The Five Obstructions

After watching ‘The Five Obstructions’ I found it was a very good way of challenging yourself and making yourself be able to do something you thought you’d never thought of doing. Lars Von Trier challenged his mentor, Jorgen Leth, to produce a creative piece giving him a set of rules to follow.

The Rules
1. No shot can be longer then 12frames
2. Has to be shot in Cuba
3. He is not aloud a set
4. He has to answer a set of questions

1. He has to re shoot the film in the most miserable place on earth (Bombay)
2. Not show the place in screen
3. Leth needs to play the role of ‘the man’
4. The meal must be included but not the woman

These are very hard rules to follow when it comes making a film but as he tried his best he did quite a good job even though he did fail on the production of the second set of rules which he then had to re-make as he failed it quite poorly.

Reflection
The Five Obstructions is a very inspiring piece to work against; it was a good challenge to take upon as he was then able to see his strong points and his weak points. This is a task that tested a great film maker out of his comfort zone. He was able to work against his challenge which is what makes him a good film maker, one of his strong points. He didn’t forfil the task as he decided to change the location on the 2nd set of rules, which is weak point.