A coming of age narrative often originates from a very personal space, perhaps an echo of the artist's life themselves, and the film comes across as being in the same vein. The protagonist of the film, Jo, takes the viewer into the story of his life that begins as a seminal memory when he was five years old, and introduces them to the manner in which it continues to influence the rest of his life.
The narrative is predominantly an engagement with the fear of change, and the ways in which this hesitation holds back the protagonist from all that he could be. In its seemingly semi-autobiographical manner, garnished with fiction, humour and the desire to weave a colorful plot, the film puts forth its ideas and thoughts in a dedicated and honest way.
The eponymous metaphor becomes an overarching presence throughout the plot, as Jo moves from one stage of his life to the next, eventually concluding with a neat lid on it all. The film is notable for being a single-member-crew effort, and a sincerity to achieving its final product despite limited resources.
Read LessThe narrative is predominantly an engagement with the fear of change, and the ways in which this hesitation holds back the protagonist from all that he could be. In its seemingly semi-autobiographical manner, garnished with fiction, humour and the desire to weave a colorful plot, the film puts forth its ideas and thoughts in a dedicated and honest way.
The eponymous metaphor becomes an overarching presence throughout the plot, as Jo moves from one stage of his life to the next, eventually concluding with a neat lid on it all. The film is notable for being a single-member-crew effort, and a sincerity to achieving its final product despite limited resources.
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