Otherwise Engaged is a short film which offers a comedic view on our modern societies obsession with social media and documenting anything and everything on you're mobile phone. The short film is directed by Alicia MacDonald in her debut film and covers themes of romance and obsession to deliver the clear message of how many peoples lives today are completely consumed by technology and various social media sites.
I particularly liked the use of cinematography as they took a 'selfie' together and we got to see them through the eye of Meg's mobile phone camera. This was key in conveying the theme of 'obsession' with social media as immediately after the proposal the couple were determined to share the special occasion with their Facebook 'friends' rather than enjoying the special moment in reality, maybe even suggesting how people escape reality by focusing on how people see and judge them through social media. This obsession was made even clearer at the end of the short film as we see the couple both on their individual phones telling each other who had liked their post, emphasising how important they felt people liking this post was for them. The performance of both actors also added to the realistic outcome of the short film as both characters were clearly not able to 'enjoy the moment' of the engagement, we see this when Meg hypocritically tells her fiancé to 'enjoy the moment' while looking at her mobile phone and not even making eye contact with him on this romantic occasion, this made it evident of just how consumed people are by social media as she literally can't help but be on her phone telling people about her engagement, rather than spending this special moment naturally with her fiancé.
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