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Alma Blaas Analysis
The short film “Alma” by Rodrigo Blaas is about a girl named Alma who was turned into a doll. One of the interpretations of “Alma” could be that giving into temptation may lead you to horrible consequences. During the scene after Alma broke into the doll store in order to get a closer look at the doll who looked just like her, she tries to touch the doll high above the shelves. After she touched it, Alma lost herself into darkness and “woke up” as the doll. Alma’s desire for the doll got her what she wanted, the doll. However, the horrible consequence was that she WAS the doll now. This tells us that we shouldn’t do something that would be wrong or unwise, even if the reward might be great. Alma valued the doll more than her own safety,

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