You think your film was a challenge?

Things learned;
1. Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov’s made an adaptation of Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea 1999.
2. Every scene is painted on glass, recorded, edited and recorded again...over and over and over and over.......
3. Petrov worked on the film for two-and-a-half years, filming 29,000 individually manipulated paintings.

Opinions;
1. OMG I would die! I'd give up and throw all the supplies across the room.
2. I give the man AMAZING credits for such dedication and hard work to do something like this; cause I sure couldn't.

Question;
1.  why would you do this?  please don't ask me to ever do this...EVER!