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The Immortal
Title Sequence, based on novel by Jorges Luis Borges
The story is an autobiographical tale told by a Roman soldier, Marcus Flaminius Rufus. He is determined flee from the deserted battlefield to find the city of immortal and a river which contains the power of immortality.
Weeks later he finds the river and the City of the Immortals, where live a bunch of dwell-living men. The city is an immense labyrinth with dead-end passages, inverted stairways, and many chaotic architectural structures. He eventually escapes the city and finds one dwell-living man waiting outside; he names him Argos (after the dog of Odysseus), and decides to teach him language. Soon after, though, Argos reveals that he is Homer, and
that the dwell-livings are the Immortals.
Rufus spends centuries living with the Immortals, mostly immersed in thought, until he knows the existence of a river with the powers to "take away" immortality. He then travels around the world and finally finds the river that takes his live away.
Font Choice: Old Klarheit
Music: Soledad - Astor Piazzolla (Piano Rearranged)
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Existing Images of Borge's Literature
After reviewing the existing images related to Borges' novels, I noticed some elements that captured my attention. For example, the graphic design appearing in the real-life scene in the top-left image embodies surrealist characteristics. It signifies a conflict between complex phenomena and minimalist origins. This is connected to the idea of "traversal," frequently found in Borges' novels. Be it the Nile River, Roman soldiers, or the Victorian era, Borges uses these preexisting features of different eras merely to explore the essence of time itself, rather than focusing on any specific era.
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Symbolism
Therefore, I chose to simplify the design style, focusing primarily on incorporating ancient metaphors. At the same time, I paid special attention to eliminating the characteristic smoothness of computer graphics. Ultimately, I found the music score at the bottom, which originates from 20th-century creative notation.
The entire title sequence portrays the journey of the protagonist, Rufus, starting from the River of Immortality, traversing the labyrinth of the City of Immortals, and finally encountering Homer. All the imagery is presented in the form of symbols on paper, until a heavy rain shatters the grand symbolic labyrinth. This event reawakens the sensory experiences of the immortals, allowing Homer to recall his memories as a human.
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