![]() ![]() If you look at the comments on YouTube, people are divided about the meaning of the film. He will do whatever it takes to get the light back into his son, because that light is the source of joy for both of them. In his heart, he knows they are alike because of the love they have for each other. Without realizing it, Copi is turning his son into the part of him that he likes the least - the day-to-day drudgery, robbing himself of joy. Perhaps this is why the creators of the film decided to name the characters Copi and Paste? While sometimes we make the mistake of thinking that our children are extensions of us, we have to remember that they are their own people. Isn’t that our main worry as parents, how do we straddle the line of giving them the space to fly but also making sure they’re growing up to be not shitty citizens? We get so bogged down by our own bullshit that sometimes we lose sight of what’s most important. In a “making of” video about the film, co-director Daniel Martinez Lara explains that the short is a reflection on fatherhood and the constant worry about whether we’re doing the right thing. ![]() ![]() The film is only about 8 minutes, but it is absolutely captivating and the ending is guaranteed to make you tear up (or sob your eyes out, either way). It’s only when the father really looks at his son that he sees that the light inside the young boy is what bonds them. Slowly over the course of the short film, the young boy begins to lose his own color, because he is constantly robbed of what makes him special. ![]() Their color, and the fact that the boy puts the color back in his father, shows that their connection is very strong, which only makes the father’s rejection of his son’s joy more heartbreaking. His color only returns at the end of the day when he sees his son again. Once the father sits down at his desk, he is also drained of his color, an obvious statement on how many adults view their work. All of the adults walk with a slow gait and slumped shoulders as they slink off to work. It is worth noting that with the exception of the boy, his father and the violin player/field where he’s playing, the entire world around them is devoid of color. ![]()
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