Propagate

PROPAGATE(開花)

4.44(0K votes)

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Type

Movie

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

1935

Avant Garde

Synopsis

Dynamically expressing the growth and prosperity of organic plants with geometric figures.

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sourfrog

Not Recommended

I have seen a lot of dementia anime shorts, and this one does not stand out as anything special. It is apparently about the cycle of a plant, which can be guessed because of the words that pop up three times on screen. If you want to make an in-depth analysis on what every scene represents I'm sure you could, but it would be a waste of time. Most of the story is just black and white geometric shapes just switching colors on the screen. The geometric shapes do not really do much, so there is not much to say about the art unless you reallylike pointy things. There was no sound. I was left with my bedroom window open only to hear my neighbors listening to 70s hits and partying, wondering why I was not doing something I enjoy instead of watching this nonsense for four minutes. No characters either, just a plant and some lines. I enjoyed the parts where the words were on screen so I could finally tell what I was watching. Overall, this may be the kind of anime you have to watch several times to fully understand what it was about. I won't, but if you are reading this, go ahead and watch it several times to interpret it fully. I have better things to do.

7 found helpfulJun 2, 2017

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Rate a 3 English sub(a couple subtitles in the form of signs) silent film (no spoken audio or instrumental) special note of warning: given the visual presentation i advise caution to those that find perplexing objects troubling such as illusion puzzles. Story Teaching a class requires not only a certain topic but a certain method of deliverance. On a positive not there are a lot of ways to deliver said lesson. On a negative note generally you can't pick your teacher, or method of deliverance. In this anime the topic is plant's cycle. Personally, i am not familiar 100 percent on the entire procedure but i have a vague understanding.While i found the occasional subtitle sign helpful the whole visual art was conflicting on my understanding. To understand my dilemma understand this 'class' was show by a teacher who excelled in math. Shapes to be more precise. While i did okay in math i don't think this was an easy to grasp concept to but kindly. Reminded me more therapy sessions than anything else. You know the idea of hypnotism and what is said ink blot? Art -black and white -repetitive in certain moments -hard to follow along Sound-can't comment character-not relevant Enjoyment: Even though i did not find this lesson on plant cycle helpful i suggest those who do extraordinary in math but not so much in science to try and see if this form of teaching simplifies or complicates matters. For we are all different. What might not work for me might do justice for another.