Imom

Imom is a short film directed by Areil martin and in her words it is "A dark look into the black mirror of a society where technology has exceeded humanity". This short film relates to the Horror Genre as it shows how technology has taken over our life's and how we rely on it too much, the film showcases what would happen if we had robots to care for our children instead of us.

 

What I like about this short film is that it isn't typically "scary" however its more realistic on what would happen in the future if we rely too much on technology. It has themes of religion running throughout as the child has to read Matthew 7:15 from the bible which states " 15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?…" which relates to the iMom as she seen as being "pretty" and wearing normal human clothes which relates to her as being seen as sheep however from the inside she is actually a wolf and dangerous. As at the end we find out that she cooked the baby instead of the chicken. I really like this idea as we may believe technology is helping us and good for our world however its turning us lazy and it is dangerous as we don't the possible outcomes of technology.

 

In addition from the start of the film there is a graphic match of the baby and the chicken which is showcasing what will happen at the end of the film. But also the mum calls her baby "chicken" which led the Imom to do as well however there was a power cut during this which made her confused and thought the baby was a chicken. Which again shows that we cannot rely on technology because no matter how advanced it will never be as smart as the human mind and there can easily be problems with technology.

 

I like the style of horror short film as it is relating to issues that we face today and how the next generation are being brought up with technology and relying too much on it which is actually quite scary as we don't know what will happen in the future.