It seems as though John Smith was just out one day and shot some random film footage that he then decided to turn into a film short. After having viewed the footage he shot he came up with the idea that he would narrate it as though he were actually directing the players. But then along the way he's no longer the director, now he's more a commentator.
I found nothing interesting about this short beyond my curiosity to see what it was about. What's it about? Nothing. That seems to be the point but it's really not even particularly interesting to watch. Nothing special takes place and it's not particularly creative. Maybe for the time it was. Anyone could recreate this, toss it on Youtube and it wouldn't get any attention. Not that Youtube is a place for great film. Is that a statement about our lives now? Given I was teen when this was filmed I can't see it being interesting even then. We could have shot something equally as uninteresting in my HS film class. I can see why he titled it "The Girl Chewing Gum" since that girl in platform shoes is probably the most interesting element of the short. She's the only reason I rate it as high as I do.
I'll probably get a lot of downvotes on this but I'm not a pretentious film snob. I think if anything John Smith is laughing that some are so taken by this short.
I found nothing interesting about this short beyond my curiosity to see what it was about. What's it about? Nothing. That seems to be the point but it's really not even particularly interesting to watch. Nothing special takes place and it's not particularly creative. Maybe for the time it was. Anyone could recreate this, toss it on Youtube and it wouldn't get any attention. Not that Youtube is a place for great film. Is that a statement about our lives now? Given I was teen when this was filmed I can't see it being interesting even then. We could have shot something equally as uninteresting in my HS film class. I can see why he titled it "The Girl Chewing Gum" since that girl in platform shoes is probably the most interesting element of the short. She's the only reason I rate it as high as I do.
I'll probably get a lot of downvotes on this but I'm not a pretentious film snob. I think if anything John Smith is laughing that some are so taken by this short.