Cool Videos: A Short Late Show Film by Spike Jonze

It’s been about three years since Spike Jonze has stepped behind the camera to make a film – the well-received HER which starred Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johannson‘s voice on its way to five Oscar nominations (it won for Best Original Screenplay). Since then, I’ve been wondering when Jonze’s unique storytelling might surface again and present us with another opportunity to watch his filmmaking in action.

That turned out to be earlier this week as Jonze shot a short film with Stephen Colbert to operate as a different way to open THE LATE SHOW. It’s rather dark, as one would expect a Jonze film to be, but there is some optimism weaved in there as well. Also, to say that the film is open to interpretation as to what it means is a bit of an understatement. There is plenty of meaning to be taken from Jonze’s mini-story, so have at it.