The five obstructions

The first obstruction:

Remaking the film however this time the challenges Leth has is having a shot no longer than twelve frames while answering questions that occurred in the original film while also filming in Cuba with being creative with no sets aloud while filming.

The Second obstruction:

Leth plays the role of “The man” while filming in an unideal place while insuring no viewers finding out where he shot the movie at. The last challenge Leth faced was to include the meal from the movie however the movie was not to include the woman. The second obstruction was failed to be completed due to Leth using a translucent screen which showed some of the place he was filming which means viewers knew where he filmed.

The third obstruction:

Von Trier gave Leth a option to redo the second obstruction or to try to remake the film anyway of his choosing. Leth chose to remake the film using a split screen technique.

The fourth obstruction:

Leth seeks help from Bob Sabiston to help with the challenge of making the film into a cartoon. The cartoon movie dipped into being more of an animation however Von Trier accepted the work.

The final and the fifth obstruction

Leth created a voiceover for the fifth obstruction while Von Trier created the fifth obstruction. Von Trier also scripted what Leth said in the voiceover making it in leth’s perspective.

Overview:

The five obstructions is a game between Lars Von Trier and Jorgen Leth. Von Trier also challenged Leth because he wanted Leth to step out of his comfort zone and that he did. Von Trier challenge Leth to remake The Perfect Human in five different ways thus created The Five Obstructions. The five obstructions although is not a Dogme film it still embraces the common motivation for the film.