We Can’t Live Without Cosmos is a sweet, short, Oscar-nominated animated film. It was written and directed by Konstantin Bronzit, and tells the tale of two men, constant friends, who apply for the Russian cosmonaut program.
The story is lovely, and I found myself laughing delightedly at the sheer joy unabashedly radiating from the two friends. That to me sets it apart from other stories of its kind.
I won’t spoil the ending. Just watch.
The story strikes me as being very Russian; it reminds me of several folk tales I read about years ago, when I became entranced by Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Understand the cruelty of the mindless Universe, accept it, but also find the joy and friendship in life. It’s not a stereotypical American way of seeing things, necessarily (overcome the obstacles, ingenuity and stick-to-itiveness will prevail!), but it’s one that still resonates with me.
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