I think the theme and purpose of this short film is to shock people and reveal a new perspective. I think that the two settings shown, those being the tourist in Rome, and the young boy in Bosnia, represent people, like us, in western society, who have few dangers and threats in their lives, and then, people in crisis.
The sharp contrast between the tourist and the young boy give a very clear image of the discrepancy that exists in the world today. The use of the time constraint, ten minutes, I think was meant to further this contrast, to show how much can happen in only ten minutes. One person impatiently awaits his family vacation photos to be developed while another narrowly escapes death trying to collect rations. The purpose of revealing this contrast is to make people appreciate their own situations, and to evaluate their own lives and realize how well off they are. This theme can be applied in anyone's life by them learning to appreciate the time they have, and to not be impatient or upset about "wasted time" but to rather feel fortunate to have the time that they do. Maybe (probably) this is cheesy and cliché but this is the main meaning I could draw from this film.
I think the theme and purpose of this short film is to shock people and reveal a new perspective. I think that the two settings shown, those being the tourist in Rome, and the young boy in Bosnia, represent people, like us, in western society, who have few dangers and threats in their lives, and then, people in crisis.
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