Aw, I remember seeing this on TV when I was a kid. I always felt that it was so poignant, even though at that time of my life, I didn’t know that particular word.
It’s a production of Canada’s National Film Board, which has a great track record of short films like these (a few stinkers, though — sorry, “Métis Coat“). The NFB has a huge archive of films on its site that I always mean to sift through.
According to the NFB, “In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, learn how societies in evolution are often in danger of self-destruction.”
I didn’t get that from the film. I still don’t, not really. As a kid, though, I was fascinated by the many different shapes each egg’s construction took. I guess I got it backwards? Although each egg tackles the problem, apparently, in a similar way, they end up with crazy creativity nonetheless.
(Thanks Denise, for posting this to your Facebook!)
As if you called “The Metis Coat” a stinker vignette! I love that one I guess because it reminded me of my grandpa with the fiddling and the coat imagery. I always like that one. I guess because its my roots. I guess thats why I ended up a history major…
Hey and remember this slice of Canadiana-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ekqsHP9Sck
I remember the log driver’s waltz! But the Flin Flon one and the one with the voyageurs and the woman who brought her piano on the canoe? But as far as my brother and I were concerned, The Métis Coat was a full minute of wasted TV time! It went on and on and on and on … and there wasn’t even a story!!!
Frankly, I think the NFB misled us by having Saturday-morning advertisements that were 90% cartoon shorts. And then one art/music film.
Definitely seems as if there was a gap somewhere. Perhaps the schools were intended to teach us the meaning of the egg? Or our parents were supposed to get it? I dunno…I always just thought it was a metaphor of sticktuitiveness. Ya know…try to fix something, it borks, try again. Your explanation makes more sense, for sure, but how are morning-cartoon kids supposed to get the true meaning?