Jan Svankmajer's "The Dimensions of Dialogue" and the Brothers Quoy

In the beginning of this video, I felt very confused as to what the animation meant. Throughout part 1, there was a constant, repetitive cycle in the story: two characters (conducted by random objects such as silverware) would fight and eat one another and then spit the remains out. However, each cycle, the character would evolve and finally became a human being. My favorite element of the story was the humans were made out of clay, leaving them very fragile. I loved how they became one as they touched and each formed a dent in one another. For example, the man and woman were intimate and soon became violent as their relationship progressed. The way the clay was being clawed away was brilliant. I was constantly questioning how this was animated and I am assuming it was stop motion. I have so much respect for the animator because the process must have taken so long because each move and element is so precise. However, I feel part 2 was my favorite. Originally, I was truly taken aback at the animation because it was odd to me. I did not understand the meaning of the character's relationship with the toothpaste and toothbrush. On the other hand, I really was captivated by the animation. Everything looked so real! For example, the tongue looked as if it actually had saliva, and the toothbrush's bristles each looked individual. Once the video progressed, I realized the theme was we all have to be different to get along. The stop motion animation also was used in the Brothers Quay animation. Like the first video, both animators used normal objects and made them come to life. Also, both animators brought to life things that our society would not even think of. However, the Quay brothers used music rather than dialogue to captivate the audience. My favorite part was the characters "performing surgery" to make a customized character. It was interesting how the brothers made these objects move and have a personality through stop motion animation and simple music. Although I was not open-minded to the videos at first, I feel I learned new ways to animate and that sometimes things that are "not normal" are exactly what we need.