{"id":2060,"date":"2008-09-16T19:52:22","date_gmt":"2008-09-16T19:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2008-09-16T19:52:22","modified_gmt":"2008-09-16T19:52:22","slug":"sappy_doesnt_be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2060","title":{"rendered":"“Sappy” Doesn’t Begin To Describe It"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winner of this year’s Cannes Online Short Film Competition is a Spanish film called The Story of a Sign<\/i><\/a>. The video link doesn’t offer audio description, so let me try to sum it up. An elderly blind man is begging in a park on a sunny day. Beside him is a homemade sign that says “Have Compassion. I’m Blind.” Most of the passersby are ignoring him and his tin cup contains only a few coins. Along comes a handsome guy in a suit who looks like he’s on his way to an expensive lunch date. He stops in front of the beggar, considers the sign, and changes it to read “It’s a beautiful day. I cannot see it.” The previously thrifty passersby notice the revised sign and soon the beggar’s cup is overflowing with cash. The end. <\/p>\n

And the moral of the story is…what, exactly? Even pity needs a little spin? Fabulous-looking people are watching out for us gimps?  Beggars suck at marketing? If this is the kind of filmmaking that wins awards, I need to start shopping around that script I’ve been working on. It’s got an adorable orphan boy in a wheelchair, his way hot guardian angel, and puppies. Lots and lots of puppies. <\/p>\n

Thanks to Amy for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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