A Brightening Life

A fantastic stop-motion short story that excellently shows our MC, Mr. Trashbag, growing beyond himself. It has really amazing imagery capable of telling a great story without a single spoken word. It is definitely worth the 8 minute run time. The stop motion is done magnificently and I loved how much emotion this style of animation was able to capture out of a faceless and seemingly emotionless trash bag. The sound design is also equally praise-worthy for being able to instill uplifting and downtrodden moments within the story. The character arc we see the main character go through is also quite relatable, while that might ... be more subjective than objective in some eyes I feel there is no one who hasn't been within a slump that felt inescapable. This story perfectly illustrates how one might grow past synch hardships and bloom into more of their “ideal” rather than stay as “trash”.
However while mostly positively there was a section within the middle that left me mostly confused. I tried to think of what the director was attempting to convey within the context of the metaphors being used but I was left in the dark a bit. Maybe i simply misunderstood but I felt that with a little more clarity this easily could have been an even greater story.
Amazing story, quality animation, and I wholeheartedly recommend the 8 minutes of view time to appreciate this hidden gem.

This surprising stop motion brings life to a seemingly useless trash bag.
Throughout eight minutes, the trash bag gets thrown around,
beaten up, and consumes the 'garbage' people drop, all while exhilarating sound dances in our ears. The trash bag yearns for a change from its dismal life. The stop motion did a good of capturing just that.
I appreciate the vivid imagery in each action and event that the trash bag goes through. The hardships one faces in life, a persons' greed, feeling, fall, and desire. The trash bag is tormented and swept by its want and fear.
The trash bag blooms ... out of the prison that once held it down and becomes something extraordinary. It is sure a rollercoaster of color and noise, complementing the overall theme. It had a bittersweet aftertaste to it.
It was surely worth watching~