Ally Ortiz W8

The short film “The Hand” (1965) was seen as subversive by the communis government of Czech because it critiqued authoritarianism and the suppression of individual freedom. The hand, seen in the film is allegorical to the states oppressive power and control over the people. This is assumed as the hand controls every aspect on the protagonists life and destroys the flowerpots that the protagonist would make. The hand would decide what’s created or destroyed, turning the artist’s art into its own image, symbolizing how totalitarian regimes stifle free expression and individuality while censoring what would turn those against communism.