have gotten more from it, but as a visual and audio experience it is worth a look – just don't expect it to make a great deal of sense along the way.
This is as close to a description as you'll get from me because this wasn't a short where I really engaged in the story and indeed it wasn't a short I really "enjoyed" so much as experienced, but it is good as an experience. The noise is the main thing that will stick with me; my two cats were sleeping nearby and both were up with ears back as the sonic assault of the dream built and built. It works well when combined with violently vivid animation which makes little sense but is filled with life and energy. I would have loved to have gotten more from it, but as a visual and audio experience it is worth a look – just don't expect it to make a great deal of sense along the way.