I just saw the COOLEST short movie ever! It was so... compelling. And, different, I guess. It's called the Mysterious Geographical Explorations of Jasper Morello. And... WOW.
I had remembered seeing the trailer to it a while ago, and I thought it would be a cool inspiration for my new collection of stories I'm writing. So I finally looked it up, and it was awesome.
The movie is about a half an hour long, and animated with silhouettes mostly. The look is very artsy and steampunk, and the story is dark and brooding, yet thrilling at the same time. It doesn't make you think so much as it makes you... know. Know human nature, and drive, and thirst for success, acceptance and forgiveness, love. Okay, maybe I'm reading a bit too much into it. But still, it's really good.
Okay, this next part might be considered a spoiler, or maybe just background info.
Jasper Morello, the narrator and main character, is the navigator for an air dirigible or whatever it's called. On an earlier expedition, his navigation was off by one degree, and as a result, they crash and a man falls from the craft, haunting Jasper for a very long time. Finally, he gets to go on another expedition, although his captain disapproves. Jasper is excited to be in the air again, but extremely sad to leave the love of his life, Amelia, behind. She is taking care of sick people. See, lots of people have been getting very sick lately, it's becoming an epidemic. While Jasper is on his voyage, Amelia will fall sick as well.
Anyway, the expedition is to lay out beacons in the air to establish communications in a new trade route. They are also carrying a biologist who is trying to find out why most airmen don't get the disease. In a storm, the crash into another ship, but manage to climb on before theirs is lost. The ship is completely deserted except for a big pile of bones, and a previously uncharted island marked on a map. The biologist, convinced that the island must hold the cure for the sickness, convinces the captain to sail there. So they do, and stuff happens. I'm not going to divulge any more. You'll have to see it.
SO yeah, sorta gothicky steampunk, if you're into that, which I am. But very, very, cool.
4 comments:
ooh. i have a cat named jasper. he's kind of insane. i think i will watch that. dude. it's "tompri" wtf is tompri?
WTF does "tompri" have to do with anything now?
Sounds like a cool-ass movie. You should bring it in for our movie mornings next week!!
No, it's not a dvd. Well, it is, but it's on youtube.
See the link, dearest bridget?
Isn't the jasper cat a rapist?
haha i meant the "word verification" thing. now it's "catrou".
omg! i watched it! omg! that was so awesome.
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