Does 21-87 end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is 21-87 easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

21-87

Name: 21-87
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Roman Kroitor

Directed by Arthur Lipsett

Produced by ONF | NFB

196310 min6.8 / 10

An avant-garde collage of found and original footage that uses fragmentation and juxtaposition to critique technological society and probe existential meaning.

This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he worked as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16mm footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is often cited as an influence on George Lucas's Star Wars and his conceptualization of "The Force."

Clusters

Absurdist Political Satire Dark Comedy Nightmares Visually Experimental Films Philosophical Life Reflections Movies About Artists

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Collage Abstract

Questions people ask

Does 21-87 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is 21-87 violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is 21-87 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is 21-87 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is 21-87 sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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