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The short starts off with some cameramen filming a bear out in the wild. But then suddenly, the short switches to a commercial called "Claridryl" and the commercial shows a woman named Donna taking the prescription drug and saying that her life has been better ever since she took Claridryl. But then, the short starts to become a bit dark as Donna starts to see an evil version of herself out in the streets and her evil self tries to attack the real Donna. Once Evil Donna leaves the real Donna in the streets, things take a dark turn once Evil Donna takes over Donna's life.
So, after I watched Too Many Cooks, I wanted to check out more of Adult Swim's Informercial series and man, was "Unedited Footage of a Bear" a wild ride! Unlike "Too Many Cooks," "Unedited Footage of a Bear" doesn't have that much humor in the story, as the story is about a woman dealing with the side effects of the Claridryl drug and how it has a negative impact on her life. What I really loved about this short was how the story switched from being about a bear to being about a woman dealing with a drug addiction. This sudden switch in the story really made this short so interesting to watch and I was actually shocked by how dark this short got once Donna's hallucinations got worse as the short goes on. This was also one of the weirdest shorts I've seen, besides "Too Many Cooks," as we, the audience, can't really tell what's real and what's not real as Donna starts hallucinating everything going on and we can't tell if the actions that she has committed throughout this short was really Evil Donna's doing or her own doing. I also loved the fact that this short shows the realistic side effects of drug addiction (albeit in a weird way) as it's rare to see a short that parodies commercials tackle such a tough subject in such a creepy and effective way.
My main issue with this short was that it was pretty confusing. I understand that this short is probably looking into Donna's madness as she becomes addicted to Claridryl. But at times, I can't tell what's really going on with the story. Like, is Evil Donna real or is she a figment of Donna's imagination and Donna was the one who was committing the horrible acts throughout this short?
Overall, "Unedited Footage of a Bear" is one of the most intriguing and dark shorts ever created by Adult Swim. I would recommend this short film if you were a fan of "Too Many Cooks" and you want to watch another Adult Swim informercial that has a dark twist to the story.
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