Madame butterfly:

I have not seen a clay animation since Gumby and Pokey. However, Madame Buttery Fly is the most intense clay animation that I have every seen to date. I cannot believe how much emotion and symbolism that is packed into this short opera/ film peace.  The opera Music is another element that enhances this story.

I think  this story is powerful without music. If one was to look at this movie without the music, I believe it tells a complete story. If you listen to the music by it self not knowing any of the words, through the minds eye one may see something dramatic and anticipating unfolding. A man and women meet, have sex ,and then man leaves, typical right ,wrong .

There is so much deeper meaning involved In this story. For example the women is pregnant and waits for her lover to return. She has birthed a little girl and they are connected by an umbilical cord.  This seems surreal but I believe this is a symbolic bond that a mother shares with her child.

The umbilical cord represents the bond. When the man return only for the child and pull the cord apart this is when the mother stops living. The women animation walks right out the scene of the deserted island, on to a studio and starts breaking her self apart. This moment just confirms that she is just done with life and has lost everything that is important to her.