Comments on: "Something here isn't right."

"Something here isn't right."

Fizz — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:46:50 -0800

Page 23. [SYLT] Apparently, life isn't as perfect as you would assume for the immaculate models living inside the IKEA catalog. With this amusing short, Jeroen Houben, Tim Arts and Stefan van den Boogaard show us the real-life drama that goes on beyond what we can see from the outside. The four minute short won the juryprize and audience award at the 48 Hour Film Project in Utrecht (Netherlands). [Via: Adverblog]

By: The White Hat

The White Hat — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:59:25 -0800

This reminds me of goddamn Ikea Heights.

By: PhoBWanKenobi

PhoBWanKenobi — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:09:05 -0800

That was pretty awesome.

By: Awakened

Awakened — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:29:04 -0800

Very good.

By: Jody Tresidder

Jody Tresidder — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:49:56 -0800

Superb. Slick and creepy. (Talented bunch.)

By: nat

nat — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:51:47 -0800

This is the way SLYT's should be. Thanks for sharing!

By: stoneweaver

stoneweaver — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:07:01 -0800

Well that was delightfully creepy.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:21:53 -0800

For anyone who might have wondered, What if The Truman Show had been only four minutes long and Christof had won?

By: DU

DU — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:27:48 -0800

That was good, but I don't get it. Why is she signing up if there's no compensation? And if she's been forced into it, as her fearful face implies, why would he have to remind her there's no compensation.

By: infini

infini — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:35:28 -0800

Superb.

By: adamt

adamt — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:17:07 -0800

I'm with DU, that made no sense. As if it was the middle four minutes of a much longer film. Actually, maybe if it isn't, it should be. Like Cashback which started off as a short, and then grew into a feature film, with the original film included more or less unchanged.

By: sweetkid

sweetkid — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:58:04 -0800

Why is she signing up if there's no compensation? And if she's been forced into it, as her fearful face implies, why would he have to remind her there's no compensation. Because people are seduced into thinking this is something they want, while at the same time anxious that they might not actually want it? ( a guess).

By: fredludd

fredludd — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:04:57 -0800

Why is she signing up if there's no compensation? I imagine that it's something like working for HuffingtonPost..

By: Hither

Hither — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:59:13 -0800

If you want to see an enigmatic furniture catalog that hints at mysterious goings-on, check out Blue Dot. Here's a representative catalog page; was this man playing the accordion a minute before? If so, what event has led him to be locked outside his house? A blog entry at the Walker Art Center on the production and aesthetic of the catalog.

By: toastchee

toastchee — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:17:32 -0800

I urge the followers of the link to set aside some time to actively listen to it and do nothing else. It's for your own good, kids.

By: toastchee

toastchee — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:18:11 -0800

Oopsie that was for the Coltrane discussion. heh

By: Casuistry

Casuistry — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:21:31 -0800

Why is she signing up if there's no compensation? Because she gets to live at IKEA! She gets to be perfect, like the people in the catalogue, for a whole year!

By: jocelmeow

jocelmeow — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:38:08 -0800

Why is she signing up if there's no compensation? Exposure. Free room and board. It looks glamorous.

By: P.o.B.

P.o.B. — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:22:35 -0800

I'm with DU, that made no sense. As if it was the middle four minutes of a much longer film. I think by the time I was in middle school I had a somewhat firm handle on what the short form narrative entails. The lack of context is kind of the point. Think of Mad Libs, but better. Maybe try to add your own and see where that gets you? I'll get you started: Plato's allegory of the cave, and sweetkid's idea about seductive consumerism.

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:29:00 -0800

That was great, thanks for posting it. The facial wrinkles on the main guy's face are amazingly perfect, and I love the streeeetch sound effect.

By: digitalprimate

digitalprimate — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:56:15 -0800

That was indeed awesome, all the much cooler for me that it came of of Utrecht which was my very first IKEA experience (you never forget your first time). Minor nitpick, she didn't call him an "asshole" but rather a "ball(sac)." See also Mrs. Primate's favoriate: the adventures of Gary and Elaine in Catalog Living.