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Summer Shorts: Flower Warfare

Posted on Aug 20, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Just as Kungfu Bunny melded live action with animation, today's short crosses genres by having elements of both action and comedy — and, like Paintballing, it demonstrates a unique approach to violence. Enjoy Flower Warfare:

I enjoyed Flower Warfare not for the plot or the acting, both of which are paper-thin, but for the visuals and the exuberance. Being shot with flowers is apparently no less fatal (or surprising) in this short than in real life, but the bright colors and renewal of life make it seem so much less regrettable. That's not to say violence should be trivialized — but there's a big difference between how it's portrayed in Space Invaders and Mortal Kombat, for example, or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Saw.

A similar short uses armaments made of cardboard, but the militaristic approach to the short makes it far less fun. By contrast, the Flower Warfare actors are obviously enjoying themselves and don't get caught up in the dark, brooding, fatalistic nature usually involved in such territorial encounters. The closing double rainbow, though gratuitous, underscores this light-hearted atmosphere.

(Hat tip to Epic Win FTW)

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Tags: Flower Warfare, flowers, independent film, summer shorts, vegetation

2 thoughts on “Summer Shorts: Flower Warfare”

  1. Ken Gagne says:
    Sep 2, 2010 at 10:53 am

    Here's the latest video from the same group:

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  2. Ken Gagne says:
    Dec 29, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    Flower Warfare now has an official prequel!

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