Bibo, an Animation Short

What does Bibo’s warranty claim about him? Stop point .11

• A new and trustworthy member of your family

• 10,000 year warranty

• A new automated computer robot

• An ice cream reliable steam engine

Flashback# 1 (stop point .28)

Describe what you see in the picture.

• Bibo is selling ice cream from his cart.

• Bibo is being advertised for sale.

• Bibo is more than a machine.

• Bibo poses with a proud and happy entrepreneur

Flashback #2 (stop point .36):

Why is this flashback relevant to this story?

• This newspaper shows that there is a pending war.

• Bibo is an automated ice cream maker.

• Bibo lives with humans

• Bibo is declared or announced be more human than robots.

(Stop point .45) Flashback #3: observe the picture.

What is the relevance of this flashback?

• Bibo is the best ice cream maker, so everyone buys his ice cream cones.

• Some people question if is more human than the normal robot.

• Bibo is making a lot of money for his boss who seems extremely satisfied.

• Bibo seems to be accepted by the public as he serves children clustered around him

(Stop point 2:10) Summarize: How is this scene used as foreshadowing?

• He watches the clock, time seems to go by slowly because of the anticipation of the kids running to him, and bringing joy to the town square.

• He scratches his chin and rocks back and forth because he is now retired, and can relax to spend time at home.

• He is waiting for the cockroaches to come out to run up the wires. They are now the only company he has.

• He watches the clock, so he knows when to start his job of selling ice cream. He cannot sell ice cream before 8 a.m. because it is morning.

How is the scene with Bibo in the rocking chair symbolic in the movie?

• The image is a hyperbole exaggerating what robots can do.

• The scene provides the image of happy days before the war happened.

• It provides the image of an elderly man scratching his chin as he rocks back and forth.

• The scene shows how Bibo reflects on how he can make his ice cream even more appealing to his customers, the children.

(Stop point 2:23) What happens in this scene may not be what you think.

What just took place in the video?

• Bibo only has a limited amount of ice cream to sell. He did not make enough ice cream to sell.

• Bibo makes three ice cream cones; one for the lonely little girl in the town square.

• All of the ice cream got sold to the children who cluster around him.

• It’s all in Bibo’s imagination; there is no ice cream or children to receive it.

(Stop point 3.17) Describe Bibo’s life. Which statement would you leave out of this description?

• Bibo makes a trek every day to a corner of his block to reenact his past life.

• Bibo was committed robot who sold ice cream everyday to children.

• This is a message of the cycle of human life, for example, where the elderly recall or remember their youth.

• After a war which destroys humanity, Bibo creates an imaginary world where he lives every day.

(Stop point 3.33) Why does the author display a cockroach?

• It reflects the horror of war with humanity gone, leaving these symbols of indestructibility, the cockroach and robot.

• Roaches are found everywhere especially in old cities.

• These bugs will not be electrocuted by the electric wires.

• The cockroach is displayed to reflect how humans need to avoid pollution and keep clean.

(Stop point 5.01) At 4:23, the author of the movie shows an image of a girl. There is a boom sound and the animation blurs and slows. After this point, Bibo gets to working in his workshop and builds a girl.

What does this section of the movie represent?

(HINT: Is the girl real?)

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Symbolism