A giant girl in a superhero cape arrives in a city on an island and scares all the tiny citizens. Although she tries to show her benevolence by helping the citizens, they remain afraid of her. A volcano on the far side of the island begins to belch smoke as an eruption develops, and the ‘super big’ girl is unable to stop it without the help of her, even larger, mother. This short, eccentric film touches upon numerous issues concerning contemporary life, such as natural disasters and urban development, to convey a simple message about challenging assumption. The weakness of the ‘super big’ girl contrasts with the citizens’ fear of her, prompting the viewer to second guess their own expectations, and hence introducing a theme of tolerance. This sweet Swiss cartoon has the same animator as another title in the corpus, November [Novembre], although thematically the two are very different.
