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it's simply titled "Son", by the SisterFilmsLtd and was written and directed by Daniel Mulloy. most people say you don't have to understand an art film to love it and i totally didn't get the video at first, but after the third watch ... anyways, it starts off with the boy, being filmed; it's like he's playing a character in a movie. the director of the movie seems to be his mother's abusive boyfriend. and then there's this long scene where both mother and son appear to be running away, but all the gates are locked -- signifying that there's no escape in that abusive relationship? the lights are turning off one by one, and they're both running towards the light tunnel -- i suppose it's like a metaphor to escape the darkness of the abuse? the video also has a circular ending; it ends where it begins, except at the end, you realize that the son is witnessing the "director" raping his mother and there are cameraman and lighting crew all around, as though he's acting in a movie.
i think it's a very subconscious thing -- it's almost as though, in his mind, the boy is pretending that his life is a movie and he's merely playing a character. none of it is real; the abuse, his mother's mood swings and the director's cruelty. i've heard that it's a way of coping, when you pretend none of the bad stuff is really happening to you.
just thought of sharing.
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i think it's a very subconscious thing -- it's almost as though, in his mind, the boy is pretending that his life is a movie and he's merely playing a character. none of it is real; the abuse, his mother's mood swings and the director's cruelty. i've heard that it's a way of coping, when you pretend none of the bad stuff is really happening to you.
just thought of sharing.
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