White - Short Film

I'm not a huge fan of this short film, I feel its slightly gratuitous and has a poor lead actor however the use of camera and editing is nice and there are some interesting visual ideas used such as the glass panel between the boy and his mother. The starkness of the bathroom matching the aptly named film works well, cleverly the name gives nothing away but is a word that applies to many things, making the film interesting and a statement in some ways.
I think the use of colour in contrast with the white is well done and the slightly grainy tone used in the most of the film, then opposed with the cold tone added to the bathroom scenes works well. I also like the quick cuts between the boys hands and face, the visual concept is clever and effective, we feel uneasy watching him almost clawing at his hands to try and get them clean.
The use of silence works well and leaves us apprehensive however this is slightly ruined by the cheesy Cold Play at the end. The glow effect on the camera also clearly separates the boys mind from reality which I think is slightly unnecessary but gets the message across well.