ALL NOTHING
Directed by Frederic Back
“All Nothing” was nominated for Outstanding Animated Short Film in 1980. Like Peter Lord's short film, “Adam”, this film is about man's relationship with God. Unlike “Adam”, “All Nothing” paints a much bleaker picture, showing Adam and Eve as little more than spoiled brats who are never happy with what they have.
The animation in this film is gorgeous. This was Frederic Back's first nomination of four. He won twice. This is the first of his films that I have seen, but if the others are as well done as this film, then surely Back is one of animation's most under appreciated men.
The film begins with God creating everything in Genesis fashion. The animals are beautifully designed, and the image of God as creator and provider is established. When God creates man things start to go wrong. Adam and Eve decide they would like to swim like fish, and God grants their wish. Then they decide they aren't happy as fish and want to have fur like mammals. God changes them. They see the birds and a jealous of their power of flight. God gives Adam and Eve wings and feathers. This also does not work out, so God gives them human form. Adam and Eve are very unhappy, and plot to take over the world from the animals, killing them all and using their pelts, feathers, meat, and bones for decoration and food. They even manage to kill God, leaving them alone to rule.
The film concludes with humankind's realization that they must find some sort of balance. They try to set things right, and by the end it looks like they may have.
This movie is absolutely beautiful to watch. The animation is wonderful and the soundtrack is perfectly suited to it. It is about eleven minutes long, and is available for viewing on internet video posting sites like youtube. I highly recommend it.
“All Nothing” lost the Oscar to “A Legy”. Also nominated was “History of the World in Three Minutes Flat”.
This review was written on May 20, 2008
Directed by Frederic Back
“All Nothing” was nominated for Outstanding Animated Short Film in 1980. Like Peter Lord's short film, “Adam”, this film is about man's relationship with God. Unlike “Adam”, “All Nothing” paints a much bleaker picture, showing Adam and Eve as little more than spoiled brats who are never happy with what they have.
The animation in this film is gorgeous. This was Frederic Back's first nomination of four. He won twice. This is the first of his films that I have seen, but if the others are as well done as this film, then surely Back is one of animation's most under appreciated men.
The film begins with God creating everything in Genesis fashion. The animals are beautifully designed, and the image of God as creator and provider is established. When God creates man things start to go wrong. Adam and Eve decide they would like to swim like fish, and God grants their wish. Then they decide they aren't happy as fish and want to have fur like mammals. God changes them. They see the birds and a jealous of their power of flight. God gives Adam and Eve wings and feathers. This also does not work out, so God gives them human form. Adam and Eve are very unhappy, and plot to take over the world from the animals, killing them all and using their pelts, feathers, meat, and bones for decoration and food. They even manage to kill God, leaving them alone to rule.
The film concludes with humankind's realization that they must find some sort of balance. They try to set things right, and by the end it looks like they may have.
This movie is absolutely beautiful to watch. The animation is wonderful and the soundtrack is perfectly suited to it. It is about eleven minutes long, and is available for viewing on internet video posting sites like youtube. I highly recommend it.
“All Nothing” lost the Oscar to “A Legy”. Also nominated was “History of the World in Three Minutes Flat”.
This review was written on May 20, 2008
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