"Technology Ruins Romance," but it doesn't just stop there.

From one of their earlier videos...


... to one of their more recent ones:



WongFuProductions has yet again embodied the tragedy of modern day interaction into a series of short films titled, "Technology Ruins Romance."

From both of these examples, we see contrasting points based on the relevance of telecommunication in today's society.

In "Letters", a man thinks that it is more romantic and meaningful to actually write a love letter by hand. Instead, he is berated by his ex-girlfriend: Why didn't he just send her e-mails?

In the "The Airport," a man is once again subjected to the fury of the woman he loves as he fails to track her down at the airport. He instead opts to call her after running several blocks. After all, it was easier for him to just tell her over the phone not to take the job offer in Paris. But then she asks him, wouldn't it mean so much more if he made the effort to run all the way to the airport to profess his undying love for her? Given that this example may be a tad extreme, but the message is still there.

Both these videos bring up an interesting point. Is today's society too reliant on technology to communicate and convey our feelings? There is much more meaning in the actions of writing a letter, erasing, tearing a page to pieces and starting over, than to simply type a few lines and erase it all with the press of a button. What about the waiting process? Sending in a letter and hoping it reaches the person, and then not knowing whether or not you'll get one in return - the anticipation of this wait is simply removed through the use of email, texting, or social networking sites.When it comes to face to face conversations, even if the person lives just across the street, it is no doubt easier to just text them, or even instant message them if we want to tell them something.

Let us look at the phenomenon that is Facebook. A relationship for example, with so much emotion, meaning, and effort placed into it, can be ended by simply changing one's relationship status to Single. Also, what is the point of broadcasting to the world that It's Complicated? Do you have a birthday coming up, or perhaps an important dinner? Instead of handing out invitations, putting our heart and effort into decorations, one can simply set up an "event" and send invitations out en masse.

That is not to say that all this technology is a bad thing. Take for example, a soldier serving in Iraq and the ability to use webcam to talk to his family overseas. But what about those living within a very close vicinity?

With the increasingly fast paced creation of technology today, there is no doubt that communication will be even more digitized in the future. The question is, what will be left of actual physical human interaction and social skills of the future generation? If we are already ceasing our human interaction, will we all eventually have to present ourselves through holograms in our work, school, or even home environment? Or will someone put there foot down and yell "STOP!?"

Only time will tell.