The plot description for this short films says " Ana, alienated and struggling to find herself, enlists in the reserves to be part of a disciplined group while searching the uncertainty of her own being." If only the film actually showed that, it might be worth seeing.
But it doesn't. Nothing shows Ana as alienated or struggling to find herself, only that she hasn't followed safe sex advice. She enlists in the Reserves not to be part of a disciplined group, but because it was a childhood goal and joining the Reserves will allow her to stay close to home. And there is neither action, nor dialog, nor even monologue to show a search for her self-identity. All we see is her and her fellow enlistees putting up with fairly mild random crap from superior officers and surviving, and she does it without much apparent effort or turmoil.
The story has no plot arc. That's not uncommon in a vignette. But most vignettes will at least show some form of conflict, even if it doesn't get resolved. This film doesn't. There is not even any apparent character growth: the beginning shows nothing significant about her, and by the end it's not obvious that anything has changed. This film is pointless.
But it doesn't. Nothing shows Ana as alienated or struggling to find herself, only that she hasn't followed safe sex advice. She enlists in the Reserves not to be part of a disciplined group, but because it was a childhood goal and joining the Reserves will allow her to stay close to home. And there is neither action, nor dialog, nor even monologue to show a search for her self-identity. All we see is her and her fellow enlistees putting up with fairly mild random crap from superior officers and surviving, and she does it without much apparent effort or turmoil.
The story has no plot arc. That's not uncommon in a vignette. But most vignettes will at least show some form of conflict, even if it doesn't get resolved. This film doesn't. There is not even any apparent character growth: the beginning shows nothing significant about her, and by the end it's not obvious that anything has changed. This film is pointless.
