SEMI SKIMMED | Omeleto
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- Опубликовано: 24 фев 2021
- A heartbroken man tries to move on.
SEMI SKIMMED is used with permission from James Soldan. Learn more at jamessoldan.wordpress.com.
Joel is a British man who can't quite shake the memories of a passionate holiday romance with a foreign woman named Jing Fei. But weeks after their tryst, he gets a voicemail message from her. The problem? Because she doesn't speak English, he can't understand a word that she says.
He attempts to hunt down the woman and find a way to translate the message, a quest that takes him on an odyssey across the city. But as his hopes look increasingly futile, his journey turns philosophical, as he makes peace with the fact that he'll never see her again.
Written and directed by James Soldan, this short comedy hits almost operatic notes of grandeur and romance as it follows a twenty-something layabout on his quest to find the supposed love of his life. Though it's less than eight minutes long, it travels a great distance, both narratively and emotionally speaking, as Joel confronts the sorrows and joys of love.
The tone is exaggerated, almost satirical, echoing Joel's increasing desperation to find out exactly what Jing Fei is saying and where she possibly could be. The writing is nimble, and the pace is constantly moving, with Joel's narration touching on the ebbs and flows of his emotions and thoughts as he tries to find Jing Fei.
The storytelling pokes fun at Joel, who goes through great -- and sometimes ridiculous -- lengths to decipher Jing Fei's missive, including ordering food from Chinese restaurants in the hopes that a delivery person will help him translate the message. There's also gentle fun poked at Joel's cultural stereotyping and over-reliance on tired romantic tropes, which the writing hits upon with a light hand (and which will get Joel in a bit of trouble eventually). Likewise, there's an almost documentary-like look and feel to the camerawork at first, capturing Joel in his mundane environment.
But as Joel's quest gets more desperate, that naturalism falls to the wayside, and the images and editing become more expressionistic and exaggerated. In some parts, the film even resembles a music video for an 80s power ballad, to humorous effect. The clever, intelligent performance becomes like a wild-eyed Byronic romantic hero. It culminates in a wistful moment of contemplation, which allows him to finally let go of the thwarted romance and make peace with never seeing his great love again.
SEMI SKIMMED ends with one final twist of a punchline, which allows one last hearty laugh but also reframes the film. Not to give it away, but it allows viewers to examine the relationship between mental projection and love, and the gap between the great emotion and connection in our heads versus what exists in reality. It's also a wry commentary on how this also intersects with Joel's blithe cultural ignorance, which backfires on him at the end. That Joel is blissfully unaware of all of this is perhaps the final joke of the film, though we can't help but hope he figures it out sooner than later. 
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This was so good...He cracked me up with that, "A week turned into...Well, a week and a half"....That's exactly how it feels when you're just waiting on that one call🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤣
When the delivery guy turned out to be white instead of Asian - That got me hahaha
Being single is starting to seem just fine by me
Ain't it grand🤣
I'm still thinking about those fruits & groceries he dropped......
🙌🏾🤣😂🤣😂okayyyyy
Me too! I thought it was just me!
@@krysiunia 😂😂😂
@@ItsAllLove4Real 🙌🙌🙌😬😬😬
Absolutely brilliant, the twist at the end is the icing on the cake. Bravo!
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Pretty sure you shouldn't associate icing on cake to chlamydia.... just sayin'.
Really man ♂️ BRAVo
Right...I think🤔😂🤣😂🤣
My mum always told me the fastest way to learn a new language is to fall in love with someone who speaks just that language.
I should try it
That'd actually be nice
I fell in love with a deaf girl once.
I learned how to keep my mouth shut.
@@theeclectic6206 That's cute
Yeah, no. I was in fairly long relationships with both a Korean and a Chinese woman and I didn't learn a lick of either language.
Dude, you know you can hire a translator to listen to that recording, right?! RIGHT?!!!
Probably best not to know ..... right? 😏 hmmmm then again .......
@@PippiLong1 I mean... as long as he's clean. But there's a chance that he's got it.
Would have been better, tho. You gotta not wonder why people got so upset when he yelled it or played it for them.
She never cared and he never knew! The STD, once it reveals itself, will help him with closure. Life is funny and self correcting!
Puts a totally new meaning on a Chinese take away .... 😂🤣
Awww. She gave him something to remember her by.
Lol the ending!😂😂😂😂
Puts a totally new meaning on a Chinese take away ... 😂🤣
bruh when he said "a week turned into, well a week in a half" i laughed
brother? really who?
