The Wall: Matt Boykin

This film is a very intriguing and also disturbing, it not only has stuck with me through the entire semester but also has affected every song of Pink Floyd I hear. Listening to the radio and coming across a Pink Floyd song that was in the film makes me thin of the faces of the children. Even with the knowledge that they were wearing mask still doesn't help. I did understand that it was symbolizing what was happening to the children with all their surroundings. The sheer amount of symbolism drawn in the cartoons was very interesting, especially the idea of the flower that could consume a life. The self imposed isolation by the main character is directly represented by the title the Wall. More and more even with people trying to help he continuously turns to self protection from emotional let downs. And also i found it interesting that a person confronted with the chance to better themselves or to fix what they have done they still focus on what is wrong rather than try to fix it. Pink in the movie is told the only way to fix himself is through human contact but rather than doing that he chooses to focus on the bricks he has placed in the wall. Overall this was probably the most disturbing film i have ever seen.