An Ice History of the World is a metaphorical narrative with ontological characters depicted as various flowing substances. Using established symbolism, the slow moving imagery and sounds evolve into metaphors about being:*
ice: nothingness
water: birth or rebirth
foam: fluidity of thought and emotions
plants and trees: growth
wind: change
rice: humanity
Don Ritter: cinematography, video and sound editing
* ontological metaphor: “...an abstraction, such as an activity, emotion, or idea, is represented as something concrete, such as an object, substance, container, or person.”
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