Jumping (1984)

Director:

Osamu Tezuka

Writer:

Osamu Tezuka (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 November 2002 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Short | War

Plot:

Animated from the point of view of a small child. The viewer is jumping down a suburban street, and progressive jumps are higher and higher...

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Jumping | Perspective | Jungle | Hell

Awards:

1 win

Runtime:

7 min | Japan:6 min

Country:

Canada | Japan

Language:

None

Colour:

Colour

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Pure and Simple

I had an honor to see "Jumping" live on a big screen at the Zagreb Animation Film Festival back in the 80's. It still lingers in my memory as near perfect rhythmic 7-minute sequence with memorable simplicity and purity of animation. The story, for me at least, translates into a simple Zen reduction: You've got to let it go! Abandon your fears and go for a larger (and larger and larger) view of things! Perhaps the fear shall abate so much that you'd become one with the spirit of a bouncing ball! Thus, the attribute I'd use with Osamu's gem is: JOYOUS!