Minimal Film
tells the stories of the movies we all know and love—from
Alien
to
Rain Man
,
Star Wars
Psycho
E.T.
Ghost
—through the often comically concise pictographic language of Shortology.
Something of an internet craze, Shortology can narrate anything through pictograms. This has allowed Milan-based graphic designer Matteo Civaschi to isolate the very essence of movie plots, eliminating the superfluous and focusing on the essential. For example, two white triangles perpendicular to a red field suffice to evoke
Dracula
. But even complex or lengthy plots can be reduced to this language, as the inclusion of TV series from
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
attests. This book serves as a great gift for cinephiles, comedy fans and graphic designers alike.