5 Obstructions

In this film, director Lars Von Trier has Jorgen Leth, the creator of The Perfect Human, remake his film 5 times, each time having a different focus. He has him interpret it as a cartoon, in the most miserable place, in Cuba with only 12 frames, redo it anyway he wants, and finally Von Trier remakes it and has Leth narrate it. The remake in Cuba was the one that I enjoyed the most. The way he used the 12 frames and the choppy way about it appealed to me. For the animation, Leth brought together elements from all the different films which was an interesting approach. It didnt have the same feeling as the other films because it was an animation, but since he took bits and pieces from the other films it came together well.
It was interesting to see how Leth responded to instructions that Von Trier gave to him. When filming the one in the most miserable place, Von Trier makes Leth redo it again. He chooses to redo it again in Brussels. This one was the one that was the saddest. The first filming of the most miserable place was in Bombay. He had a screen seperating him from the background. I agreed with Von Trier when he had Leth redo it. Leth using a screen didnt really show what made Bombay the most miserable place to him.