The Perfect Human
Posted by martinteller on June 6, 2011
In preparation for The Five Obstructions, watching the original short film that serves as its launching point. I didn’t know at all what to expect, but I was quite pleased with it. An almost zoological study of two “perfect humans”, done with trademark Scandinavian dry wit. It raises a lot of intriguing questions (are these “perfect” humans, or “perfectly human”?) and has a lot of enigmatic flair for such a short piece. I was struck by the immediacy of it: the stark white background, the extreme close-ups, and the heavy emphasis on words like “here”, “this” and “now”. Cool stuff, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of fun Von Trier has with it. Rating: 9
