Little Otik
October 16, 2008
The story is based on an old Czech folk tale.
Karel and Bozena are a married couple who desperately want a child, but have been unable to conceive. One day, Karel is digging up an old tree stump when it occurs to him that the roots look a bit like a baby; He brings the stump home and carves it into the image of a child. They name their new child Otik. Bozena’s maternal longings transform the stump into a living creature with a monstrous appetite that can’t be met with baby formula. Otik begins eating stray animals and even people……
For decades, the Czech director Jan Svankmajer, whose surreal fantasy of animation making the whole world fascinate on him.
After watching the movie, actually, it made me wanna cry. Like all the fairy tale, the fantacy may have the day to come true. But when you have to really face to the reality, you will find that the bloody truth is moving towards to you. However, mother’s love is the greatest thing in the world. She protect Otik as her real baby, even someday, Otik may eat her as its dinner. The greed of human just like a deeply dark hole, it won’t satisfy until the would come to the end.
