Sharing is Caring

   At home this weekend, I had the opportunity to share some of the videos from class with my family. I explained some of the discussion we'd had and then talked about it with them. Now, they are not nearly as interested in media as I am. We were still able to have a good conversation. Also, it was fun to hear my younger siblings quoting lines from Hedgehog in the Fog, especially "I'm totally soaked. I'll drown soon."

   It has also been a practical application of our discussions about children's media. The kids are 11, 15 and 17, and they all liked the "children's films" I showed them. They, too, were a bit taken aback by Circuit Marine. My brother really liked The Sand Castle's opening, where the spiral forms in the sand. He requested to watch it again the next day. As you might have noticed, Hedgehog in the Fog was a hit. I think we watched that one three times. They have also been randomly whispering "Happy Pagwa."

   While maybe not the ages targeted by the children's media people, my siblings enjoyed, engaged and appreciated the short films. They don't care about the symbolism or allegory or message. (That's not entirely true: my brother was pointing out characters' similarities between films, comparing sand creations to the other shorts.) That doesn't mean they aren't going to remember it, or use those images to make better sense of something down the road. It just means they don't need to study it to use it.
   No, I did not share Fridge.