Spencer is a new father living in a sleepy suburban neighborhood with his wife and new baby. Sleep is at a premium these days, and Spencer is kept awake by his neighbor, Kinkade -- a well-meaning but odd fellow with a pet jellyfish who blasts holiday music from his backyard.
Spencer tries again and again to get Kinkade to turn down his music. But as night turns to dawn, Kinkade's insistence on the holiday spirit starts to wear on Spencer, transforming his agitation into aggression. Things get out of control, ratcheting irritation into outright war, with startling results.
Directed by Ben Davis from a script co-written with Gregory Bordelon (who also co-stars as Kinkade), this comedy short is an absurdist suburban fairy tale of sorts, balancing the quirky and satirical as it chronicles how a set of differences between neighbors escalates to an outright war.
"The Jellyfish Man" ends on a memorably eccentric, oddball note, one whose uncanniness is best explained by the idea of the fairy tale, where the world is populated by magical creatures, monsters and a dark whimsicality. We're all just odd creatures, really, existing side by side and trying to get through life. And sometimes we do rub up against each other's edges. The tragedy is when we don't actually listen to or truly see each other, and only look at each other as obstacles or annoyances -- instead of seeing someone's good intentions or even their humanity.
Originally posted by Chuckie
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