Writer
Project Title: The Cow
Genre: Narrative
Length：17 mins
Language available: Mandarin
Status: Finished
A man is followed home by a cow every day, it is starting to cause him trouble
so he has no choice but to begin on a journey of searching.
so he has no choice but to begin on a journey of searching.
The Cow explores the tension between
reality and absurdity, set in a rural village
where a mysterious, sick cow disrupts the protagonist’s life. The cow symbolizes the
burdens we can’t control, representing the unpredictability of life. I aimed to blend a
simple, everyday setting with surreal elements, using the cow to highlight how absurdity often emerges in the most mundane moments.
The writing process focused on how external pressures, no matter how irrational, affect our emotions and decisions. The protagonist’s
struggle with the cow mirrors how we confront unexpected challenges, sometimes without
fully understanding their impact. Through this surreal story, I wanted to reflect on how life's absurdities reveal our vulnerabilities.
Parts of The Script
Inspiration:
The inspiration for The Cow stems from
my desire to explore the absurdity and unpredictability of life.
The idea of a cow—a seemingly ordinary
animal—persistently following the protagonist became a metaphor for the unexpected
burdens we carry and the situations that cling
to us despite our attempts to move on.
In rural settings, animals often play a crucial
role in people's lives, but in this story, the cow represents more than that—it symbolizes the uncontrollable forces that we all face. I was particularly inspired by the notion of how something as simple as an animal can disrupt someone’s life in unexpected ways, reflecting
the chaos and randomness that often shapes
our existence.
My personal experiences with rural life and
the interactions between humans and animals also informed this story. There’s an underlying tension between tradition and modernity, as
seen in the clash between a rural lifestyle and
the technological advancements of our time.
This tension is at the heart of The Cow, where
the protagonist’s journey mirrors the struggle many of us face when trying to reconcile the
past with the present.
Inspiration:
The inspiration for The Cow stems from
my desire to explore the absurdity and unpredictability of life.
The idea of a cow—a seemingly ordinary
animal—persistently following the protagonist became a metaphor for the unexpected
burdens we carry and the situations that cling
to us despite our attempts to move on.
In rural settings, animals often play a crucial
role in people's lives, but in this story, the cow represents more than that—it symbolizes the uncontrollable forces that we all face. I was particularly inspired by the notion of how something as simple as an animal can disrupt someone’s life in unexpected ways, reflecting
the chaos and randomness that often shapes
our existence.
My personal experiences with rural life and
the interactions between humans and animals also informed this story. There’s an underlying tension between tradition and modernity, as
seen in the clash between a rural lifestyle and
the technological advancements of our time.
This tension is at the heart of The Cow, where
the protagonist’s journey mirrors the struggle many of us face when trying to reconcile the
past with the present.