Comments on: Cecil, a short film by Terribly Timely and the Fashionably Lates

Cecil, a short film by Terribly Timely and the Fashionably Lates

ambulance blues — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:31:39 -0800

Cecil, a short film by Terri Timely (SLQTP)

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:15:03 -0800

That's pretty effed up. I didn't hate it, but not sure I got the point.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:35:00 -0800

The point is Cecil craves approval and validation from someone who is incapable of giving it. When he gets it from a computer generated image of a human it moves him to tear up.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:46:27 -0800

Same plot as MetaFilter, but with images.

By: matt_od

matt_od — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:18:24 -0800

i liked it. redonkulously well lit. such purposefully flat images (until the last scene).

By: MythMaker

MythMaker — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:27:00 -0800

ambulance blues - You posted this, so you must have thought there was something special about it. It's a bit meh for me. What was it that got you fired up enough to make an FPP about it?

By: rageagainsttherobots

rageagainsttherobots — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:27:15 -0800

I guess Cecil is virtually strong. Irony.

By: ambulance blues

ambulance blues — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:11:57 -0800

Some people I've shown it to didn't see the tear at the end. I was pretty eh about it until the last scene, then the whole short struck me as sincere and pretty heartbreaking. There's an outside chance that the guys that made this were being point-and-laugh, but I just don't think so / hope not.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:43:40 -0800

This reminds me of a lonely old woman I know, who after her first purchase from Ebay, was really proud that that she had been identified as an excellent, excellent buyer in her feedback.

By: Ira_

Ira_ — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:46:22 -0800

I liked it, but find myself wishing he wasn't shown to be crying at the end - that's laying it on a little thick and, it'd have been more interesting I think, if he had just stood there, sad and lonely and proud and hopeful. Of course, that's probably just me, who always like it subtle, which I feel is more powerful - but people are already asking what the point of it was, so...

By: Ira_

Ira_ — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:08:31 -0800

The short films on the Terry Timely site are really good - especially Children are a Gift, which is hilarious and adorable, and the two about love of animation.