In my opinion, telling this story through stop-motion animation was a really effective way of communicating the story. Without the use of dialogue or a narrator, we are left to perceive the story through the actions and motions of the figures. The music helps to increase the emotions felt in each scene, especially the climax and the tragic ending, which benefit immensely from the fact that it is stop-motion and not live action.
In terms of the story itself, it was tragic and disturbing. The first half of the story works hard to establish the love between the man and the woman, which is then turned into tragedy when he returns and reveals that he already has a wife and several children that he’s obviously made with other similar experiences while ashore. All together, this proves that the woman’s actions at the end are somewhat justified, and in turn makes the audience feel emotional strain from watching her tear herself apart.
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