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Existentialism vs Absurdism

For many people, Kolbar’s live represent the absurdism. Everything is meaningless. Kolbar is identical with Sysyphus. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who was punished to roll a rock up a hill only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity (The Myth of Sysyphus).

However, I strongly believe a Kolbar follows this lifestyle freely. As, Existentialism believes that individuals are entirely free, therefore it emphasises action, freedom and decision as fundamental and holds that the only way to rise above the essentially absurd condition of humanity with is characterised by suffering and inevitable death, is by exercising our freedom and choice and complete rejection of Determinism.

In this plot, despite the fact that the protagonist knows what is waiting a head of her, she willingly becomes a kolbar and takes the same meaningless and absurd journey. Her action, demonstrate the futility of existence.

The message of the film is unclear until the very last seconds, when we see the colourful particles.

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