I really did love the music in this film. It was a beautiful, soft piano piece that added very well to the theme of the movie. The only dialogue in the film was the phone message, which was clear and easy to understand. Although there was nothing to compare it to, it seemed as though the filmmakers chose not to overly distort that dialogue by trying to make it sound like it was coming through a phone, which I think was a good choice.
As with most short films, this one has a pretty low budget, which was used for food and DV tapes. There really aren’t too many major issues to the film itself, and the story – though short – is still compelling.
This film is almost a vignette that takes one line from the Bible and puts it to screen. It’s a pretty famous chapter, I Corinthians 13, which is also known as “the love chapter.” It’s oft-quoted in sermons, films, and books and more often than not in conjunction with a romance. This is certainly not a new concept nor subject matter, but it is a creative way of indirectly showcasing the verse as the main focus of the film, making the story almost secondary to it.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
-! Corinthians 13:1-8a, 13
