The reason the government saw the film as subversive is because they thought this film was a threat to their communist system. Despite the short film being simple just for children considering it was a puppet film, the message of the short film was worrying for the Czech government. The story of the film illustrated a sculptor was being bothered by a giant hand and that the giant hand wanted him to bend his will which the sculptor refused to submit in the end. The film was giving a message that nobody should force you to do something and to never bend your will over something. This kind of message could’ve sparked a revolution against the Czech government because the government was an oppressive communist party. That is the reason they refused to let this film get released due to its story and message.
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