I love how these short films are so informative in a weird inspirational way
Bruh I was not expecting that ending🤣💀
The searching was better than the end result
Was not expecting that xD
The soundtrack music is wonderful.
Well he will never forget her
Oh, she'll definitely be a girl he'll always remember, alright...just, not in the way he at first thinks. 😆
"All you can eat for five pound". Madness!!! 😂
Excellent! And she even left him a gift!
That was priceless. I'm still laughing. Brilliant. You always hurt the ones you love.
This kind of reminds me of impractical jokers and how they tried to get people on the street to translate ridiculous messages for them
Love it! ...and the little surprise at the end is hilarious!
Intriguing, enthralling, perceptive and witty with an amusing twist!
Seemed like the twist at the end may have been for the best...but at the same time, whoa. I don't know what to think.
He'll know what she said in a few days.
When the doctor told him that he has Chlamydia.
Wkwk
He'll know once he starts pissing fire🔥
@@aangsmith7912 Ooh.. that's gonna hurt! A LOT!
Doesn't always cause symptoms, even in women, some of whom are just carriers, like most of the men who have it. Most of the damage it does is to women because of the scarring.
@@asc_missions3080 So he's not gonna pee blood? Spoil sport!
There is no need at all to be so attached to someone as he did.He could easily find another woman to love even much better than that.
This was funny. I guessed early on but still enjoyed the comedy of his melodramatic hunt.
Oh, he'll know exactly what she said, as soon as he starts experiencing a rather telltale burning sensation...😂
Call her back, maybe?
This is really well made. Loved it. c:
😅😆🤣"I don't want to order anything"
How.... Romantic.
Hahahahshshsshahshaaha this one is really good
Rather than trawl the streets of Chinatown he should have just paid for a translator.
My first smile of today, thank you
This was so good...that ending 🤣🤣🤣
For a second that thumbnail had me thinkin' y'all casted Dustin Dollin I was like o hell no lol.
Isn't this the dude who acts in the hustle?
Yes
I bet you next time he'll make sure to get atleast a forwarding address
good one, love the visuals😊
Plot twist of all time! 😆
At first I thought it was Alex Lawther from the end of the f***ing world
Great movie!
Thank you for the inspirational video
I saw that guy in a movie before
Ikr
To the bones
BRILLIANT!!!!!!
HER-LARIOUS!! 🤣🤣🤣
Puts a totally new meaning on a Chinese take away ... 😂🤣😂
brilliant!!!
You had me at the 5 pounds all you can eat. 🥠
Incredible!
Won't be long and he will get the message, in person. Hahaha.
I thought it would
I thought it might turn out that the encounter was imagined and the call was a solicitation cold call.
How is this channel pumping out these short films almost daily?
He’s from the movie “to the bone”
How do you do it!! Fab. Love and Gratitude to all involved :-)
Snicker, snicker.😆😆
Sounds like hokkien to me it possibly some other similar chinese dialect such as teochew
Yep, sounds like Hokkien alright!
If this guy isn’t Alex sharp he looks exactly like him😂
He thought he was down with her lol.
It's the twist for me the chlamydia got me weak.asf 😅😅😅
Confucious, he say: " For takeaway, always order simple Chowmein, instead of Chlamydia..."
That was awesome.
Well done
Bravo
🤣best so far
Wow they really got me interested in a twin flame kinda story and then served Chlamydia 😭
Oh no! She was really a Koala!
Haha that ending...
2:47 "Number 42"
Best movie 🍿 ever.....
Good One
Just started binging you and would you look at this
Unexpected. Haha
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO ❤️
oh my gosh! LOL
Well it is what it is...lol
Why is the main actor's name not in the credits?
its that dude from bones
poor Joe!
Ah,...reality.
What an ending 😳🙄😬
Why leave the phone off the hook mid way through? It means she can't phone him again
Isn't that Alex Sharp??
Very entertaining. Hard to learn those oriental languages
Is this the guy from hustle?
Funny!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahahaha
Wtffff haha🤷
Hhhahhahhahhhaaaaa😂😂😂😂😂
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The comedy in this one was a bit dark though.🍇
Another gonner 'ere ...
我快笑死 哈哈哈XD
🤯
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Bad tuna is always the most memorable... Spoiler alert: this is a non-heavy 8 mins, enjoyable.
I think the bad tuna is what gave him chlamydia.
@@theeclectic6206 Yep... which makes it memorable.
OmG!! 😨😨
that kinda sounds like a chinese dialect
Yikes!