Week 10

It's OK Michael

It is a simplistic rotoscoped animation that shows the relationship between the narrator and a homophobic bully Michael, that is revealed to be gay. The animation does not show facial expressions and relies heavily on dialogue and metaphors. The growing red ink coming from the side of the screen could illustrate many things and in that sense is very effective. The audience could believe that the red is the narrator being beat up or Michael releasing his anger and frustration at being a gay teen. The note paper background could show school boy innocence and also expression. Paper is used for writing down words, words are used for expression, therefore it using the paper as a background could be an artistic choice of expressing oneself.