One Man Band - Movie Review Example

One Man Band Thesis ment: If one looks at the character development of the little girl in the short film ‘one man band’, one see that this film is actually a coming of age story, which follows the girls journey from innocence to experience.Introduction: The short film “One Man Band’ produced by WALT DISNEY PICTURES, and directed by Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews, tells the story of a young girl outsmarting two men, who try to take advantage of her innocent age.Innocence: The short film starts showing a young girl in the courtyard.

Innocence is depicted in her face. Bass notices this and attempts to lure her to drop the gold coin in his cup. The music he plays her attracts her. Competition arrives in the form of Treble.The indecision of the girl is the part of her innocent character. This innocence is again depicted by the competing characters using tempo of music, and not quality to attract her attention. They also make use of dance steps to attract her to them. Loss of the Coin: Her indecision leads to the loss of the coin.

From the time of the loss of the coin, the innocent expression disappears. In its place is appears a face of determinedness. She has realized that these two characters stopped her from putting the coin in the fountain. This removes the indecision. There is firmness seen. She firmly demands compensation for her loss. Bass and Treble are now at a disadvantage. They are forced to give her the violin she demands.Experience: Her initial attempts at playing the violin are poor. This depicts her learning process.

She tunes the violin and plays beautiful music. Bass and Treble are taken aback. Her playing so well causes a passerby to give her a bag of gold coins. Bass and Treble have not realized that she is smarter now from the experience she has gained. She has learnt the value of money. She has also learnt how to make money. There is a pleasant yet competent look on her face now. Bass and Treble cannot try to take advantage of her anymore. Her experience makes her overcome their overtures to her. She is able to overcome them, even though they combine forces instead of being in competition.

Thus her experience has made her stronger. She tosses the two coins into the fountain. Bass and Treble can only look on, and are not able to do anything about it. Thus through the experience she has gained in her growing up, she is able to outsmart the two men, who tried to take advantage of her innocence, and turn her away from putting a coin in the fountain (1)Conclusion: The film makes use of these incidents to depict the growing up of the girl. In the process her innocence cannot be taken advantage of, as experience she has gained stands in the way.

Thus, If one looks at the character development of the little girl in the short film ‘one man band’, one see that this film is actually a coming of age story, which follows the girls journey from innocence to experience. References 1. “One Man Band”. Directed by Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews. Walt Disney Productions. California.