Friday, October 5, 2007

Two Different Perspectives on Death

So, cruising the net for profound things to post on our blog here I came upon a couple of animated works that I thought provided wonderful contrasting views on death and how one copes with its looming spectre.

The first one is interesting largely because it is dealing with a type of death that is somewhat overlooked within the scope of Burstein's Epitaph Project, that being assisted suicide. The piece really does a fantastic job of using typography and 3D motion graphics strategies to create an incredible sense of emotion regarding the subject. All told from the perspective of one who cannot speak up to defend their wish to live; granted I am a supporter of one's 'right to die', but that doesn't change the fact that this is a powerful piece of work.

Tragic Peaceful Death



This next one is just a great piece of animation, reveling in the idea that we can fight back against Death itself, beating it into submission when we aren't ready to go yet. In some ways its a product of the old axiom, "It is better to live on your feet than die on your knees", only in this case it not applies the notion to even the inevitability of death due to old age. Enjoy!

How to Cope With Death

- Chaplain Sean Cox -

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