I wrote about what I believed to be the meaning of the film. The world seemed to be set in a future industrial society. Almost all sense of individuality and creativity had been lost. The world is dull and gray. Everyone looks and acts the same. Nobody stands out in the crowd. When the man in the film finds the “thing” on the beach he is surprised that nobody else has noticed it. He spends days searching for a place the “thing” belongs. When this place is finally found it is like a whole new world. It is bright and colorful. Everyone is unique and different and thriving. The part that struck me as being the main point of this film is the very end. The man talks about how as he continues through the day to day shuffles of life he sees less “things”. He isn’t sure if there are less out there or if he just doesn’t notice them anymore. What I interpreted from that line is as you progress through life you lose your individuality. You start to fall into the norms of society. You have to keep noticing or risk losing yourself.