Is An Optical Poem scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% 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 An Optical Poem violent?

No. Less violent than 92% 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 An Optical Poem easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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 An Optical Poem sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

Does An Optical Poem end with hope?

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.

An Optical Poem

Name: An Optical Poem
Genre: Animation, Music
Released: 1938
Duration: 7 min
Rating: 6.8

Directed by Oskar Fischinger

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

19387 min6.8 / 10

An elegant abstract visualization of classical music through geometric shapes and color, exploring the synesthetic relationship between sound and visual form.

A dance of shapes. A title card tells us this is an experiment in conveying the mental images of music in a visual form. Liszt's "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" is the music. The shapes, all two-dimensional, are circles primarily, with some squares and rectangles, and a few triangles. The shapes move rhythmically to the music: receding from view or moving across the screen. Red circles on a blue background; light blue squares; white rectangles. Then, a red background of many circles with a few in the foreground. Red gives way to blue then to white. Shapes reappear as Liszt's themes re-occur. Then, with a few staccato notes and images, it's over.

Clusters

Visually Experimental Films Music And Musicians

Genres

Animation Music

Keywords

Classical Music Shapes

Questions people ask

Is An Optical Poem scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is An Optical Poem violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is An Optical Poem easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is An Optical Poem sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does An Optical Poem end with hope? 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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