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This video is about, The Red Balloon; 1956 Fantasy and Family film.

This is an Award-winning short film by Albert Lamorisse, elegantly capturing the adventures of a boy who befriends a seemingly sentient balloon and follows it through the streets of Paris.

Lets start with review:

Lamorisse uses the red balloon as a symbol of happiness. When everyone is born, he or she has happiness assigned to him or her. Unfortunately, people who are around taking that happiness away and put suffering in the place of happiness.

Pascal’s age mates are envious because their balloons (happiness) have been taken away and they do not understand why Pascal still possesses his. The environment that surrounds Pascal echoes how society is gloom. Whatever is happening to Pascal has happened to his age mates and this explains why they want to destroy his balloon.

It is unfortunate that in some cases, loved ones take away the happiness assigned to every person. After Pascal finds his balloon and takes it home, his grandmother does not want to see it and she throws it through the window. As aforementioned, all Pascal’s age mates have gone through the same deprivation thus they want Pascal to be like them. Parents, grandparents, friends, and even teachers take away this happiness.

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