Madama Butterfly Short Animation

Madama Butterfly Short Animation

My initial reaction to this animation was, "wow this is a really graphic cartoon!" As I watched this in the Sykes computer lab, I had a feeling that everyone was looking over my shoulder thinking why in hell is this kid watching doll porn. As the video goes on, my focus is drawn into emptiness of Madama Butterfly's face.The music in the background only adds to the depth of her abandoned face. As her baby is her born and they start to play together a warm feeling of happiness overwhelms me. The warmth only seems to grow as the sailor returns to Madama Butterfly and his newly born daughter that he has yet to meet. As darkness falls unto Madama Butterfly an empty feeling is thrown into my stomach, with only the worst thoughts in mind. The sun rises and the sailor follows as he meets his little girl for the first time, but something is still not right. A new, beautiful blond woman comes with the sailor only to take Madama Butterfly's child along with them. As the umbilical cord is ripped from her stomach a punch is felt along with the yank of the cord. As the sailor, his new love, Madama Butterfly's daughter, and many adopted children leave, Madama Butterfly runs into darkness where only the music can express the feelings that are pulsing through her body. She collapses and rips her body to pieces trying to define the feeling of losing the one item that she cared about most, or maybe the usefulness of her life without her daughter in it. Without any feeling of hope left in the world, Madama Butterfly's pieces roll over the horizon and a butterfly appears out of the darkness. daylight falls again and the butterfly perches itself on top of Madama Butterfly's head, resembling a never ending, painful circle of life. A very depressing short video, and I would love to see the entire opera.