Maybe the key to open the door of your house or apartment is
more than just a key? To me, carrying keys is like knowing that I have
somewhere to go to, to hide in, and to feel safe when everything in the world
outside of it has become disastrous. They are more than just metals that could
unlock doors. They are metals that could unlock hearts, because home is where
the heart is and the only place that I don’t need to pretend to be someone I’m
not. This is the meaning of a key to me.
I often seek for meaning, especially meaning of small
objects that are so ordinary that you wouldn’t pay attention to much. I also want
to know the meaning behind relationships, people and etc. What is the meaning
behind this? What purpose does this action serve? These are the questions I
often ask myself. But answers are not always found so they are often left
unanswered, yet film does the job. Film
gives meaning. There’s always a cause and effect. There’s always a solution and
the meaning is often found along the way or at the end. You can just focus on one object and begin exploring it by either viewing it at different perspectives or trying to find the story behind it like the key that I've already mentioned. You can also do the same for a subject, like the homeless person that you walk past everyday on your way to work or school. Short film gives the chance to focus on the deeper meaning or story behind something that's ordinary or unnoticeable because we have already had countless encounterments with them. However, I haven't found any filmmakers that have influenced me yet; nonetheless, I'm really into the filmmaking style that Buzzfeed videos have where they have a great variety of videos and they only focus on one topic or theme at a time as their videos are often less than 10 minutes long. Sometimes they have videos that are for pure entertainment but a lot of times they would focus on things that we, as human beings, have often overlooked. This is probably the reason I’m
interested in film; specifically short films, where I can find meanings or gain insights on things or subjects that I have overlooked or unable to notice because they are "ordinary", but I think there's a profound meaning or story behind everything and everyone so there's no such thing as being "ordinary".
Film might not give
me the all answers that I want to know as I'm not completely certain on what type of questions I have in mind but I think film can
lead people, whether the characters in the film or the audience, to find certain
answers or certain meanings as we realize what the real questions are and what are the importance of these questions.
