The first time I saw the film, sand castle, which was last semester, I was not really aware of who Co Hoedeman was. Of the Co Hodeman films I saw that semester, sand castle was the most intriguing to me. It felt all-encompassing to me, spanning creation, the entire existence of a civilization, as well as the return to wilderness after the life has gone out of the place. It shows the establishment of everyday life, which is the life we surround ourselves with. Also, it shows the fleeting nature of things and how change comes, and all this for a children's film.

The Owl Who Married a Goose was also interesting to me. I liked the look of the sand animation with one scene fading into the next in such a mysterious way. It feels as if you are viewing a world from a limited view, being able to focus only on what the storyteller wishes. Also, with the feeling of longing and tragedy were captivating.

Charles and Francois made me quite confused right after I watched it. The fact that the two characters started generations apart and ended up as two old men felt very disorienting, as it flies in the face of normal rules of the passage of time and changes that come with time. However, perhaps this was part of the effect that was wished by this choice. Once again, similar to the sand castle film, it encompassed a lot of time and changes. It felt as if I was floating along as time was speeding through, after taking its time in the beginning scene with the child and grandfather. Instead of focusing on one particular point in life, it speeds along and shows the ups, downs, and turns that life takes in a compelling way.

The film Tchou-tchou had an interesting concept with the idea of a world of blocks that children play with. I remember playing with such blocks as a child quite often. This film is a good example of how a filmmaker can define certain rules for the world that his film takes place in and invite the audience to enter into that colorful world. Finding a way to wrap the idea of the playing of children not just into the actions of the characters on the screen, but in the very structure of the characters themselves is quite a feat.