Use of colour- Dark and cold, black and white, red blood and meat, grotesque cloth- Grotesque animation

German Expressionist films: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari – Bowing and tail coats- capitalism + malfunctioning and the puppet being freed but still trapped. This idea connects well with contemporary ideas where company’s are moving towards sustainability and wellness.

Metropolis- Human and machine, Futuristic V Gothic:

Use of colour is gothic bright colours are used only to show gore and vulgarity

Romanticism and the lack of sublime I think this feeling of fear of the dark side of technological advances resonates with us to day eg AI

Unsettling feeling from this lack and also the surreal

Unsettling- metaphysical

Unsettling feeling from someone watching the puppet

Unsettling feeling from the uncanny. Dolls heads become sinister with deconstruction but this part seems contrived to contemporary audiences as scary dolls and clowns have become a pastiche

Lighting adds to unsettling feeling of the uncanny

Assemblages and folk puppetry- excess man made objects in post modernity. This has relevance to the present time where up cycling and recycling have become more a part of everyday life.