Ashley Kimbell W8

Ji Trnka’s short film “The Hand” was deemed subversive by the communist government because, in the film, the hand appeared out of nowhere and intruded into an artist’s home. The artist wanted to make a pot, but the hand only wanted him to make hand sculptures. When the artist defied the hand, the hand became violent and forceful, defying the artist’s wishes and capturing him to make more hands. It definitely demonstrated how far a communist would go to impose their views and values on someone, and simply watching that film would lead one to believe that communism is wrong and that no one should support it.