The Man Who Was Afraid Of Falling | Future Shorts

Dir: Joseph Wallace / UK / 2011

Ivor's life is turned upside down after a falling plant pot sparks a series of paranoid reactions.

[Terrakinetic]

To be fair that is a very legitimate fear for old people. Especially when they live alone.

[bahaibrahim]

He wasnt scared of falling, rather he was scared of breaking or dying. When he fell, and smelled the flower, he realized death is not breaking apart or the end, but he saw it as a return to the grounds where his flowers come from; a return to his favorite part of the world.

[irinamiaunel]

Beautiful story. I think the man was not wrong in his fears in the first two cases. Those would have been fatal (falling from such height or falling down the stairs). But he became exaggerated in his fear and started to worry about little things like stumbling. So, I think fear is good till some point. But it gets wrong when it turns into paranoia. For example, you are afraid to go in a dangerous zone, and that's ok, but being afraid to simply leave the house because something might happen is really not ok. So I think the moral is considering fear to be some advisor but never leave it to totally control your life.

[blastromlifyedah]

*The Commenter Who Was Afraid of Tiny Holes*

[pocoapoco]

The music scoring is very nicely done.

[fuckoff]

Meaning of the story: Its okay to fall because when you get back up, you'll see things differently 😄

[rokstargirl]

This is really sad for me, because my grandfather was so afraid of falling that when he did fall, he worked himself into such a panic that he actually died.

[unknown__]

Running away from problems is not a solution
We have to face problem

[hernandezlol]

Is anyone going to talk about the holes on his chin it makes me feel unpleasant!!😂

[rosilandkennel]

The fact that he could afford two sudden moves is what's on my mind. #WelcometoAdulthood

[SAMTYLER]

Really charming animation with a strong message at heart about how our fears can consume us if we ignore them too long. As someone who struggles day to day with social anxiety, depression and OCD I see a lot of myself in the old man despite my lesser age. Such simple, trivial things have sadly become obsessions through their reoccurrence and my brain blowing things out of proportion. I, too, need to 'plant my flower' and look up at the wonder of the world surrounding me lest my fears, both rational and irrational, consume me.
Sometimes it can be the most simple things that resonate with you and make you evaluate your own life. I can only hope that anyone out there in a similar predicament can find some hope and enjoy life the way it's meant to be x

[bg]

If I was his age, I'd be afraid to fall too

[paulhope]

The pot represents our physical body while the flower represents our soul. Eventually our body dies and will be buried. But our soul will forever live. That's why in the end? the old man looked up in the sky. There's no need to fear death. We simply have to prepare for it.

[ilyaonthefly]

This one was amazing. The story was deep (the good kind) and I really liked how the music and the visuals changed to go along with the plot. Great job on this. :-)

[cloverthesilenthorse]

The music matches up with everything happening in the

[iKatray]

Not afraid of falling but afraid of dying... he came to terms with it :L

[arttumartikainen]

nobody:
some old man: so if you scratch ground and you'll get chocolate cereal for your flower 3:26

[sarah-mo]

“What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger “

[RobertSchomp]

The old man was so afraid of falling that he never took the time to smell the roses.

[SincerelyBernadette]

I sent this to a man I adore, who seem so afraid of being vulnerable. I wanted him to know he didn’t have to play it safe. When you fall I’ll catch you ♥️