A Short Film To Reflect On The Problem Of Rivalry – Being Parents
The Man-Orchestra is a Pixar animated short, directed by Mark Andrews and Andrew Jimenez, which, in just four and a half minutes, allows us to reflect on the problem of rivalry.
It is a very interesting musical short film to watch with children and teenagers, because after watching it, they will learn about the consequences of unhealthy competition with their peers. Do you want to know more about this wonderful short film and its teaching? Read this article carefully.
The story of L’Homme-orchestra
In the first scene of this short film, we are introduced to Bass, a man-orchestra who plays in the street, more precisely in a square in Italy, to win a few plays.
Suddenly a nice girl named Tippy walks into the square with a coin in her hand, so Bass starts to catch her attention with the music. But, just as the little girl was about to leave the coin in her pot, Treble, another male band, appears and manages to captivate the girl.
This is when the rivalry between the two musicians begins, as they compete for Tippy’s piece. She gets very nervous and confused by all this noise, and because of it, the room falls into a sewer. It makes her sad and angry.
To remedy this situation, the little girl decides to ask Treble for one of her violins, and shows them how well she plays this instrument. So she receives a huge bag of coins.
Since she now has more than one room, she could give some to Bass and Treble. However, ekle thinks they don’t deserve it, so she throws two coins at a fountain. After the credits, we can watch the two male orchestras help each other to get these pieces.
A short film to reflect on the problem of rivalry
We all know comparisons are heinous. However, in adulthood we often compare children to each other, siblings, friends, classmates, etc. This is very negative for their good development.
So, children grow up assuming that their peers are rivals and that they should beat them. This type of thinking only encourages selfishness, competitiveness, envy, frustration, unnecessary pressure, etc.
But if we want a better future society, we have to make children understand that each person is unique and that they can achieve their goals without harming others, like little Tippy does in the short film.
In addition, children should be taught the importance of cooperation, collaboration and teamwork. In other words, you have to teach them to behave like the two-man orchestra at the end of the short film.
They also need to understand the problem of rivalry, which is a self-imposed obstacle to achieve goals.
On the problem of rivalry among children
In line with all of the above, we must take into account the following sentence from the physician, psychodramatist, Gestaltist and writer, Jorge Bucay:
Let us ensure that children develop without rivalry, without comparison and without competition. To do this, we need to work and discuss these issues with them. And what could be better than doing it through an animated short film? What are you waiting for to see L’Homme-orchester with your children or with your students? Click here to enjoy!
