Monday, December 5, 2011

Bon Iver

I have mixed feelings about this video.  While I absolutely love the nature photography, I find it hard to swallow the half developed story-line of a child following birds on a Journey through Iceland.  The filmmaker gets caught up with the intriguing juxtaposition of a young child alone in the wilderness.  He harps on this "shock value" instead of telling an actual story.  Because of this it becomes a collection of beautiful images all saying the same thing.   I think with videos like this they would be better off if we got rid of the kid and just had the beautiful photography.  Instead the filmmaker introduces a character, which comes with expectations that are not fulfilled in anyway.

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