Synopsis
In the Allegory of the Cave, Plato ponders: what would happen if one of the prisoners managed to free themselves from their chains and escape from the cave? What if that prisoner were Jay, a little 7-year-old boy?
Director’s statement
What lies behind the daily movement of a city? Last winter, we met in Paris and began discussing the Allegory of the Cave, as told in Plato’s Republic. The myth imagines humanity living in chains, facing the back of a cave, and watching shadows move on the walls, thinking it is reality. We both work with images, which certainly can be illusions, but can also become instruments of struggle and liberation of thought. So, from this discussion, we decided to create a short film. We had a few fixed ideas—the cave, the dance, the city bustling around us—and one question: what would happen if we all managed to turn together towards the exit of the cave? Perhaps it is not enough to assert that images are illusions as long as the chains that bind us are real.
腾讯视频网友: 故事里的冲突自然生发,不是编剧强行制造,贴近现实逻辑。
优酷网友: 故事探讨信任,建立需要漫长时光,崩塌往往只在一瞬间。
豆瓣网友: 部分高潮段落渲染过重,情绪铺太满,少一点克制会更高级。
搜狐视频网友: 《都市寓言》故事里的光明来之不易,需要付出代价争取。没有唾手可得的美好结局。
爱奇艺网友: 逻辑通顺完整,几乎没有明显硬伤。