A man in his 30's returns to his roots and lives with his Aunt. However he has nothing to do and decides to build a small boat in his house, however his reasons for this hobby are not what everyone expects.
This is interesting as you're not sure what's going on. The characters are interesting and the initial set up makes you think it's going somewhere. However it doesn't have very long to make it's point and it ends very quickly. The man makes his small boat from scrap wood from around the estate but then burns it as it sails away, walking away content. There isn't enough time to work out why he does this and it's quite frustrating when it ends.
I suspect that he does it to get rid of the ghost of his much more successful cousin and move on from his past (he has spent 20 years at sea). He's sleeping in his cousin's room and surrounded by his cousin's `ship in a bottle' models. His Aunt is clearly not impressed by him and not happy with anything he does. He shows her the boat before he then burns it. I think he wanted to burn away what remained of his cousin and his past - to show what he can do and then show that it doesn't even matter to him.
Overall this is well made and looks very good, but I needed about 2 or 3 more minutes just to get the point. This is my interpretation and I'd love it if someone could help me out and give me their reading of it.
This is interesting as you're not sure what's going on. The characters are interesting and the initial set up makes you think it's going somewhere. However it doesn't have very long to make it's point and it ends very quickly. The man makes his small boat from scrap wood from around the estate but then burns it as it sails away, walking away content. There isn't enough time to work out why he does this and it's quite frustrating when it ends.
I suspect that he does it to get rid of the ghost of his much more successful cousin and move on from his past (he has spent 20 years at sea). He's sleeping in his cousin's room and surrounded by his cousin's `ship in a bottle' models. His Aunt is clearly not impressed by him and not happy with anything he does. He shows her the boat before he then burns it. I think he wanted to burn away what remained of his cousin and his past - to show what he can do and then show that it doesn't even matter to him.
Overall this is well made and looks very good, but I needed about 2 or 3 more minutes just to get the point. This is my interpretation and I'd love it if someone could help me out and give me their reading of it.