He So Talented Violinist

He so talented.

A split-screen video begins with a cartoon character admiring a young man playing the violin, while the performance gradually crossfades into increasingly absurd and unflattering clips of the same heavyset man, ending with a close-up of someone walking away in an office corridor. The sincere-sounding violin music and admiration make the escalating visual reveal funny, turning “talent” into an ironic setup for a bizarre reaction montage. EN: A split-screen video begins with a cartoon character admiring a young man playing the violin, while the performance gradually crossfades into increasingly absurd and unflattering clips of the same heavyset man, ending with a close-up of someone walking away in an office corridor. The sincere-sounding violin music and admiration make the escalating visual reveal funny, turning “talent” into an ironic setup for a bizarre reaction montage.

He's so talented, I wonder what he does for a living nowadays.

• @afrosidemoon / 45313 2021-12-24