The Mantis Parable.

(Really concise) Summary

The story follows a caterpillar that wakes up in a jar inside an insect collection room. As the caterpillar tries and escape the jar, he is met with a mantis that happened to stun blue upon the room and the jar. The mantis refuses to help the caterpillar and suggests the mantis to kill itself and give up. The mantis is then  captured (ironic) but the caterpillar helps the mantis escape after turning into a butterfly. 

Evalation

I believe that this is a video set to show a very important message of morality and respect towards people. In our day and age, we tend to ignore the troubled and refuse to help others because we don’t want to be involved with them in anyway possible, or because we already have matters of our own and don’t have the leeway to help others when we can’t even help ourselves. The Mantis parable shows how ignoring what you can change right now will kickback to you bigger later on, and how important it is to help others for it will bring you growth and success later on. After the mantis is captured in the jar with a dully shut lid, he almost gives up on his escape. He regrets and remembers about how he told the caterpillar to kill itself and give up. He has a flashback on his actions and wish he had never said so. This part also shows heavy essences of irony and karma. While there is no words displayed in the film, you can tell how his actions against the trapped caterpillar and refusal to acknowledge his need of help is reflected against his current position in that scene. If he had helped the caterpillar when he could, he would likely have not been met with the fate he faced in the trapped jar. The jar lid being shut for the mantis when the caterpillar’s jar was open also is a representation of how doing something wrong will come back to you with a even bigger force.