The very first short by the Portuguese filmmaker Daniel Sousa, who was nominated for an Academy award in the year 2013 for his "Feral" animation.
Here, Sousa does a very interesting adaptation of the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, from the perspective of the latter: Here, the Minotaur is given a very sympathetic portrayal, as the lonely recluse of a labyrinth filled with mirrors, unable to communicate with his half-sister Ariadne without being reduced into a beastly state which terrifies her.
As expected, the Minotaur dies at the end; but his death is shown as an unjust, almost treasonous act: Here Theseus gives his enemy a false sense of hope before offing him.
A very stylish tale with a great atmosphere, which deserves a much higher score here on imdb than just a mere 6.1.
Here, Sousa does a very interesting adaptation of the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, from the perspective of the latter: Here, the Minotaur is given a very sympathetic portrayal, as the lonely recluse of a labyrinth filled with mirrors, unable to communicate with his half-sister Ariadne without being reduced into a beastly state which terrifies her.
As expected, the Minotaur dies at the end; but his death is shown as an unjust, almost treasonous act: Here Theseus gives his enemy a false sense of hope before offing him.
A very stylish tale with a great atmosphere, which deserves a much higher score here on imdb than just a mere 6.1.