Movie Details
Theatrical Release:April 17th, 2009
Original Language:English
This Too Shall Pass Away (2009)
DirectorC. Spencer Yeh
4 minApr 17th, 2009
Plot
Referencing gaming culture in form and content as both an aesthetic device and point of nostalgia Yehs video for the band Xiu Xius This Too Shall Pass For Freddy portrays young twentysomething life in the style of overhead dungeon crawler video games The digital sprites flutter throughout each others daily lives and dramas in a manner that evokes a cross between The Legend of Zelda and MTVs The Real World At night the characters escape into digital dreams that eventually collide via partying into a surrealistic psychedelic episode blurring the line between reality and oblivion
