Thoughts on Pjotr Sapegin's Madama Butterfly

I thought that Pjotr Sapegin's Madama Butterfly animation was very sad. It showed a girl on an island who meets a guy. After being intimate the guy leaves, yet she eagerly waits for him. Over the years, she and her child wait for him until he does indeed return. However, he has made a life of his own and takes the child away. The woman is left alone. From this animation, it is clear that all the woman wanted was love. She is lonely and just wants some form of emotional attachment. I thought this animation was creative by the use of the butterfly. When the butterfly is present, the woman is happy. However, when the man leaves, so does the butterfly. The absence of the butterfly represents the woman's loneliness. Although the death of the woman was sad, I must admit it was creative how her suicide was presented. The woman ripped herself apart, until there was no more of her. The light was turned off, representing the end of her life.