Ming (Bright)
The Cantonese folk-tale, The Thunder God, brings back childhood memories for Sijun Zhou who was given the story to interpret for his World Tales animation. Bright has been shown at over 20 different film and animtion festivals around the world, and an won audience award in Greece. Read an interview for the Asian American Film Festival.
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Random
[Ming] The animation in this film is absolutely delightful but the randomness of the story left me feeling frustrated. How is it that the God of Thunder kills someone who he mistakenly thinks is wasting rice? Isn’t that excessive? Then it all gets random with birds turning into people and people turning into dragonflies and the god of Thunder is changed into someone handsome, all to explain why we see lightening before thunder. I hope Grandma liked it because I sure didn’t. My God, instead of killing people for the smallest things, came and died on the cross to save the very ones who were killing him.
An enjoyable fable
[From the Introduction] The production values with this animation were very high. The story was also presented in a way that could be understood by young and old. Its graphic depiction of the themes in black and white lent well to its understanding. I really enjoy these fables that have a moral or ethical element. In all ancient cultures, the stories that incorporate nature and human understanding of its surroundings have a lasting quality.
It's a one of a kind
It's a one of a kind presentation, really ingenious. And there's also moral values portrayed in this video. Thanks for sharing.
Well Crafted
[Ming] This is a superb piece of animation and storytelling. I loved the power of this creative myth.