Adam is a 1992 animated short film (six minutes) directed by Peter Lord and produced by Aardman Animations.
It is a satirical take on the creation of Man in the Book of Genesis. As the opening credits roll a live-action hand can be seen scooping up some clay. The hand shapes the clay into a naked little man, Adam, who comes to life after the hand smacks him on the head. After some slapstick comic business, the hand makes a companion for Adam.
Tropes:
- The Aloner: Adam was all by himself on the barren planet. That's why, after getting past his disappointment over getting a penguin instead of a woman, he gives the penguin a hug at the end.
- Author Powers: It's the hand of God! God makes Adam out of clay and then screws with him for a while, before making him a friend.
- Bindle Stick: God, who seems determined to annoy poor Adam, makes him a bindle stick and points at him to walk away. Adam does so, and winds up back where he started just a few seconds later, since the "planet" he's on is tiny indeed.
- Creation Myth: It's a satirical take on the creation of Man in the Book of Genesis.
- The Hand Is God: A disembodied hand creates Adam out of clay and molds things. Animator Nick Upton was credited as "The Hand Of God".
- Male Frontal Nudity: Adam, like in the Bible, is naked throughout.
- Rule of Three: Adam flings three balls of clay into the air before realizing that he has created three low-flying moons. The first two splatter him in the face. The third chases him for a while before Adam picks up the bindle stick, and swings it like a bat—and gets splattered again when the clay ball explodes.
- Silence Is Golden: There's no dialogue in this film.
- Stop Motion: Aardman Animations' signature claymation style.
- Twist Ending: Does Adam get Eve at the end?No, he gets a penguin.
