Ripple - short film by Daniel Yam

This movie is about "a simple act of kindness" and is better than expected. In this case it is about "money" money that you need to have to show kindness which is expressed in buying a cake. What I like is the fact that the bringer of happiness does not expect anything in return but instead asks you to do the same for someone else, which is what my mother does. I am not sure why but I guess it is easier this way, no expectations from people and also no disappointment.

The movie is good and brings up poverty and setting priorities when it comes to spending. In this case, there is no money to buy a cake. A painful moment to have to return it at the cash register.

The surprise is that not only is the cake paid for by a stranger but that this stranger also turns out to be the boy who once received a cake himself and... that the cake he pays for as an adult now turns out to be for the man who once bought a cake for him as a child. Sometimes life can be beautiful even if this will never happen to you in real life.

Alle rollen zijn goed gespeeld, zovwel die van de volwassenen als de kinderen.


Written and Directed by Daniel Yam