The greatest movie ever made..!

Good concept, poorly executed.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

What an incredible short this one was.It starts being something funny and satirical, combining in a very clever way several visual elements commonly used in documentary films, with some cut-out animations, but as it advances, it turns into something way darker and disturbing (Not for what it is explicitly show on screen, but for what is heavily implied through the situations that take place in this short) The result is something very bitter and very bleak, being able to express in a short format all the cruelty and unfairness of the modern society.That being said, it is masterfully done, with a great visual work and a superb direction. But it is for the message of this short what makes "Ilha das Flores" a masterpiece.

This film is amazing and I consider it the best one I've seen so far. This documentary is not simply about information, it is about conveying a message to the audience and getting them to fully digest the gravity of the director's message. What it does is to take simple information and piece it together in a creative way with cut-out visuals and animation, as well as real-time footage, engaging the audience in a way that is unfamiliar to the pop movie goer. At the same time, Furtado does well to entertain the audience with witty lines and states the obvious to drive into the viewer's mind that we often ignore the obvious, and the problem he eventually highlights is one of them. Kudos. Love it.

Beginning at a tomato ranch explaining every step throughout to the Ilha das Flores in a simple, clear-cut manner that is first Monthy Pythonesque funny, but becomes tragic to no end. It starts explaing what happens to the tomato, how it historically is possible to be bought in a supermarket with money and ends up in Ilha das Flores where its inhabitants must pick up food from the dump after the pigs has gotten theirs, this is because in the capitalist world they have 'freedom' and because they are not owned by someone like the pigs are.The contrast between the funny satire and the serious satire is so extreme because they are treated in the exact same way, but with very different implisions.Definitely one of the very best shorts, telling a lot with very little.

Not that I've seen a lot, of course. I caught this short in my documentary film class at the beginning of the semester. Unfortunately, I never saw another film better than this one. If you can find it, definitely check it out. The film says more about the human condition in fifteen minutes than most similarly themed films say in two hours. Devilishly humorous, the film hints along the way that there is more at stake than the running joke about a tomato would indicate. It's crucial to know as little as possible, so if you have a good independent video store nearby, seek it out and don't ask questions.