Bleatings from the Sheep

"Hedgehog in the Fog"

“Hedgehog in the Fog” was a pretty enjoyable film. I’m not sure what made it so great…maybe it was the unique style of animation, or the simple storyline, or the fact that wandering around in a dizzying fog while scary things pop out at you kind of reminds me of college and DMA class…but whatever it was, it made the animation work.

The style of animation was interesting in itself. It wasn’t overly complicated but it definitely looks like a lot of effort went behind it. Plus, it seemed to help set the mood for the story. It wasn’t flashy but it definitely wasn’t stick-figure-esque, either. It seems simple at first but it does have something more to it than just that first-glance simplicity. Plus it looks like it would be a fun medium to try out. If by “fun” you mean painstakingly tedious…which oddly enough I do actually mean…go figure.

The storyline was appealing as well. It was actually fairly simple. It was just about a hedgehog, going to visit his friend, who gets sidetracked when he stops to explore the mystery of the horse standing in the fog. He doesn’t find any answers, nor did that seem to matter. It was more about the mysteries, and seeking to understand those mysteries, than anything else. It’s a fairly simple story, and the idea behind it, pushing it along, is almost so simple that it’s almost hard to understand. (If that makes any sense.) Overall, it was fairly intriguing.

And as for it reminding me of college and DMA class, well, that’s partially a joke. But in a way it fits. So much of college seems to be questions, and exploring those questions, even though there’s not always a clear or definite answer at the end. Sometimes the questions seem to lead to more questions…So in some way, the story seems vaguely familiar. Vaguely. DMA class can be especially confusing and foggy, and sometimes some rather odd or scary stuff jumps out at us there, so it fits with that as well. ;)

That’s all I can really think of to say about it, at this point. Wow. Two shorter blog posts in a row…amazing.

posted by Caitlynn @ 1:04 AM