Short Film Analysis: Stray Dog

Stray Dog is a film about a teenage boy, named Milo, who is struggling through a breakup with his girlfriend, unnamed. The way he coped with the breakup was beginning to talk to his alter ego in his mind. Milo begins talking to his alter ego and has a realisation that the only way to deal with the sadness is to make his girlfriend upset. As Milo travels deeper and deeper into depression he discovers a lighter, which is actually a time machine. He "selfishly" uses the time machine to travel back in time to discover the reasoning behind the break up. He discovers that his friend which he confides in is the soul cause of the break up. Finally Milo realises that using the time machine to repair a breakup is incredibly selfish and learns a life lesson. The goal in the film is for Milo to repair the breakup and resume a happy existence, and the life changing moment is when Milo realises that he is being selfish about his feelings. I think that the visuals in this short film are incredibly helpful to the emote the mood and the feeling of the protagonist, which allows the audience to connect with the thoughts in his head more easily.